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I think DeMopuar is correct in actual group 4 and 5 cars being with history being by far the most desirable from a collector aspect.

The Pantera VIN sequence is more a guide then a rule. Detomaso was not known for record keeping to strict guidelines when building the cars. When people try to pin the car down to specifics they tend to re-write history and often contradict the reality.

The Pantera was developed and put into production in a very short period of time. What this meant was many components did not have the thorough design work and fitment of more high production cars. If you get into you car very deep you will find most chassis parts could easily be made by most people in basic jigs and you could visualize the whole thing going together.

This lead itself to a big reason the car was seen as poor quality. In reality I see this as not an everyday grocery and family car as a specific car ingenuously built and for that I think it got a raw deal to some degree.

Ingenious the car is in it's configuration, ahead of it's time in suspension, disc brakes, etc. Many construction techniques while not that complicated a bit different.

With the lack of serial number conformity, a basic Ford V8 anyone can work on and basic construction not hard to work on, as well as a unique and beautiful design, it became a car many modified well to the next level. The number of quality of upgraded and modified Panteras is staggering. It has really been a launching platform for some really awe inspiring super cars.