hi everyone
initially, thanks to those who responded to my first question, you input was helpful. since then i have looked at a pantera locally, and ran a carchek inspection on a distant vehicle. both autos were unrestored, no updated components and in retrospect much time and bucks would have had to be invested (probably with a lot of regret and second guessing).
it seems a more feasible route (less expensive also) is to obtain a partially rebuilt pantera with updates. of course difficulty arises because often what is advertised is not always what is being sold. plus with the cars all over the country, a personal inspection of each would be nice, however there is that little time problem called "a job". then at $150 per inspection for "carchex", that starts to add up also.
so,if you or a collegue would have or know of a '71 or '72 that meets my desires i would really like to hear from you.
thanks
nazgul
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