In case there are any of you out there interested in this one, I thought I'd pass along the results of an inspection that was done on this car last week by a pantera expert.
Serial number: THPNMT04977
The car was found to have a lot of Bondo along the back (a small magnet would not stick to parts of this area.) Both rear quarter panels were described as having a sectioned back half. Also the rear frame was described as crushed.
The following mechanical items were found to be bad and in need of replacing:
Steering rack
Shocks and bushings
A Arm bushings
Cooling hoses
AC Pump (not working)
Front lower ball joints
U-joints on both sides
Door rubber
Sway Bar Bushings
Brake pads
Rear tires
Radiator fans, although new, are on manual switches. Backup lights, door lights, & 2 side marker lights do not work. Passenger side window was inoperable.
The engine and transmission leaked oil, the motor oil needed replacing, and the engine had a hard time starting and idled rough.
As far as the ownership details on this car:
The original owner owned it until 1992. It was sold or traded to a dealer who kept it in his inventory (and put 1200 miles on it) until 4 months ago when the car was traded to the current owner (another dealer).
The paint job looked pretty good and seemed nicely done. The owner thinks it was done about 6 years ago.
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