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Hmmm. I've been watching this thread. At first I took DeTom to be serious, but now I think he is just being sarcastic.

If that's the case, then I agree wholeheartedly. I have resisted putting any of my progress pics on here specifically because of the way my fellow owners tend to "pounce" on rust and other issues. A bit of "schadenfreude" perhaps. I have said it before and I'll say it again: we are our own worst enemy when it comes to these cars. Mustangs do have just as many rust issues as Panteras, but aren't treated nearly as negatively by their owners. Panteras and Mustangs aren't even in the same league, yet the price differential isn't that great. I sold my '66 Fastback GT for $37K two years ago. That's definitely Pantera territory. I replace the floors and rear frame rails on that car as well as the lower rear quarters. I was open and honest about it. No one cared because, much like in the case of a Pantera, there is no such thing as an orignal Mustang with no rust. Its just not how they did it back then.