quote:Originally posted by No Quarter:
Secondly, the featured Gr IV build. While I admire the craftmanship, I'm a bit puzzled as to why. I can understand the need to improve some things, especially with regards to reliability and speed (you can never get enough speed). But why convert narrow bodies into wide bodies, and I even read about someone doing the opposite, why not just buy the car you want and leave the grinder alone? Just MHO of course. Another small example is the instruments. What really defines the Pantera interior for me, is the beautiful chrome rimmed gauges, and especially the vertical layout of the 4 gauges, angled toward the driver. Pretty unique I think.
Any other views?
I think people do the conversions because real widebodies are nearly impossible to find, and oftentimes there aren't many conversions on the market. So, if you can't find what you want, and if you plan on doing a lot of work to a car anyway, you can do the conversion and build the car exactly the way you want it.
Just a theory. I bought a widebody conversion because I don't have the skills or patience to do, or wait for, a conversion to be done. I was also lucky to find one right here in Vegas. Most folks have to work a lot harder at buying a Pantera.