[DeTomaso] Original 100-mile Pantera sold at auction

[michael at michaelshortt.com]

It's a start, 88K plus a buyers Prem isn't that bad, esp for an "L",
(personal preference) with a choked down low power smog motor.
I'm sure a 1971 with 100 miles in red or yellow would have done much better.
 I think it's the bumpers, just not sexy enough to break 100K.  I can't
think of any car with safety bumpers that sells for much more, certainly not
a Bricklin SV-1.

Michael in Savannah

On Tue, Aug 19, 2008 at 2:34 PM, Garth Rodericks
<garth_rodericks at yahoo.com>wrote:

>
> A 1974 Pantera with only 100 "documented original miles" just sold this
> past weekend at
> the RM auction in Monterey, but the sales price was rather disappointing
> considering the
> car is arguably the best example of an original Pantera in the world. With
> only 100
> documented original miles I thought the final price might be better than
> the estimates of
> $125,000-$150,000.
>
> http://www.rmauctions.com/CarDetails.cfm?SaleCode=MO08&CarID=r119&Currency=
>
> Panteras just don't do well at auctions and don't command premium $$$ like
> the other
> Italians (including hybrids - Iso, Intermechanica, etc) or muscle cars. But
> then again, that's
> the only reason I could afford one.
>
> The Pantera is one of the best kept automotive secrets in the world, and
> certainly one of the
> most undervalued automobiles available. And I'm happy if it stays that way!
>
>
>
>
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