It struggled to reach 80k. Sold due to no reserve. Doesn’t this seem horribly cheap?
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$50K too cheap, at a minimum. Someone got a heck of a deal there.
Not sure about the pedigree/condition/etc but it was shiny red with a beige interior. Hot looking Pantera. Hopefully not a sign of the times.
On the website it looks to me like it should have a restoration or at least some tlc, however it was still a very low price. I believe missing the proper wheels would have hindered it pretty bad. Mecum had it pegged to be $100-$140k. Another 73 with a gt5 body kit on it bid only to $40k but very few pictures. There is also a very very nice orange 73 with under 11k miles on it that will still be coming up.
My GT5 had the original 15 inch wheels. If I would have kept the car, I would have stored them and put a set of 17/18 on the car. I would have done the same thing to the GT5 that was auctioned.
Those wheels are terrible. That is a deal for sure... even if you have to drop $30K into it. I'd never buy one on Mecum though w/o more info....I hate these auctions b/c you cant really go through the car or have any Hx... by the looks of the bumpers, looks like someone got it going, put a $1K overspray on it and done...I mean if they were serious about selling it, then they would have at least changed the front bumper for a few hundred bucks. If it's cheap, there is a reason adage applies most of the time.
When buying these cars at auction unless it is coming from a very well known seller, one will error on the side of caution I would think. With that said, I think good cars will always bring good money and cars done to grab money will suffer. The people buying these cars know what they are looking at. Not usually a newbie buying Pantera's, usually well educated people on the car and have owned some before. I own a GT5S with 13,000 documented miles and am not in the least worried about that car only bringing 80K. People owning these cars will see dips in the market just like you would in the stock market. Don't get too freaked out, its not like a normal used car..............hand in there, enjoy the car and promote the Detomaso brand and things should stay good for sometime to come.
The car is s/n 9324 so a real GT5. Listed in the ProvaMO registry and was sold in 2003 for ~$38k. Appears with the Gotti wheels back then. The picture on the Mecum site shows it sitting with a flat back tire. Their ad says "with original Pirelli tires". So my guess is this has been sitting in somebody's garage with 25 year old tires and was dumped by the owner. Great buy for the new owner. Put some Roin Gp IV rims and new tires on it and you are in business. Next year it will be for sale again at either Mecum or BJ for $150K.
An ugly 1970 amc rambler, white with a stripe, just sold for $110k. Really???? No love for Panteras.
The red car was poorly represented and probably could have been sold on this site for way more.
Orange stock body just sold for $104K.
That's more like it! Do you have a link? Not seeing on the Mecum site. Thanks
Here you go. You need to create an account to see prices. https://www.mecum.com/lots/FL0...73-detomaso-pantera/
Thanks! I have an account but must have scrolled too quickly, missing it. Not bad looking (paint looks good in the video based on clean reflections). I assume $104k is actually $95k or so before fees.
I believe the SOLD price is PLUS fees
Yes, fees on top of price
What did the Mangusta sell for? the one almost certainly listed with the wrong engine... 
$418k. Booyah
well, that is a record...Promotion goes a long way, I guess.
Those prices are with fees. The orange pantera was 95k before fees. I actually thought that car with those miles in that color would have went another 50k.
I still think Pantera's are such a bargain for what you get.
The price on 67-79 ford trucks and 67-87 chev trucks at times is mind boggling to me. If they are a Bronco or a Blazer with a coyote or an ls the price seems to equal or surpass a Pantera regularly.
Agree. The gt5 sold for $80k as I was watching it live. Web shows $88k which must include 10% buyer fee.
@otis posted:The price on 67-79 ford trucks and 67-87 chev trucks at times is mind boggling to me. If they are a Bronco or a Blazer with a coyote or an ls the price seems to equal or surpass a Pantera regularly.
"So what if it's as big as a Subaru and costs as much? This is gonna be with you for the rest of your life! And when you die, they can BURY you in it!"
Lol. Great movie scene.
The Dominator X-1!!!
Almost as awesome as a Pantera!
@otis posted:Lol. Great movie scene.
I love that movie esp for that scene;
Heavy Metal Kid: Bitchin'! Hey, what's it ******* cost?
Ken Kessler: That's the bitchin' part about it! It don't matter! If you can't afford it, ******* FINANCE IT!