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Poor thing....
I obtained the link to his photo album. This car is a rustbucket with half ass rust repairs and is only a project car for someone that is also a skilled fabricator and welder.
One of the other Panteras being restored at Denny Finn's in Oregon had the same foot well rust issues shown in this photo. Denny told me this is such a complex, multi piece section of the chassis that he chose to cut that entire section from the donor front clip I had obtained for 2511 and do a transplant to replace the rusted portions on the other Pantera. He felt it was an allowable compromise on that car due to financial constraints of the owner and the knowledge that the grafted section will be essentially hidden by carpeting and undercoating
Larry
One of the other Panteras being restored at Denny Finn's in Oregon had the same foot well rust issues shown in this photo. Denny told me this is such a complex, multi piece section of the chassis that he chose to cut that entire section from the donor front clip I had obtained for 2511 and do a transplant to replace the rusted portions on the other Pantera. He felt it was an allowable compromise on that car due to financial constraints of the owner and the knowledge that the grafted section will be essentially hidden by carpeting and undercoating
Larry
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At least you don’t have to go to the trouble of removing the heavy flywheel... it’s already stored in the front trunk for you!
Rocky
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99,999$ 
send it to Scandinavia. those guys can make a silk purse from a sows ear.
If you have time enouf, but i Think this one is to rusty, only for parts.
Kjeld.
quote:Originally posted by larryw:
send it to Scandinavia. those guys can make a silk purse from a sows ear.
I hope some brave soul takes it on, there are few of them already without adding another to the scrap bin.
A saving grace might be the cost of the car is low, but sadly Parts prices have climbed in keeping with the high prices the cars now command.
A saving grace might be the cost of the car is low, but sadly Parts prices have climbed in keeping with the high prices the cars now command.
About 25 years ago I got a lead on a theft recovery car that was going to auction on Long Island.
It was thought that if they could get $500 for it, that would be a lot since few would know about it to begin with.
When I got there, it was in the impound lot and this car had been sitting in about 12 inches of mud on flat tires for a couple of years.
It was questionable if it was moved if the bottom of the car would fall off or stay.
Cut to the chase. There were about 1,000 people there waiting to bid on this car and the hammer price was $7,500.
The point is, there were more than a few Panteras that were somehow recovered just like this, for the expected $500 and just additionally ignored by uncaring people in the future.
The nature of "special cars" is that they rarely get crushed and sold for scrap. Many return like this in an attempt to save them.
A few years ago there were TWO Mangustas that showed up like this. One with trees growing through it in the woods?
So to those who seriously want to try, God bless but Superman is only a fictitious character.
Is it a Good Samaritan or just a narcissist with an ego bigger then Drump who attempts it? Big hands, you know?
"Fools rush in where Angels fear to tread"?
It was thought that if they could get $500 for it, that would be a lot since few would know about it to begin with.
When I got there, it was in the impound lot and this car had been sitting in about 12 inches of mud on flat tires for a couple of years.
It was questionable if it was moved if the bottom of the car would fall off or stay.
Cut to the chase. There were about 1,000 people there waiting to bid on this car and the hammer price was $7,500.
The point is, there were more than a few Panteras that were somehow recovered just like this, for the expected $500 and just additionally ignored by uncaring people in the future.
The nature of "special cars" is that they rarely get crushed and sold for scrap. Many return like this in an attempt to save them.
A few years ago there were TWO Mangustas that showed up like this. One with trees growing through it in the woods?
So to those who seriously want to try, God bless but Superman is only a fictitious character.
Is it a Good Samaritan or just a narcissist with an ego bigger then Drump who attempts it? Big hands, you know?
"Fools rush in where Angels fear to tread"?
I do not know the seller, but i'll guess he turned down more than a few reasonable offers for this machine back when it was still a viable project. Nope, I'm going to restore it. Perish the thought of getting it under cover or at least up on some stands and covered up with a tarp. That's almost free, by the way. No, just leave it out there to torture others who had the will and the means to save her.
There are at least three interesting machines near me held by people like that. All clearly visible from well traveled roads. First a +/-'71 Roadrunner that has sat for at least 35 years in a driveway uncovered, owner will not sell. Another, a Datsun Z car, same deal, maybe only 15 years sitting, body has essentially turned to the consistency of the bits in the bottom of a bag potato chips. Not for sale. Finally, a 1950ish Ford F-1 pickup, jammed against a tree, bunch of wood piled on the back, spray painted with "NOT 4 SALE" on the back of the cab. This one still looks solid enough to save, but this guy's a pack rat, won't go until he does.
It's their right to do as they please, I suppose.
There are at least three interesting machines near me held by people like that. All clearly visible from well traveled roads. First a +/-'71 Roadrunner that has sat for at least 35 years in a driveway uncovered, owner will not sell. Another, a Datsun Z car, same deal, maybe only 15 years sitting, body has essentially turned to the consistency of the bits in the bottom of a bag potato chips. Not for sale. Finally, a 1950ish Ford F-1 pickup, jammed against a tree, bunch of wood piled on the back, spray painted with "NOT 4 SALE" on the back of the cab. This one still looks solid enough to save, but this guy's a pack rat, won't go until he does.
It's their right to do as they please, I suppose.
There are all sorts of heartaches in this world.
It is probable that we all have and feel them which probably explains why some seem so cold and heartless outwardly? Maybe?
The answer is, that's just a defense mechanism to protect themselves from something that they can't change. They just need to look away since the view is just so painful.
It is probable that we all have and feel them which probably explains why some seem so cold and heartless outwardly? Maybe?
The answer is, that's just a defense mechanism to protect themselves from something that they can't change. They just need to look away since the view is just so painful.
quote:Originally posted by larryw:... but i'll guess he turned down more than a few reasonable offers for this machine back when it was still a viable project.....
I would think it is His estate making the sale (as that will the case for 5177).
I'd love to know how a beautiful car goes from the L-M showroom to this place/condition. Sad.
I like the torino better