Reply to "Pantera #5825 - what is wrong with this white 1973 GT5 Replica?"

Here is the way I look at it.

You can spend $36k on a nice stock looking car that needs a little here and a little there. Rims, engine rebuild, tranny, interior, cage, wheels, pretty soon you're at $50K.

You can spend $35K on this car that already has all that. It needs some body work and paint but if the repair was done well (maybe it was only a slight fender bender) you're into it for $40k-$45k. About the same in my book.

I think every car nut has a car in their past that just was a pile-o-crap but had a special place in our heart. Mine was a 1971 Mach 1 Mustang that was crunched in the rear, paint was fading, and was completely beyond my abilities to make it what I wanted at the time. But it was a great car. To me. My girlfriends thought it was crap. My best friends thought it was crap. But that didn't matter.

Bottom line is it worth $36k? Half the guys here will say Yes half will say No. Question is how bad does it do it for YOU? But if you buy it all of us will congratulate you and help you get it where you want it and welcome you to the insanity.

One thing you MUST do is have a Socal Pantera person look at it for you. There are people willing to do this. I would suggest that since its a big commitment from you I would talk to the person first and express your concerns and what specifically you want them to check.

Miles