Anyone have any background on this car or see any red flags?
https://www.grautogallery.com/...72-de-tomaso-pantera
Appreciate the feedback.
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Looks fairly clean and fair amount of originality. Biggest concern would be rust especially considering the dealer location. The undercoating can hide rust issues. Not crazy about the paint on the undercoating in the engine compartment. Fuel cell filling in for a leaking gas tank? If so, that requires engine/transaxle removal for most gas tank repairs. Push button starter on the e-brake handle is a bit odd. Ad doesn't really say much about the actual car, almost nothing really. Definitely worth a detailed inspection for that price. The registry has pictures from 9/19/21 from the present seller. That's it.
FWIW, also seems to be missing seatbelts, has a few other extra switches, the unusual radio in an unusual location, whatever the driver's door panel mod is toward lower front. I've never seen louvers like these, and I personally prefer black rockers on narrow-body cars as was stock.
The thing on the driver's door panel is a (broken?) manual mirror remote.
Agreed on the rust concern and wouldn't buy it without a personal inspection and a lot of time looking into frame channels.
Brakes and suspension look pretty rusty, I'd plan on a complete re-do.
Brake caliper shim half-installed indicative of sloppy work.
Some funky wiring and switches.
Shouldn't a '72 have icons on the switches instead of words?
Water temp gauge is the later style.
Headliner is falling down and appears to be non-standard.
Is this rust perforation through the rocker? (top right)
Study the exterior pics closely - the paint looks shiny but has many areas that probably don't look so good in person. Typical problem when buying a car online.
I recall they had this priced at $99,900 for a long time but recently dropped it $20k. I would not buy this without looking at it!!!
Rob, Agreed. And, as always, if a potential buyer is having someone inspect a car that person should be at least familiar with Panteras and their unique issues if not well versed in them.
Check out the pics for this car on Ebay. The pics are larger and you can see the paint issues. They also include additional pics.
Thanks all, appreciate the feedback. Not sure this one is worth a trip to Grand Rapids but I would definately do an in person inspection before any purchase.
Maybe someone in the area can do an inspection for you. You might post this on the DeTomaso BB.