Reply to "Panteras Prices at Barrett-Jackson 2015 Las Vegas"

It was predicted, before the Monterey auctions last month, collector car prices would fall across the board. The prediction was accurate as the sales volume was lower than the previous year, for the first time in a decade. The "experts" were saying the collector car market was riding on a bit of a "bubble" and a correction, not a crash, was to be expected.

As far as the stock vs. modified values debate is concerned; the Barrett Jackson guys were at the Concourso Italiana this year and stopped by the DeTomaso display. The Pantera owner they cornered was Don Byars. They thought his Pantera was perfect for a Barrett Jackson "crowd" and predicted it would pull $140,000 at auction! His '72 Pantera is a ground-up restoration with a stock body, stock appearing engine and lots of non-stock improvements such as a complete leather interior, Lamborghini pearl orange paint and polished 17" Campi clone wheels.