Reply to "Wrecked the Pantera (pics)"

A big THANK YOU to everyone that has offered assistance. I will certainly be taking some of you up on your offers.

Here is the new story. The insurance company decided that it can be fixed in Vegas, and won't pay to have it sent to an expert (PIM). So, I am loading it up on a trailer later this week, and leaving for PIM Saturday morning on my own dime.

I feel I need someone familiar with the car to figure out things such as the condition of the gas tank, etc. I also need their help in discussing dollars with the insurance company. As much as I love a certain body shop here in Vegas, how the heck are they supposed to know whether the integrity of the car is compromised? I'll bet they have never worked on a Pantera. How many places have?

So far I haven't talked to a single person at Allstate that has ever heard of my car, and I don't think they are enjoying this experience. I asked how a local body shop is supposed to know if my transaxle has been damaged...silence. I asked how a local body shop will know the best place to find replacement body panels, or a donor car...silence. Can we still get replacement parts for the headlight conversion, or will we need to convert both headlights to the newest version? How will they track down a replacement extended A-arm that came from an unknown Pantera parts place? Does that mean we will need to replace both? I don't know, will they? Well, I think PI will know. :-)

R.