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

boyd casey boyd411 at gmail.com
Thu Jan 12 22:54:01 EST 2012


I don't think someone would pay a $20,000 premium for a low mileage car if
they were going to drive it. I'm afraid this Pantera is destined to rremain
a large over priced paper weight.
Boyd

On Thu, Jan 12, 2012 at 7:38 AM, michael at michaelshortt.com <
michaelsavga at gmail.com> wrote:

> If my car were not yellow (which I love) and if I were painting a second
> one, I wouldn't hesitate to paint it sublime green.
>
> Michael Shortt
>
> On Jan 12, 2012 1:13 AM, "Christopher Kimball" <chrisvkimball at msn.com>
> wrote:
>  >
> >
> > My car was painted dark, metallic, Cadillac green by the previous owner,
> and that's one of the main reasons I bought it.  It is a beautiful color,
> and looks especially good in the sunlight.  Others must like it too, based
> on the number of trophies I have from various car shows.
> > But the bottom line is, as Mike says, what color do YOU like?
> > Chris#3846
> >
> > > From: julian_kift at hotmail.com
> > > To: mikeldrew at aol.com; detomasoregistry at gmail.com;
> detomaso at realbig.com
> > > Date: Wed, 11 Jan 2012 19:27:48 -0800
> > > Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] What is a low milage Pantera L worth?
> > >
> > >
> > > Autohaus here in Reno had a very original around 5K mileage Green
> Pantera L I went and inspected maybe 2 years ago. I cannot recall the VIN#
> on that car, but there appears to be a disproportionate number of green low
> mileage Pantera L's or maybe they just don't get driven.... so one has to
> ask is that because they are green?
> > >
> > > This is coming tongue in cheek from a guy who owns a green 74 Pantera,
> yes the shade of green that Mike would absolutely refuse to own. Maybe it's
> the European influence in me and the fact it is close to a British Racing
> Green, but it does grow on you after a while even if it is not my first
> choice of color for a Pantera (that would actually be Grabber Blue). I
> certainly never have to park next to another green Pantera at events and
> have no trouble finding my car in the sea of yellow and red ones. Mike
> would of course likely argue that the green one will always be the last one
> left in a rush, so always easy to find, I have no 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.comwrites
> :
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > > 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 a
> > > > $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 need
> > > > 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, and 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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