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A prudent 427 Cobra owner would keep his car 100% original. The same applies to Bizzarini Strada and 1963 'Vette owners. With few exceptions, Panteras will always be the most valuable and the most collectible unmodified, so the prudent owner argument holds true for us too. That being said, I don't understand why some Pantera owners modify their cars extensively but take such offense at the suggestion of installing a GM crate engine. It seems a tad hypocritical. If you're a Ford fan and bought a Pantera because it has a Ford engine, you won't agree but there is no right or wrong once you start modifying a car. It's all a matter of personal taste and opinion.

Didn't DeTomaso glue cast "DeTomaso" logos on his Ford valve covers? It seems that DeTomaso was not as proud to have Ford engines in his cars as some Pantera owners are!

5/21/1611:12 AM

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