Looking for 1'st Pantera - Group 4/5 version

Good luck and welcome to the board. This is the best place for information!!! We need more cars in the midwest!!!

Call Dave @ PI he said he was building a pair of them ... and there was one on EBAY ..

Ron

Rick,

Check this out, posted on Collector Car Trader Online;

DESCRIPTION
1972 DE TOMASO PANTERA, black Group 4, 351L new rebuilt, 17 wheels by Hall Pantera, Thousands of dollars worth of new and used parts to go with car, $27500 Firm, Call 502-664-3151 Taylorsville, KY

I'll probably be looking at this car with a guy from Chicago on Saturday. If anyone is interested in the findings let me know.

Yes went to Louisville KY over weekend to inspect. Want to thank Mark G in meeting me at the car to inspect. However, a major rust bucket, est $20k to get rid of rust and repaint. Not worth it

Just goes to reinforce how deceptive a photo can be.

Sorry to hear you had a wasted trip.

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Originally posted by Daytona_Rick:
Yes went to Louisville KY over weekend to inspect. Want to thank Mark G in meeting me at the car to inspect. However, a major rust bucket, est $20k to get rid of rust and repaint. Not worth it

You know what Rick?? It seems to me that you are going to spen a lot of time looking at rust buckets and spens a lot on plane fare and such. Or you could just fly out to California and pick up this car...
http://www.pim.net/2082007GT5.html
drive it back to Chicago, know exactly what you have, and have the time of your life doing it. By the time Chicago streets dry out this spring, you can be driving up and down them terrorizing all the old foggies.
It's up to you, but it just seems expedient to me.

That white Gt5 clone looks nice. What's up with the license plate that reads "700 hp"?

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Originally posted by David in Tujunga:
That white Gt5 clone looks nice. What's up with the license plate that reads "700 hp"?

I dunno, but it probably doesn't stay with the car anyway.

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That white Gt5 clone looks nice. What's up with the license plate that reads "700 hp"?

Perhaps someone took out the really hot motor and sold it separately, as it wouldn't increase the selling price or maybe the owner was one of those males that exagerates about the size and output of everything..

Thanks I saw that white on white one also and called on it Monday. It was so new that the owner of PIM didn't have any personal knowledge of it yet. One guy from AZ was on their door step waiting to inspect it. I'm going to call on it today and a new yellow stocker with wing that just got posted. White on White? not my color choice and the roll bar makes it even tighter for a 6' 210lb guy to get in and out. However, the price is in the ball park.

Hi Rick, I don't have 'your' car spotted yet but DO want to commend you for seeing that "ballpark price" you mentioned as a wise move. Just for the sake of getting a 'done' or 'nearly done' car is usually well-rewarded.

I've been on every side of this equation, from full bore 3 year long projects to turn-key ones, and unless you're IN LOVE with the "project" aspects, your thinking is right.

Best wishes to you. I'll keep my eyes open for you.