quote:Originally posted by 1Rocketship:This car & selling price is an "Anomaly" & is not reflective of 99.999368% of DeTomaso Panteras nor their reflective price.quote:Originally posted by PanteraDoug:quote:Originally posted by Kid:
Something which does get my attention - did it have a "windows all the way down" mod..?
And the fuel tank cap is not original no..?
The side view appears to show the window all the way down, i.e., a modified car.
The gas cap looks like the "aftermarket" aluminum cap with the DT logo that many of the vendors sell.
It also has the aluminum Detomaso valve covers which were not stock on these cars.
10" Campis in the rear, non-stock.
Does any of this mean anything? Sure but what to who?
The car would appear stock to an unknowledgeable buyer. Certainly it wouldn't appear radically modified.
What did the buyer want? Just a nice Pantera? Maybe? It certainly is that.
At $125,000, that is a plus to all Panteras owners. As a buyer...bummer.
"A rising tide floats all boats". This sale helps all Pantera values.
I particularly like the original patina on the dash board material.
I see this scenario ( Ultra Low Mileage Sports Cars) repeat itself ad nauseam & most recently is witnessed in the greatest percentile amongst Ford GT owners.
Currently very NICE DeTomaso Panteras can be acquired in the $50,000.00 range, which in my opinion is a relative bargain.
Speculation about rising values without "acquisition" is just that, it's akin to talking up Microsoft stock & NOT purchasing futures.
"A rising tide floats all boats" doesn't account for the boats with holes in them!...Mark
Using auction results isn't necessarily a statement of actual real world values either but what happens is the price goes viral and it certainly isn't going to lower asking or selling prices.
I believe the number that Hagarty Insurance was using as "average good condition" was $69,000.
How THAT number actually translates is controversial also.
I think what something like a car is worth is what you can get for it on the day you go to sell it. That would also account for the location.
For instance, if you take it to the car wash and offer it for sale, I'm sure you could get a couple of hundred dollars for it CASH!