Reply to "YES!! A REAL PANTERA IN THE BARN PURCHASE OPPORTUNITY"

Don's right. I just bought a late 72L with only 27500 miles that had not been driven in 10 years, fresh motor done in the last year with 5 miles on it driving it home from the mechanics shop and I am amazed all the bits and pieces that when you get right down to it, have to be disassembled and greased, replaced, or massaged. Everything has to be gone through and my car was covered and well taken car of by the original owner. Non-usage, I think, is far worse than mild use because everything rots, cracks or rusts.

Bev Hall (Hall Pantera's) suggested that I pay an extra $10,000 and buy a car that had been upgraded and massaged by it's previous owner who. Many of us will invest $10-50K in upgrades and will only recover 10-20% of that if we are lucky...I did not follow Bev Halls advise, but sometimes wish I had. It took me 5 days of searching just to find the RIGHT thermostat for the cleveland, and that is nowhere near the kind of project you are contemplating. There are some reasonable prices out there and you really should consider... how much time it will take to restore the car...it you think it will take an hour for a project, triple that at least.

Good luck.