[DeTomaso] Panteras for sale

[F&D Terry]

I agree totally. For years on this forum, every time a car is offered 
for sale on E-Bay or somewhere else a volley of negative comments 
follow. The Pantera was introduced in an atmosphere of negative 
reporting by the press and has had an uphill battle since. Why would 
someone want to purchase a Pantera when even the owners bash them?

It was mentioned that the Ferrari GTO with a production of 26 is valued 
in the millions yet the beautiful GT5-S with a production slightly three 
times as great still sells for less than 100k. I say that is pathetic. 
Even my 6-cyl '54 Corvette has topped the 100k mark with a production of 
nearly 4000 and that is pathetic.

Let those prices rise to what ever level they will. Be glad you have one 
and if you don't, save your money and you might afford one. Everyone is 
complaining about the lack of appreciation of the Pantera. Nobody 
appreciates something that sells for peanuts. Human nature holds those 
things of high value as something to be desired. I hate to say it but 
Corvettes prices have been on the rise for years. The only people I have 
heard bashing them are Pantera owners.

Tell people Panteras are good and represent a true value. Tell them too 
that they are expensive.

Fred T.

Michael Shortt wrote:

>I DO like those prices, perhaps sooner than later they will be commonplace
>for well cared for examples of our cars.  If we knock the value of these
>cars ourselves, how do we expect those outside the circle to appreciate
>them?
>I have been to 5-7 auctions in the last year, still amazed that some "Shelby
>Mustang", a glorified fastback with a few over the counter parts now command
>225K as a starting point.
>Meanwhile, Mangusta. rolling works of art stall at 60K and Panteras sell for
>30-50K.
>The entire car price structure is about as FU as started to get when the
>1980's Japanese started buying Ferrari Daytonas for 500K and GTO's at 10-15
>million. I personally know of one that they offered to buy at 10 million 15
>years ago, the owner turned them down and later sold it for less when the
>bottom finally fell out.  Just as it may do with Muscle cars at some point,
>3.7 Million for a 1971 Hemi Cuda Conv. is a joke, the car drove like a
>truck, so what there were only 12 made in 1971, that should tell you
>something, NOBODY wanted one.
>Let's be our own best cheerleaders ans start being amazed at how cheap one
>sells for, not indignant at how much is asked or paid fopr one.
>
>Michael in Savannah
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>On 5/14/07, Mike Thomas <mbefthomas at comcast.net> wrote:
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>>I like those prices!
>>Yeah, right . . . .
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>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: detomaso-bounces at realbig.com [mailto:detomaso-bounces at realbig.com]
>>On
>>Behalf Of Garth Rodericks
>>Sent: Monday, May 14, 2007 11:53 AM
>>To: detomaso at realbig.com
>>Subject: [DeTomaso] Panteras for sale
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>>There are 3 Panteras for sale on cars.com\
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>>http://www.cars.com/go/search/search_results.jsp?tracktype=usedcc&searchType
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>>=21&cid=&dlid=&dgid=&amid=&cname=&mdnm=all&mknm=DeTomaso&rd=10000&zc=95125&m
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>>akeid=80&modelid=&pageNumber=0&numResultsPerPage=50&largeNumResultsPerPage=0
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>>&sortorder=descending&sortfield=PRICE+descending&certifiedOnly=false&criteri
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>>a=K-%7CE-%7CM-_80_%7CN-N%7CR-10000%7CI-1%7CP-PRICE+descending%7CQ-descending
>>%7CZ-95125&aff=national&aff=national
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>>(or http://tinyurl.com/23yfdq)
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>>Do we know these cars or the sellers?
>>
>>Cheers!
>>Garth (never selling) Rodericks
>>#4033
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