found and bought a 74 Pantera

I will be watching your blog. Congrats!

You are lucky to live near experienced people...I live in the middle of the desert, literally and figuratively.

- Robert

Congratulations and welcoem Khan.

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You are lucky to live near experienced people...I live in the middle of the desert, literally and figuratively.

Robert, I think in the Pantera community you are as isolated as you want to be. Vegas is 200 miles from L.A. with the bulk of Pantera ownership, you just have to get out and drive. No ones gonna come just to drive up and down the strip, especially as tinsel town has been dumped (at least for now) on the POCA fun rally calendar. So now that car is back better than ever we'll see you in Monterey in August....right? Don't be a stranger any longer!

FWIW I drove 175 miles each way last Sunday to wrench at a Tech session on a Pantera, yes I took the Pantera, yes fun was had by all and I met some new friends.

Julian

Sweet!

Except for the wider wheels, that car looks like 6339 did when I bought her in 1974, right down to the Lincoln-Mercury rear-view mirror.

Enjoy.

Congrats on your 'new' Pantera Khan! And welcome to the forum. I look forward to many updates to come.

BTW - Love the color you chose for your Cobra.

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Originally posted by Joules5:
Robert, I think in the Pantera community you are as isolated as you want to be. Vegas is 200 miles from L.A. with the bulk of Pantera ownership, you just have to get out and drive. No ones gonna come just to drive up and down the strip, especially as tinsel town has been dumped (at least for now) on the POCA fun rally calendar. So now that car is back better than ever we'll see you in Monterey in August....right? Don't be a stranger any longer!

I go to L.A. a few times a year, but I always take the Porsche. I am bummed the event doesn't come to Vegas any more, although I ended up being too busy to go the past two years. I left the office in the middle of the night to see the cars in the parking garage last year though.

Sorry for the thread highjack.

Did I already say congratulations? :-)

- Robert

Thanks guys. Looking forward to working on this unique car. Already dealing with "unique" issues.

Nice car. Welcome to Pantera ownership and "unique" issues.

I can see that all that power and excitement may be too much for you, so you have hired a young hot shoe who looks like he's ready to take care of business.

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Already dealing with "unique" issues.

They may be unique to you as a Pantera newbie, but chances are good one of us has been there - done that on either our own car or another owner's car.

Never hesitate to ask for help, information or ideas.

We share readily and freely; especially for the newbie like you.

Misery loves company, you know.

Larry

Khan ..how did the Cobra finally work out did you complete it ... I see you moved to GA ?

Ron

Welcome to the fun... Owning my Cat has brought me a ton of smiles and a few scraped knuckles.

There are not many cars you can own that someone will hang out a car window at 70 mph to take a picture of. Owning it is like a rolling car show, and the sound... oh the sound.

I look forward to reading your blog and seeing if you have the same issues I had when I winched my car out of a A/C garage 10 years ago it was stored for 12 years.

So Far all of the Pantera owners I have met are very nice and helpful.

Enjoy you ride.

Joe #6656 74L

Great! Have fun with it, nothing like a nice first time virgin .

Congratulations! Very exciting. Reminded me of when I brought my baby home for the first time on a trailer, I ended up with the whole neighborhood coming out to see what it was. There's nothing like it.

Enjoy!

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Originally posted by accobra:
Khan ..how did the Cobra finally work out did you complete it ... I see you moved to GA ?

Ron

yeah, I moved to Atlanta a year ago and the cobra is almost done. It just got out of paint and I am doing all the finishing touches. you can read about it on my other blog at http://khansmith.blogspot.com

I appreciate the warm welcome. Seems like this is a tight crew and I look forward to getting to know you all. Thanks again!

Hey Khan - I'm no expert on Mike's level, but I have put one of these things back together (mostly). I also need excuses to drive places in my own car. Plus, I always wanted a friend with a lift . I would love to be part of a future tech session.

Khan ..so welcome to the Pantera family !

Ron

Welcome, and glad to have you here!

Congrats on your find in Omaha Khan. Wish I'd known about the car 9 years ago when I got mine - not that far away from me. Between your Cobra & the Pantera (it's the right color BTW!)you should have a blast. Looking forward to your restoration blog on the Pantera. You're lucky to have Mike Dailey so close - he's one of "Da Men" in this Pantera world. Good Luck!

Bob

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Originally posted by Hustler:
Welcome, and glad to have you here!

Thanks Hustler. I grew up in Seattle and had a place out on Alki right where you to your profile shot! Miss that town.

Welcome to Pantera insanity. None of wants to be cured! They're great fun, as you've doubtless assessed. You've also got some excellent help there in Atlanta, good guys all around, good enthusiasm.

We appreciate your presence here and are looking forward to more of it. Congratulations again!