quote:Panteras crack.
The accusations made here were made without a shred of evidence.
In light of my brief non descript post I can understand why George made the above comment.
I would never want to say anything harmful that would hurt the seller because of untrue opinions I offered. On the other hand, remaining silent when someone opened a topic of discussion on this board about a car for sale that I have personally seen and have an opinion on could be very hurtful to the would be buyer. Also remaining silent defeats the entire purpose of this bulletin board. Everybody needs to keep in mind that these posts are for exchanging ideas and sharing information. No single post should be taken as the gospel. Everyone needs to read all the posts, then do their own due diligence and decide for themelves what makes sense and what doesn't. While I believe my statements are reliable, George is correct that I have not a shred of evidence to substantiate my opinions and it is entirely possible my opinions are wrong. As I've stated before in many of my previous posts, I am no Pantera expert. However, I do not make frivolous claims. If I say something, it is because I am reasonably certain my information is accurate.
I live in the Southern California area, less then an hours drive from P.I. Motorsports. I've been to P.I. 3 or 4 times or more in the last several months. On one of my visits to P.I, my friend and I were browsing at the various Panteras for sale. My friend pointed out to me the White wide body Pantera and told me he believed it had been in a serious accident. While my friend is admittedly not a Pantera guru, at one time he was in the car restoration business and he is familiar with frame and body. The stress cracks on the flares was NOT the reason he believed this car was in a serious accident. On a subsequent occasion when I visited P.I. to look at another Pantera, I had a nice chat with Jerry Sackett. I asked him about the White wide body Pantera because I was curious if he would corroborate what my friend had pointed out to me about the car. I know full well Jerry wants to help his customers sell their cars. But Jerry also has a fiduciary responsibility as owner of P.I. to be honest and forthright with potential buyers. While my conversation with Jerry was private, I will say I left that day with a very high respect for Jerry Sackett. He has a tough job juggling his responsibility of doing everything he can to help his customers sell their car at his shop, and he must balance that with being honest and forthright to potential buyers. Jerry acheived both that day and I believe he handled himself appropriately from both the buyers and sellers standpoint. Based on the way Jerry handled himself with me that day, I would happily buy a Pantera at P.I. and I would happily sell my Pantera at P.I. As for the white wide body Pantera, I have said enough so that a potential buyer who reads through these posts will be cognizant of the fact that the white wide body Pantera MIGHT have been in a serious accident and that they will need to do their own due diligence and draw their own conclusions.
George, I know you are a So Cal guy and not too far from P.I. Motorsports.I also know you are an authority of some repute with Panteras. If you ever have a chance to personally look at the White wide body Pantera in person please let us know your opinions of whether this car was wrecked badly.
Take care,
David in Tujunga