[DeTomaso] What is a low milage Pantera L worth?

[Pantdino]

Yellow would be the only color I might prefer to the Grabber Blue mine is. 
But then my M3 and my TR6 are yellow, so I'm obviously partial to it. 

Jim


-----Original Message-----
From: Julian Kift <julian_kift at hotmail.com>
To: mikeldrew <mikeldrew at aol.com>; detomasoregistry <detomasoregistry at gmail.com>; De Tomaso List <detomaso at realbig.com>
Sent: Wed, Jan 11, 2012 7:28 pm
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] What is a low milage Pantera L worth?



utohaus here in Reno had a very original around 5K mileage Green Pantera L I 
ent and inspected maybe 2 years ago. I cannot recall the VIN# on that car, but 
here appears to be a disproportionate number of green low mileage Pantera L's 
r maybe they just don't get driven.... so one has to ask is that because they 
re green?
This is coming tongue in cheek from a guy who owns a green 74 Pantera, yes the 
hade of green that Mike would absolutely refuse to own. Maybe it's the European 
nfluence in me and the fact it is close to a British Racing Green, but it does 
row on you after a while even if it is not my first choice of color for a 
antera (that would actually be Grabber Blue). I certainly never have to park 
ext to another green Pantera at events and have no trouble finding my car in 
he sea of yellow and red ones. Mike would of course likely argue that the green 
ne will always be the last one left in a rush, so always easy to find, I have 
o problem with that. It's sort of like being so dorkish it's almost cool.
Julian
> From: MikeLDrew at aol.com
 Date: Wed, 11 Jan 2012 20:34:31 -0500
 To: detomasoregistry at gmail.com; detomaso at realbig.com
 Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] What is a low milage Pantera L worth?
 
 
 In a message dated 1/11/12 17 07 46, detomasoregistry at gmail.com writes:
 
 
 > 5971 was just added to the registry:
 > 
 > http://www.provamo.com/Members/Registry/RegistryImages/RTHPNNA05971/RTHPNNA
 > 05971.asp
 > 
 > After you look at the pics, make your estimate of what you think the car 
 > is worth,
 > then click thru to the selling dealer for the sales price.
 > 
 > Is this reasonable, and a sign of the current market?
 > 
 
 Absolutely not.   But you can't blame them for trying.   This car has been 
 perpetually for sale for many years now--perhaps even going from one dealer 
 to the next?
 
 The color seriously hurts the value of the car.   The low mileage certainly 
 adds to the value of the car, for a collector.   One would also presume 
 that with that low mileage came excellent condition, which adds to the value 
 for anyone.   Having said that, remember the 107-mile Pantera that literally 
 had rust holes in the body because the idiot first owner parked it outside 
 under a tree for 30 years?   So although low mileage is normally an indicator 
 of excellent condition, it's by no means a given, and even this car would 
 need a thorough going-over to be sure.
 
 Although personally I would never buy a Pantera painted this color, 
 regardless of condition or price, I'd suggest that realistically it's probably 
 
 $45K car tops.   If it was red, yellow, blue, white, or either of the GTS 
 paint schemes it would easily be worth $5K more.
 
 Having said THAT, once you spent that money, you'd then start spending a 
 lot more money if the car hadn't been maintained, which most cars with this 
 kind of mileage haven't.   That means new hoses, belts, fluids, etc. at a 
 minimum.   All the standard Pantera upgrades (cooling system etc.) probably 
eed 
 to be made too, and the motor will likely fail to impress, so 
 intake/exchange changes would be in the forcast, maybe a new ignition system, 
nd on and 
 on and on....
 
 Or, put another way, if you are anything but a collector, i.e. if you want 
 to DRIVE your Pantera, for the same money you could buy a different car that 
 was a MUCH better car.   This one really only has appeal to a 
 museum/collector type of guy....
 
 Mike
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