There are several cars for sale now that are done already. They seem to be fresh as well.
The reality is that they can not be duplicated for what the are selling for.
A complete ground up retoration has got to cost over $50,000 today. Go to a GT4/5 configuration and add $20,000 to that.
The only point in buying a $17,000 Pantera now is that one can put money into as you get it and $17,000 is all you have now.
If someone is buying it for $17,000 because it is a steal is absolutely absurd. There is a lot of structural risk with this car.
Some people call restoring the car, filling the rust with bondo. You do that and when you are finished you probably have a $17,000 car.
It's a great buy IF it is solid and just needs paint.
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