End of September, finally
The Mangusta Register with official documents
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Just delivery builtsheet 1266 Mangusta to hios owner who can now claim really, matching number car
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deniscCaretaker of 8MA1244 '70 Euro Mangusta DRIVE THEM, THEY WERE MEANT TO BE DRIVEN, IF YOU WANT TO LOOK AT ONE, BUY A POSTER!
Roland had given Roland those sheets more than 10 years ago. They are on his webpage. http://mangusta-ma1266.blogspo...266-history.html?m=1
deniscCaretaker of 8MA1244 '70 Euro Mangusta DRIVE THEM, THEY WERE MEANT TO BE DRIVEN, IF YOU WANT TO LOOK AT ONE, BUY A POSTER!
Additional note. 8MA1266 although beautiful and one of highest value in the world is not numbers matching as original motor was replaced by a Rousch racing motor. Original block and intake lost forever in USA.
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Thank you very much, I appreciate your comment.
Frankly, I do t like the restoration of the car as everything’s is badly done.
One, when you have a expensive car, it s a obligation to put back his original color
Second, you can modify the original engine, but always keep it, as what is valuable for ferrari or Lamborghini is also true for DT, a car should be matching numbers to get the most value.
Third and last, I have seen the car and was not impressed by the restoration, for everybody who have seen a DT restored by Diomante in Italy, it s night and day.
In the community of DT , it s time that everybody understand that documented car is important and originality also.
If you have a perfect push button Pantera, it will cost double that for the same car push button but modified it Gr4
Originality is the key of futur value, and documented car is very important.
Did you see that the BMW 507 was sold last week 50% more that a other one, why ? Because perfectly documented from day one.
Thank you for your time that you take to respond to me.
Frankly, I do t like the restoration of the car as everything’s is badly done.
One, when you have a expensive car, it s a obligation to put back his original color
Second, you can modify the original engine, but always keep it, as what is valuable for ferrari or Lamborghini is also true for DT, a car should be matching numbers to get the most value.
Third and last, I have seen the car and was not impressed by the restoration, for everybody who have seen a DT restored by Diomante in Italy, it s night and day.
In the community of DT , it s time that everybody understand that documented car is important and originality also.
If you have a perfect push button Pantera, it will cost double that for the same car push button but modified it Gr4
Originality is the key of futur value, and documented car is very important.
Did you see that the BMW 507 was sold last week 50% more that a other one, why ? Because perfectly documented from day one.
Thank you for your time that you take to respond to me.
This is unfortunately perfectly true for the value of the car in the speculative market but how hystorical and matching numbers bring something to the real value of the car, I mean its way of driving, its performance, its reliability, etc. .. ????
I am currently completely restoring a 1972 L without historical but engine and ZF matching number and without modifying the look. Its original color was yellow but I do not like this color much, in your opinion it will be worth much less if I repaint it red or black?
I am currently completely restoring a 1972 L without historical but engine and ZF matching number and without modifying the look. Its original color was yellow but I do not like this color much, in your opinion it will be worth much less if I repaint it red or black?
My car doesn't drive or perform any better with documents than without them. And driving is that, what i bought it for. This sounds for me like telling Escimos that they need fridgerators...
I was offered tyne De Tomaso Archive details for my Euro Pantera 3840, from a man who lived in Switzerland, his name was Marcel Shaub, they cost me Euro 450.
They cleared up the mystery of why my car with 40K miles on it had "an engine with not the correct number" the engine had in fact been replaced by the factory when a valve dropped in the original engine.
Such a sum is a lot for paperwork but they were NOT photocopies but the real deal.
Personally Photocopies would be my preferred way of working therefore keeping the archive intact, but money rules sadly. every time an owner buys his details the archive is more depleted.
They cleared up the mystery of why my car with 40K miles on it had "an engine with not the correct number" the engine had in fact been replaced by the factory when a valve dropped in the original engine.
Such a sum is a lot for paperwork but they were NOT photocopies but the real deal.
Personally Photocopies would be my preferred way of working therefore keeping the archive intact, but money rules sadly. every time an owner buys his details the archive is more depleted.
A ferrari 308 polyester red/black will be faster and a better driver with a 328 engine, but the value will be 50 % less.
Here, I m talking about originality and value, now if so do et want to spend 1 million euro and make it faster than a Bugatti, I don’t care, but he will never see his money back.
I m talking about heritage, and I known that some owners do t see it this way.
I respect their choices, if they respect mine.
Here, I m talking about originality and value, now if so do et want to spend 1 million euro and make it faster than a Bugatti, I don’t care, but he will never see his money back.
I m talking about heritage, and I known that some owners do t see it this way.
I respect their choices, if they respect mine.
Strange, Marcel Schaub has originals from the archive and Mr. Olczyk claimes, he ownes the "complete" archive. I remember a guy on eBay ( Sylvestro ) selling originals as well. How many asrchives are out there?
Quote here from one of our gurus, many years ago:
But the paperwork....it remains in flux...
Maybe someday, Santiago will cut the notebook loose and we can all get "our pages" but I doubt that you'll see much variance other than perhaps "special A/C dash" or different calipers front/rear.....perhaps some clue to aluminum or magnesium rims....! Paint codes.....or names.
That would be cool!!!
But the paperwork....it remains in flux...
Maybe someday, Santiago will cut the notebook loose and we can all get "our pages" but I doubt that you'll see much variance other than perhaps "special A/C dash" or different calipers front/rear.....perhaps some clue to aluminum or magnesium rims....! Paint codes.....or names.
That would be cool!!!
quote:Originally posted by Peter Fenlon:
I was offered tyne De Tomaso Archive details for my Euro Pantera 3840, from a man who lived in Switzerland, his name was Marcel Shaub, they cost me Euro 450.
They cleared up the mystery of why my car with 40K miles on it had "an engine with not the correct number" the engine had in fact been replaced by the factory when a valve dropped in the original engine.
Such a sum is a lot for paperwork but they were NOT photocopies but the real deal.
Personally Photocopies would be my preferred way of working therefore keeping the archive intact, but money rules sadly. every time an owner buys his details the archive is more depleted.
450 don’t means anything’s, depend what you receive, some docs can be more expensive or less. It s all different, and that the fun of it, all are différents.
I just found original Italian papers for a pantera, the original papers as the car was the test car for the factory, and the car is for sake today, without ant documentation...
What the value then of the docs ?
quote:Originally posted by Olczyk:
450 don’t means anything’s, depend what you receive, some docs can be more expensive or less. It s all different, and that the fun of it, all are différents.
I just found original Italian papers for a pantera, the original papers as the car was the test car for the factory, and the car is for sake today, without ant documentation...
What the value then of the docs ?
For me? NOTHING, $ zero
The papers will not remove a gram of rust from the car, will not remove a micron from cylinders wear, will not restore flexibility to rubbers and plastics or gloss to paint. I would even say that they are worthless to the car because a factory test car suffers a lot and the body had to wear a lot and lose a lot of stiffness.
BUT, if a speculator, who will store the car without ever driving with it, agrees to pay the car twice as much if it has the papers, then they are worth a quarter of the price of the car.
But my opinion has no value, I am only an old engineer who has understood nothing and still believes that cars, even old and quite rare, are made to run....
Finally yes, I understand the interest you have in defending the value of papers since it is your buziness and you're right since people buy them.
You miss the complet story and I m sure that you don’t have a proper car.
Everywhere, the value come from the documentation, in everything’s.
You have a watch from Elvis Presley, it s documented , then it s value a fortune.
Same with cars, all of them, when they are collectibles, they need to be documented.
Let s say that one De Tomaso had a Maserati engine in it, and it s documented by the factory, it will be double price than a normal pantera. How I known for sure, simple, it was my car with a Merak engine and I sold it double et now, his value is more than double what he have paid.
Everywhere, you will find people who don’t understand, but the fact that they don’t understand will not change the reality,
DOCUMENTSTION IS EVERYTHINGS
Everywhere, the value come from the documentation, in everything’s.
You have a watch from Elvis Presley, it s documented , then it s value a fortune.
Same with cars, all of them, when they are collectibles, they need to be documented.
Let s say that one De Tomaso had a Maserati engine in it, and it s documented by the factory, it will be double price than a normal pantera. How I known for sure, simple, it was my car with a Merak engine and I sold it double et now, his value is more than double what he have paid.
Everywhere, you will find people who don’t understand, but the fact that they don’t understand will not change the reality,
DOCUMENTSTION IS EVERYTHINGS
That's what I said, it seems to me, papers are valuable to speculators.
And no, my Pantera has no history but yes I have a car that will soon be "collectible", A TVR Griffith 500 of 1997 with all the documents, the invoice of purchase, all the invoices of maintenance , the owner's manual, photocopies of the first two certificates of English registration since I am only the third owner, etc, etc ..... I hope that I can sell it twice its value "real".
quote:Originally posted by René #4406:
BUT,if a speculator, who will store the car without ever driving with it, agrees to pay the car twice as much if it has the papers, then they are worth a quarter of the price of the car.
But my opinion has no value, I am only an old engineer who has understood nothing and still believes that cars, even old and quite rare, are made to run....
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And no, my Pantera has no history but yes I have a car that will soon be "collectible", A TVR Griffith 500 of 1997 with all the documents, the invoice of purchase, all the invoices of maintenance , the owner's manual, photocopies of the first two certificates of English registration since I am only the third owner, etc, etc ..... I hope that I can sell it twice its value "real".
I‘ve been reading this thread with great interest and has prompted me to consult a few friends that have oldtimers regarding the importance of documentation. We all agreed to disagree on many points, however there were some points where we all nodded our heads.
Technical documentation is important to support certain technical claims made about the car such as mileage and maintenance. Few would argue that this is not of value.
Things become interesting when it comes to historical documentation documenting claims such as provenance, the winning of important races or having the original build sheet to name just a few. The value of this documentation lies in the eyes of the beholder and he should not be critized for wanting it. It will not affect the enjoyment you get from driving the car. Trust me. I have 2 red Panteras, both 1972. One with documentation and the other without. Guess what. I enjoy both the same. A Picasso painting with signature is more valuable than one without. That is a fact. Both are none the less, equally beautiful. How much is all this worth? Market forces will determine the price. Worried about speculators? Don‘t be. They can influence the prices only so much.
Letˋs look on the bright side of things. We are free to drive and enjoy our wonderful cars even if we donˋt know anything about their history. At least I do!
Technical documentation is important to support certain technical claims made about the car such as mileage and maintenance. Few would argue that this is not of value.
Things become interesting when it comes to historical documentation documenting claims such as provenance, the winning of important races or having the original build sheet to name just a few. The value of this documentation lies in the eyes of the beholder and he should not be critized for wanting it. It will not affect the enjoyment you get from driving the car. Trust me. I have 2 red Panteras, both 1972. One with documentation and the other without. Guess what. I enjoy both the same. A Picasso painting with signature is more valuable than one without. That is a fact. Both are none the less, equally beautiful. How much is all this worth? Market forces will determine the price. Worried about speculators? Don‘t be. They can influence the prices only so much.
Letˋs look on the bright side of things. We are free to drive and enjoy our wonderful cars even if we donˋt know anything about their history. At least I do!
How about 6566? Please.
Ha ha ha, again a attack against me, I have a advice to you....
dear sir, your life is so empty that you are interested in my life?
I advise you to fill your life, find projects that inspire you and give you joy.
After, you will réalise that if you are busy and happy, the life of others will have no interest
And if the project DT had some real interest for you, you should had fly to Italy and do it yourself
dear sir, your life is so empty that you are interested in my life?
I advise you to fill your life, find projects that inspire you and give you joy.
After, you will réalise that if you are busy and happy, the life of others will have no interest
And if the project DT had some real interest for you, you should had fly to Italy and do it yourself
You are a ignorant, you never done somethings valuable for DT,
My life is , I have made the book DT, the 2 register www.registerDetomaso.com and www.registerMangusta.com plus www.classicscars.com , where is the biggest database f chassis number
Please try to do somethings in your life, and dont try to live my life
Jealousy is bad
My life is , I have made the book DT, the 2 register www.registerDetomaso.com and www.registerMangusta.com plus www.classicscars.com , where is the biggest database f chassis number
Please try to do somethings in your life, and dont try to live my life
Jealousy is bad
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In my opinion Phillippe, with all due respect, you are not a registrar, nor a repository, nor a historian, nor an archivist. What I have observed is that you've come into possession of factory documents, now you're selling them off. You're not archiving them, you're selling the original copies and ruining the chances of a future historian using the documents for research ... as you had used factory documents to research your book. You're taking a collection of documents, an archive, and splintering it. Isn't that the opposite of an archivist? Thus by your actions I would say you are a salesman. You are also taking advantage of our forums, advertising your "merchandise" for free. You should place a banner ad and pay the monthly fee, or place a one time ad in the classifieds like the rest of us.
I agree
