Did anyone catach the season premier of Fast N Loud? The promos had a "pumpkin Pantera" in it.
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Yeah, it was disappointing though. It only had around 16,000 original miles on it, but it had major issues. The owner had it for over 30 years but only drove it about 50 miles then parked it and let it sit for all those years. It was filthy and covered in dirt and it had been stored without the carb on it for some reason. The engine was rusty.
The show only paid $17,000 for it, but the seller told them later that he had tried to sell it for only $10,000 earlier on, which of course would have been the deal of the century. From the limited shots they showed, the body appeared to be in decent shape overall as did the interior.
In the end the show determined that the engine cradle was rusted out and they decided to just put it up for sale and cut their losses.
I don't think they know a heck of a lot about Panteras on the show; it would be interesting to see just how the engine cradle really looked in person.
The show only paid $17,000 for it, but the seller told them later that he had tried to sell it for only $10,000 earlier on, which of course would have been the deal of the century. From the limited shots they showed, the body appeared to be in decent shape overall as did the interior.
In the end the show determined that the engine cradle was rusted out and they decided to just put it up for sale and cut their losses.
I don't think they know a heck of a lot about Panteras on the show; it would be interesting to see just how the engine cradle really looked in person.
I'm still waiting for the advertised blue 72 that was suppose to be on last season. Guess they cut that.
A terrible show. And not at all complimentary sans the short Pantera retrospective.
The fat arssed mechanic after hitting his head while crawling under the back end and struggling to get in and out of the car said he hated it. Basically he did not want any part of working on it.
Richard disgustedly called it a POS as he scribbled "4 sale " on the windshield.
The fat arssed mechanic after hitting his head while crawling under the back end and struggling to get in and out of the car said he hated it. Basically he did not want any part of working on it.
Richard disgustedly called it a POS as he scribbled "4 sale " on the windshield.
So I saw the show but there wasn't nearly enough of the Pantera in it. Any idea if this would be a good project car? It sounded like a reasonable price even with it not running.
From what I saw, I would buy that for $17k ALL DAY LONG!!!
Personally I like the show for the entertainment value. Based on what the show allows us to see, it would appear that Richard R. has "Forrest Gumped" his way through life. How's that saying go, Good to be smart, better to be lucky, something like that. It's kind of fun to watch, probably why so many of us saw it last night.
As for their decision to pass on the Pantera, all for the better. Hope it went to someone that will treat it right and do a quality job, at least better than that Nomad. Poor Dale Jr.
Personally I like the show for the entertainment value. Based on what the show allows us to see, it would appear that Richard R. has "Forrest Gumped" his way through life. How's that saying go, Good to be smart, better to be lucky, something like that. It's kind of fun to watch, probably why so many of us saw it last night.
As for their decision to pass on the Pantera, all for the better. Hope it went to someone that will treat it right and do a quality job, at least better than that Nomad. Poor Dale Jr.
I agree, I like the show, but those guys can butcher a car up. ie. the F40.
http://www.gasmonkeygarage.com...s-de-tomaso-pantera/
I checked out their website under inventory and they posted a 72 that they sold. No indication on price but I think it was the one they had in their previous season promo. Couldn't find the orange one.
I checked out their website under inventory and they posted a 72 that they sold. No indication on price but I think it was the one they had in their previous season promo. Couldn't find the orange one.
The show also shows in Danish Television, but i think wee are a bit behind (some seasons) right now they are showing where they are reparing the dammed F40. The part where Richard is almost giving up.
I agree the show is just for intertainment.
Kjeld
I agree the show is just for intertainment.
Kjeld
The seller did say that Pantera International offered 10k for the car. Of course it's tv, so who knows what the truth was.
They showed a Blue 1972 doing a burn out in the season summary. I saw in the description of one of the shows the 72. Watched the show 2x's and never saw it.
If it weren't for Aaron on the show, the rest of the "monkeys mechanics" would screw off all day long. bunch of immature idiots.
too bad because Richard was hot on the Pantera but got fooled by the lazy, fat ass mechanic that "hates these cars"
what did they think, a car that sat for all of it's life was ready to fire up.
that was too bad
too bad because Richard was hot on the Pantera but got fooled by the lazy, fat ass mechanic that "hates these cars"
what did they think, a car that sat for all of it's life was ready to fire up.
that was too bad
That's what tickles me about it, they pull these cars out of a deep sleep and it fires right up to sell. We all know that's a bunch of BS. Arron says, "all cars just want to run", another bunch of BS.
I spoke with an insider on the show Graveyardcarz. The show is out of Seattle and the shop owner is a Mopar guy. They act like idiots, wrestling in the shop like 8th graders, and I mentioned that to my friend. He said that the shows producers encurage that because nobody cares about a show about cars, but America loves an idiot! Maybe it make people feel better about themselves? Talking about a motor starting. I built one and had it primed and when I hooked up the power to the coil, the number 1 plug fired and it was on TDC, and the engine just started without even cranking it. You should have been there!
Lots of these shows feature morons.... Look at Chumley on "Pawn Stars", the whole cast of "Duck Dynasty"...
Need I go on?
Need I go on?
Huge clowns. They tried to buy a car that I had advertised and went on and on about how I should cut them a (huge) deal because the car was going to be on TV. I cant help but think it should be the exact opposite.
Here it is in all its glory
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors...xp=mtr#ht_542wt_1047
First couple of hours out and already $19,300+ and yep, I would think still well worth it. However because of the publicity I bet this car will be over $25K in no time.
Had to laugh when they state in the ad that he did not feel the rust was structural, sure is in my mind. What do you think? Good thing that car did not run, Richard would do one of his burn outs and twist that car into a pretizel.
If anyone buys this car, I do have the heavy duty patch pannels available. Your going to need them.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors...xp=mtr#ht_542wt_1047
First couple of hours out and already $19,300+ and yep, I would think still well worth it. However because of the publicity I bet this car will be over $25K in no time.
Had to laugh when they state in the ad that he did not feel the rust was structural, sure is in my mind. What do you think? Good thing that car did not run, Richard would do one of his burn outs and twist that car into a pretizel.
If anyone buys this car, I do have the heavy duty patch pannels available. Your going to need them.
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If someone buys that car they will need to be very good at welding and metal forming. Those chassis rails didn't look too healthy and if there is that much rust there, the rest of the car won't be too healthy. I can't help but think that this car is just going to end up in a million pieces all over someones garage floor for the next ten years. I hope who ever gets it can see it through to the end because I have seen (and owned) cars like this that just end up forgotten projects.
if the guy that buys it thinks there is only rust in the rear suspension he is dreaming.If its in the rear its most likely in the rockers and floors. Its a shame because the car is really original.By the time he welds,paints,interior he might as well buy a nice rust free one.Just my 2 cents, mike...
quote:Originally posted by Porsche Parts:
Huge clowns. They tried to buy a car that I had advertised and went on and on about how I should cut them a (huge) deal because the car was going to be on TV. I cant help but think it should be the exact opposite.
Did the original guy really drive the car about 50 miles & park it? Did you still get to sell it?
HA! Just noticed the VIN of 7121. My car is 7124, so this is the closest one I'vce found to mine. And my car is orange too!
Auction was closed early.
What was the high bid? I know it was getting close to $25K