[DeTomaso] GT5-S Conversion

MikeLDrew at aol.com MikeLDrew at aol.com
Tue Mar 6 18:21:53 EST 2012


In a message dated 3/6/12 13 19 44, pantera874 at t-online.de writes:


> Thanks or the nice comment.
>  But that was a conversion of the very last vignale body.
>  All done with factory panels. It had cost way less than an original car.
> 
> 

I have to say, that was my favorite Pantera I have ever driven--and I've 
driven a LOT of Panteras!

While you say it cost less to convert it than it would have cost to buy a 
genuine GT5-S, don't forget that you were doing all the work and sourcing the 
parts yourself, and you did it a long time ago when the price difference 
between a regular Pantera and a GT5-S was greater than it is now.   *Today*, 
if somebody wanted a GT5-S, and had a nice Pantera to start with and nothing 
else, by the time he finished buying the body kit, paying to have it 
installed on the car, including a full paint job, and also paid for a full leather 
interior, and also new wheels, tires, upgraded brakes, new shocks, and all 
the little extra trim pieces such as the side grilles, new bumpers, lights, 
etc. etc. etc. he'd probably wind up spending more money than if he just 
bought a nice, real GT5-S of equal quality.

Mike 


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