[DeTomaso] Keith Martin's SCM Insider Features the Pantera

Tue Apr 7 15:58:11 EDT 2009

Date: Tue, 7 Apr 2009 10:45:31 -0400
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Subject: SCM Insider - How to Avoid Sales Tax Part II

SCM Weekly Insider: April 7, 2009
 Vol. 4, #13

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How to Avoid Sales Tax on Your Collector Car: Part II

SCM's Legal Files expert John Draneas weighs up crucial differences between Montana and Oregon laws when it comes to registering your classic car legally in a more attractive economic environment. Comment at the SCM Blog.

Publisher Martin to MC at Wheels and Keels and Concorso Italiano

SCM and CM publisher Keith Martin will be busy this summer - he has been named to the position of MC of the newly-reconstituted Concorso Italiano as well as to the Wheels and Keels Concours in Houston. In addition, he will be returning to Pebble Beach as a "roving interviewer" in the morning, before the official awards begin.

Other appearances coming up include participating in Martin Swig's California Mille and offering evening commentary during the event, as well as being MC of the Certification Process and Awards at Bloomington Gold in St. Charles, Illinois in June. Martin will also MC the 2nd Annual Survivor Car Show at Bloomington. He will be the MC of the Concours and Field Meet at the Alfa Romeo National Convention In Portland, Oregon this June, and in July, he'll MC the Forest Grove Concours, held in Forest Grove, Oregon.

Buy Me Now on eBay Motors

Every week, SCM will bring you a collection of four vintage cars currently for sale at eBay Motors. Don't get sniped! Place your bids today.

1967 Shelby Cobra 

1973 Jaguar E-Type 

1977 Maserati Khamsin 

1957 Mercedes 190SL 

None of these cars tickle your fancy? Check out the restored, vintage, and collector cars currently available on eBay Motors!

The Top Ten Panteras

With a sleek low-profile body designed by Tom Tjaarda and Ford's trusty 351 Cleveland V8 mounted amidships, the Pantera was Ford's answer to Italian exotics, and although they've seen some recent increases in value, they still offer a lot of bang for the buck. Here are the most expensive Panteras from the SCM Platinum database. Comment at the SCM Blog.

Featured Classified

1954 Bentley R-Type Continental Mulliner, s/n BC42LC.  One of 43 LHD examples. Original San Francisco delivery California car with three owners. Unique crocodile interior. Sympathetically maintained and restored as necessary. Highly capable road car. Light seats. One of the most beautiful cars ever made. Fantasy Junction 510-653-7555 or sales at fantasyjunction.com. See the listing here.

Auction Results

Mecum returned to Kansas City, Missouri on March 20-21 for its annual High Performance Auction. 150 of 324 cars sold for a $2,529,947 total, and the high sale among them was a 2008 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 at $84,800. Click here for the full results.

This Week's Featured Collector 
Car Search! 

Pontiac GTO, 1964-72

Arguably the first true American musclecar, the GTO was snuck into production in 1964 as an option package on the Tempest LeMans. Due to GM's ban on factory-backed racing in 1963, engine sizes were supposed to be limited to 300 cubic inches in midsized cars, but the powerful 389-ci GTO was a runaway success, selling over 32,000 the first year alone. 1966 and 1967 saw variations to the design, with vertically stacked headlamps that were to become Pontiac's trademark of the era, and 1968 saw a complete redesign, eventually including hideaway headlamps, The Judge package, and a number of Ram Air 400- and 455-ci engines. This week, we've unlocked 5,451 GTOs for you to cruise through.

We've added over 1,419 auctions to the Price Tracker this week! 

Latest News from SCM

Mecum Auction Surpasses $2m in Sales at Kansas City Event

Coys to Sponsor MGLive! Car Show and Racing Weekend

Founders Cup Nets $128,700 at Auction

Operation Ignite

Hagerty, the nation's leading provider of collector car insurance, announced the launch of Operation Ignite!, a series of youth-focused programs designed to involve young people in the collector vehicle hobby and ignite a passion for collector cars in the next generation of enthusiasts. Click here for more info.

Limited Edition Mille Miglia Print

Nicolas Hunziker has created an original painting of John Fitch's greatest international win from the 1955 Mille Miglia. The painting will be auctioned off by the Saratoga Automobile Museum during the Drive for Excellence dinner on May 16. All proceeds will go towards John Fitch.

Can't afford the original? No need to worry; 417 additional prints will be produced and sold. They measure 24"x36", are all signed and hand numbered, and will sell for $125. The first 100 prints are signed by John Fitch and will sell for $250. Proceeds from the sale of the prints will go to John Fitch as well.

Pre-orders are now being taken, with prints shipping toward the end of the month. For more info, visit: www.nicolashunziker.com. 

 Stefan "Enzo Crash" Erikkson Arrested

Speaking of Ferrari crashes, Stefan Eriksson, who pretty much launched the "million-dollar crash club" when he piled his Enzo into a phone pole at an estimated 160 mph in Malibu in 2006, has made the news again. Eriksson was jailed on seven counts of suspicion of theft, assault and extortion last week in Uppsala, Sweden. He was deported to Sweden last year after serving a prison sentence in the U.S. after pleading no contest to drunken driving, embezzlement and illegal gun possession. Read more here.

Featured Affordable Classic 
 DeTomaso Pantera: Ford's Sleeping Beasty

The DeTomaso Pantera was to be Ford's own Ferrari, sold through Lincoln-Mercury dealers. Quite a challenge in 1971, when it cost $10,000, about the same price as a Porsche Cayman today. More conventional than the unreliable Mangusta which preceded it, the Pantera had a pressed-steel unit chassis instead of a backbone chassis and sensational looks, courtesy of American designer Tom Tjaarda, then at Ghia. Like the Mangusta, the Pantera also sported a Ford V8-a 351 Cleveland rather than a 302-again mated to a ZF transaxle, similar to the unit used in the GT40. Early Panteras were no improvement on the casually assembled Mangusta, though deficiencies in seating, cooling, assembly, brakes, electrical systems, and air conditioning were corrected in later years. Useful performers, they are dogged by rust and pre-purchase inspections are essential. Read Rob Sass' Article from the August 2008 issue of Sports Car Market magazine. Comment at the SCM Blog.

 Buy/Sell/Hold:

Collector Car Advice From the SCM Experts 

Ferrari 288 GTO:

Steve Ahlgrim, SCM Contributor, says BUY. 

"Rare, beautiful, and still priced within reason. If these cars go backwards, everything's going backwards.". Comment at the SCM Blog.

Get more insider information by signing up for SCM Platinum today!

Auction Highlight

Encouraged when Barrett-Jackson sold $9 million of GM's heritage cars at the Scottsdale Auction in January 2009, The General is sending another 100 prototypes, one-offs and oddities from its collection to be sold at B-J's West Palm Beach Auction, taking place April 9-11. This may be a drop in the bucket against the $13.4 billion in government aid GM received in December, but it shows the corporation is revisiting its organization with the idea of trimming every aspect. Read more here.

Crossing the BlockBarrett-Jackson
Palm Beach 2009
Where: West Palm Beach, FLWhen: April 9-11
More: www.barrett-jackson.com

 BUYER'S GUIDES JUST $8.95

SCM has sold well over a thousand downloadable Keith Martin Buyer's Guides at $12.95. For a limited time, the entire library of Buyer's Guides, full of unique features like period road tests and contemporary value guides, can be yours for just $8.95 each. Use Promo Code BG09 at checkout for your discount.

Everything from E-type Jaguars to Corvette Sting Rays are just a click away, and we are adding new titles all the time. Here is a complete listing. 

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SCM Interactive 

Video of the Week:

A Ferrari, A Drunk, and a Train.  Comment at the SCM Blog

Question of the Week:

Which Italian-American hybrid is most likely to double in the next five years?

A. 1968 Iso Rivolta, $55k

B. 1967 Bizzarrini 5300 GT Strada, 
    $400k

C. 1968 Intermeccanica Italia 
    convertible, $50k

D. 1968 Iso Grifo, $250k

E. 1971 DeTomaso Pantera, $40k

Click here to cast your vote.

Which British car under $20k offers the most fun per dollar?

A. 1969 Triumph TR6 ($19k) - 37%
B. 1960 Bugeye Sprite ($17k) - 22%
C. 1964 Mini Cooper ($15k) - 27%
D. 1967 MG B ($17k) - 14%

Mystery Photo:

Know what car this is? Tell us what you think and enter for a chance to win a one of our Keith Martin Digital Buyer's Guides.  

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