Help!!

Sarah,

We have a representative in Australia, Laslo Antal, he live's in the Brisbane area (a banana bender), but he's very well plugged into the Pantera scene in Australia. You can find contact info for Las on the Pantera International Web Site (link at the top of each page of the forums). He most likely knows more about the Panteras in Australia than anybody. Las is a great guy, just tell him George referred you.

Right hand drive Panteras are truly a rare breed, none came from the US, we are strictly left hand drive in North America. The UK is where the RHD Panteras are generally found. The factory did conversions in years past, but that option is no longer available.

To clarify, Jerry Sackett is the co-owner of PI Motorsports. The president of Pantera International Car Club prior to me was Dave Adler, who is Jerry's partner at PI Motorsports. The founder of Pantera International Car Club is Fred Matsumoto, our beloved window monitor. We're all just one big family anyway.

You can give Jerry Sackett an email at sales@pim.net. He can verify if he once owned the car in question. The Bill Van Ess registry says #4470 once belonged to Rich Johnson of California and has no information for #6092..

Everybody here will do all they can to help, we have 2 active members on the forums living in Australia, but neither live in Western Australia.

George, aka the cowboy from hell

And if you feel the need to look at shipping one from the UK, then there's also help available here.

Phil

George, thanks for the advice and the assistance...and the clarification!! And thanks for the offer Phil - we will keep that one in mind!

I think we've narrowed down our preference to the US pantera (#4470) however it appears to have a small oil leak between the gear box and the engine. We've been advised by the seller that it is only minor and is common in the Panteras of this age. Can anyone verify this? I believe to get this sort of thing fixed can be quite expensive....Should we be overly concerned about this prior to leaping in and signing our lives away?

Thanks
Paul (the Terra Half of the duo!!)

Not a big deal. I have removed my transaxle in less than an hour. The leak could be from the rear main seal on the engine or the seal on the input shaft of the trans. Both seals are available. It would also be a good time to evaluate or replace the clutch. The clutch and flywheel could be as much as $1000 usd. That price should include the seals also. Don't let a little leak keep you from being an owner!