Reply to "Pantera #2320 - Does anyone know this car?"

Its a nice car, the paint & interior appear nice; but its not 100% original nor is it a complete restoration.

I browsed the pictures quickly & saw the non-original exhaust, speakers cut into the door panels, the engine compartment coating has been removed from the wheel houses. The suspension, brakes, clutch don't appear to have been rebuilt, stock shocks appear untouched. There are a lot of rubber parts that I suspect are very old. There are parts of the car that have not been refurbished, they will not operate in showroom condition.

If you want a concours show car, you want a Pantera as close as possible to factory original. Whatever parts aren't factory original should be easy to return to originality. For $72,000 a Pantera should be 100% showroom original and everything should operate like the car was showroom new. This car doesn't fit that description.

If you want a driver, you want a Pantera that is not necessarily factory original, in fact it should be equipped with a few key upgrades. But to ask top dollar for a driver it should be thoroughly refurbished. $62,000 would be top dollar for a thoroughly refurbished "driver" with the good upgrades. This car doesn't fit that description either.

-G