[DeTomaso] 86 Pantera GT5s for sale on Craigslist

F&D Terry gt5s at bcpl.net
Tue Jul 3 08:02:16 EDT 2007


That may be the case but the holes where it was mounted would be hard to 
disguise. Having worked with a lot of damaged sheet metal, the only way 
to have a proper appearance would be to replace the deck. You can't 
imagine what someone with limited skills was able to accomplish.

Fred T.

Steve Hawkins wrote:

>It's also possible some owners didn't like the wing and took it off.
>
>Steve
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>From: detomaso-bounces at realbig.com [mailto:detomaso-bounces at realbig.com] On
>Behalf Of Charles McCall
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>To: 'F&D Terry'; MikeLDrew at aol.com
>Cc: detomaso at realbig.com; garth_rodericks at yahoo.com
>Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] 86 Pantera GT5s for sale on Craigslist
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>Fred - 
>I've seen several wingless original GT5-Ss... If I were to take a stab in
>the dark, I'd say that 1/3 have no wing and 2/3 have wings, based on what
>I've seen at the International deTomaso meetings. 
>
>I'd say that the majority of them have wings, but "rare" seems a little
>strong for the wingless flavor. 
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>However, as you say, Amerisport cars may be another thing. Or grey-market US
>cars.  
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>De: detomaso-bounces at realbig.com [mailto:detomaso-bounces at realbig.com] En
>nombre de F&D Terry Enviado el: Monday, 02 July, 2007 1:42 PM
>Para: MikeLDrew at aol.com
>CC: detomaso at realbig.com; garth_rodericks at yahoo.com
>Asunto: Re: [DeTomaso] 86 Pantera GT5s for sale on Craigslist
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>Mike,
>
>I thought an asking price of $75k was mentioned in an earlier post. 
>Maybe I misread something.
>
>Other than Stephane's car and the one currently for sale, do you know of any
>other wingless GT5-S cars? At one time I knew the whereabouts of just under
>20 GT5-S cars in the US and all of them had wings. Kirk's Amerisport cars
>make up the bulk of the GT5-S cars in the US and all of his had wings. Since
>Amerisport was the manufacturer, I would say these cars were stock from the
>Amerisport factory with wings. Perhaps it would be more accurate to say any
>wingless US cars are rare.
>
>Fred T.
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>MikeLDrew at aol.com wrote:
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>>In a message dated 7/1/07 4:44:02 AM, gt5s at bcpl.net writes:
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>>Fred wrote:
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>>>When inspecting the car, keep in mind that at one time it represented
>>>a rare variation of a factory car. It was one of a few sold without a 
>>>rear spoiler.
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>>>      
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>>>>>I happened to be in the Place de la Concorde in Paris with my
>>>>>girlfriend
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>>>>>
>>on Thursday night, just between the Louvre and the Arc de Triomphe, at
>>about 1:00 a.m. when I heard a familiar rumbling sound, and Stephane 
>>Poux, the French De Tomaso distributor, drove right past in his silver
>>    
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>GT5-S, also without
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>>wing.   I didn't realize that wingless GT5-S Panteras were so unusual?
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>>>Please let us know your findings. Unless someone has been very busy, I
>>>feel the car is outrageously priced considering the one that recently 
>>>sold in Delaware for $60k was about the best example of a GT5-S short 
>>>of Dennis Branca's car. It sold for somewhere around $80k a number of 
>>>years ago.
>>>
>>>   
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>>>      
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>>>>>I'm not aware of the asking price of this car--enlighten me?
>>>>>       
>>>>>
>>>>>          
>>>>>
>>Thanks!
>>
>>Mike
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