Reply to "RE:Panteras Wanted ...... again"

I think the reason that Panteras do not do so well at auction is because of a couple of things.

People with $$$ do not want project cars -- they want a car you can jump in and drive and put little, if any, money into them. That is just how it is at an auction and if there are obvious things that need to be done, they are discounted like you would not believe. So some of the problem is the condition of the car when it is being sold.

The other "downside" to selling a Pantera at auction is they are really not valued like the Mustangs are. Not many people are aware of the support the cars have, let alone what they even are. As such, they are undervalued -- I am sure that all of us have heard that description of our cars at one time or another.

Both of these could be helped by an owner that wants to sell a Pantera at auction by being there. I mean you have to be there to sell your car, answer questions, and for God sakes, prepare your car to sell in saleable condition. Ratty looking carpeting and dried out door seals are not going to cut it..... Again, an auction buyer is buying a car at auction not for a project car, but one that is already done. What do they say on the block sometimes ".... delivery is today...." If the bottom feeders are there, trust me, they are not going to pay much with a car with needs. The bottom feeders are only looking for deals, and a car with needs fits that mold every time.

Which goes to my reason for owning one of these cars. I do not care about the market -- I have one because I like it; I like it a lot and no one is going to tell me what I can or should be purchasing for a collector car. I think that these cars are way undervalued for what they are. They have a great story, and there are a lot of Panteras out there that have been properly sorted out. So to say that every Pantera is a $20,000 car that has needs is not true either. But again, it takes at least two bidders to get a price to escalate, and that has been the trouble with Panteras at auction, there is always that other person that is not there to bid on it......

Sad, but true.

Mark