quote:Originally posted by korina:
I was sitting with a bunch of Corvette guys yesterday at an outing and they were just about crying about their "investments". Is there really any guy here who bought his Pantera as an investment? It's not just Panteras that are down, everything is down. Boats, airplanes, vacation homes,and mistresses. Of course we all think a Pantera is the greatest car and undervalued and all of that. That's why were here on this board. Welcome to the Pantera circle jerk. Most of the rest of the world has forgotten about us. Certainly the younger guys have no idea what a Pantera is or what the story is behind it. I think that's okay though. We can enjoy our cars for what they are. Panteras are a great value if you can get over their kinks. The most frequent question I get is if my car is a Delorean but my car is silver. If you think Panteras are down,you should see my 401k statement. I will be eating dog food in retirement. Yum yum.
I agree that many younger guys don't know what a Pantera is. After they see it and hear it, they get things figured out pretty fast and can't believe how old the car is. I bought mine in 1977 and I can remember that in those days it was mistaken for a VW kit car on more than one occasion.
I live in a semi rural area and what seems to amaze me is that people that see the Pantera seem to think it is worth much more than the current market value of the car indicates. The point that I tried to make earlier is that, we tend to underate the car more than we should. I have been going to the rally in Las Vegas since 1989, so I have heard my share of stories about the value of the car.
There is no doubt that there are upgrades and improvements that the Pantera needs to make it a top notch driving machine, but many cars of the same time period can use some help also.