quote:Originally posted by Dago: I agree with David, this is a awesome car. Every Pantera guys wetdream.
That is a beautifully executed race car, but I’m sorry guys, even though it vaguely resembles one, calling it a Pantera is more than a little stretch. It’s as much a Pantera as the NASCARs are to the production cars they are supposed to represent.
quote:I can not imagine that there are Pantera's worth 500.000$.....But again it is a awesome car. Big insperation for a new project. ( must be possible for a fifth of that money ) Grtz Arno
There is not a chance in the world that car could be built for $100k. As far as it’s worth, that will be established by what it sells for, not what it’s advertised at. There are multiple man-years of labor into building that car and the type of work that must be done by highly skilled people. That kind of skilled labor doesn’t come inexpensively and I wouldn’t at all be surprised at it actually costing that much to duplicate it. Halstead himself said it cost $400k to build in 1985 and I find that completely believable. It doesn’t mean it will fetch that much though.
Maybe some wealthy Australian with an attachment to that car and racing era will lay down that kind of scratch. Happens all the time with other historic cars, but let’s face it, they’re buying the story not the car unless they are actually going to campaign it.
As an aside, 1760 lbs is a significant accomplishment in itself. I bet it flies. The price also include drawings, patterns, and spare parts in addition to the car.
Best,
K