[DeTomaso] L or pre L

[MikeLDrew at aol.com]

In a message dated 12/23/08 13 16 34, fkhjr at cox.net writes:


> i've been looking for a Pantera for some months now and
> have a question i haven't seen addressed before.
> are there any good reasons to prefer an L over a
> pre-L? thanks in advance and happy holidays.
> 

It's all down to personal preference.   Generally speaking, the L-model cars 
had some engineering improvements which made them better cars; however, they 
also had a lot of quality taken out by budget-conscious bean-counters, which 
made them worse cars.   

The early pre-L cars had closed-chamber heads and made more power, but 
engines are cheap and by this time, most Panteras have been modified to varying 
degrees, so it's impossible to generalize any more.   You could find a dog of a 
Pre-L or a rockin' sockin' Pantera L.

Most people prefer the appearance of the chrome-bumper cars, but a sizeable 
minority prefer the one-piece bumpers.

Really, it's up to you to decide what is important to you, and what you 
prefer.   You really can't go wrong either way....

Mike


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