Worked for Ford Motor Company, Parts & Service Division, and happened to be working in the Minneapolis, MN District Office 1972-1980 (height of Pantera selling, & service). Can tell many horror stories of how customers where told that the mid engine Pantera was so well balanced that "it would handle well in just about any type of weather", only to see a number facing the wrong direction in just about any type of weather (including dry).
Also, after being transferred to Detroit in '81, witnessed a number of Panteras being transported by Security to the "salvage yard crusher". They were "buybacks" as a result of sales misrepresentation, corrosion, etc.
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