[DeTomaso] German looking for Pantera

[Mike Thomas]

Guten tag, Bernd

I've personally reviewed this car, located in a rather eclectic shop in
Carnation, WA, a little town about 30 miles NE of Seattle, WA, on the US
West coast.  Couldn't get much further from Deutschland.

The car presents quite clean.  There does not appear to have been any body
damage, and what rust is visible appears to be largely on the surface.  It
has been repainted in the original and very rare Aqua green, but, oddly,
with the rear deck painted black.  Said to have sat for many years, the
paint is in very good condition.  The original early interior is in
excellent condition, with the exception of the steering wheel center, and
the trim inside and out is good as well.  The engine bay is fairly clean,
but totally original with the undercoating, hoses and wires, and looking
like it hasn't been cared for for a while.

I was not able to allowed to start the car to see how it ran (it supposedly
sat in a barn not moving for many years before they found it), so I cannot
attest to mechanical condition of either the engine or ZF transmission.  The
ZF lever seemed to move smoothly enough in the gate.  This inspection was in
June of this year, and recent news of those who have stopped to see the car
is that they still have not tried to start it.  This could be confirmed by
contacting the seller directly.

If there are no mechanical issues, this would be a very nice car to show or
drive once attention was paid to all the usual things that dry out over
time, and a freshening of the fluids, brakes and cooling system.

The shop is called Vintage Motors, on line at www.giocars.com, and can be
reached by telephone at 425-333-5600.  The owner's name is Jim Giordano.
I've spoken to him a couple of times, and he seems like a pretty good
person.

I believe other have replied, including Chuck Melton, who has a link to a
number of photos which you may not have seen.

Please contact me directly if you wish.

Auf Viedersehen
Mike Thomas
74 L #6328
Vice Pres., Panteras Northwest
Vice Pres., Pantera Owner's Club of America


-----Original Message-----
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Sent: Tuesday, November 09, 2010 1:28 PM
To: detomaso at realbig.com
Cc: rathsberg at web.de
Subject: [DeTomaso] German looking for Pantera

Just the messenger ...


Hello from Germany - I hope you can help me!

I have been offered a 1971 Pantera from a company in England.
After some research I found the car being offered by a U.S. based vintage
car dealer.

The car is said to be in very good shape (of course!) having a total mileage
of only 20,700 miles.
The color is Green Aqua (#V306 ) and they claim that the car had only one
owner from new.
VIN THPNLU02206 Data tag info: Engine #: 02206 LH Rear Tag 874 01193

Do you know this car? I am very thankful for any message related to the car!
I have no idea if it is accident free and I got no eMail reply so far
answering my questions.

I have learned that it can be extremely helpful to contact a vintage car
club to find out about details and history of cars being offered by dealers.
I am very ambitious to find a good Pantera for quite a while now, the offers
here in Germany are either of poor quality or far too expensive.

If you have any information, please send me an eMail to: rathsberg at web.de or
I can call you if you let me know your phone number.


Thank you very much indeed and best regards from Germany!
Bernd Dimbath
Schlossweg 25
91080 Rathsberg
GERMANY

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