Reply to "Pantera sold in Tucson AZ in 1992"

Re non-stock parts on Dad's '71 Pantera: someone blacked out all the chrome and stainless steel trim; the engine has aftermarket aluminum val;ve covers, air cleaner & a Holley carb. The engine screen is missing since it didn't clear the oversized air cleaner element. Those may be non-stock seats and has 3" racing seat belts. I saw what appears to be a 'participant-plaque' on the dash and radio speakers set into the door panels. May have aftermarket exhausts- '71 tips tended to stick up at a sharper angle. Altogether, a nice, clean average pre-L Pantera with stock tomatoe-red paint & stock Campagnolo wheels. All this aftermarket stuff is undoubtably of better quality than the stock parts they replace and most is still quite available.Expect to pay maybe $24-$34,000 for a similar rust-free SW car unless there's engine/trans damage internally. Note- even if you find the serial #, many owners couldn't be bothered with sending in their serial numbers to the DeTomaso Registry, so there may be zero records, except at the factory in Italy.