[DeTomaso] Parts car?

[Pantdino]

I know what you are saying and you are right to an extent.
But with this car I see

Right rocker panel swiss cheese, and appears to be entirely absent rearward-- so not just the outboard sheet metal that is gone.
Left rocker panel swiss cheese
Left headlight bucket rusted thru
front trunk lid rusted thru

I have not seen any car with this degree of rust since I lived in Chicago in the late 1970's.

Buying a car that is structually sound but needs mechanical and cosmetic work is something a home mechanic can take on and makes sense.  Replacing major structural units is not.


-----Original Message-----
From: gow2 <gow2 at rc-tech.net>
To: Mikael <mikael_hass at mail.tele.dk>
Cc: detomaso <detomaso at poca.com>
Sent: Wed, Jan 9, 2013 11:33 am
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Parts car?



My car looked pretty nice when I started; but I knew the truth. If I had
ought a rough car for $10,000 less the amount of work I put into it would
ot have been that much different.
It is easy to take some nice photos of a car which really needs more of a
ake over then it seems. The make over being very similar to a car being
15,000 or a car being $40,000.
If, like me, there is no better gratification then to build the car you
ant, with your ideas, to your specification. In this respect I would much
refer to buy a car I can work with then buy a car which is done. The
hotos of the red car show it may have a lot of underlying issues but the
hotos of the $40,000 car may very well be the same car with a nice paint
ob.
I don't see $15,000 out of bounds for a Pantera in rough shape with all
t's parts. There is very little difference in a total rebuild of that and
 car with issues with a shiny coat of paint.
This is what I started with.
Before:
ttp://www.rc-tech.net/cars2/panttransam/gal/71pantera04small.jpg
ttp://www.rc-tech.net/cars2/panttransam/gal/71pantera05small.jpg
ttp://www.rc-tech.net/cars2/panttransam/gal/bothb.jpg

Now:
ttp://www.rc-tech.net/cars2/panttransam/gal/Photo%202.jpg
ttp://www.rc-tech.net/cars2/panttransam/ei/ei2.jpg
ttp://www.rc-tech.net/cars2/panttransam/dash/Dash1.jpg






 " We all know that the cost of a restoration like this will far exceed
 what
 one could possibly sell the finished car for ", that's often true.
 But...you'll then have a car where all wear parts are new, every bolt is
 tightened properly, it's all done to your standards, right? I think we've
 all sometimes bought cars that worked fine, were shiny, and a lot of money
 spent. But after getting to know it better you find a little rust, plenty
 of
 loose bolts, wiring done by a 15 year old in a hurry, things attached with
 only half the fasteners etc. If you want your own standards, you have to
 do
 it all yourself. Even though it's not financially the best thing.

 Mikael



 -----Oprindelig meddelelse-----
 Fra: Stephen Nelson [mailto:steve at snclocks.com]
 Sendt: 9. januar 2013 19:13
 Til: detomaso at POCA.com
 Emne: Re: [DeTomaso] Parts car?

 We all know that the cost of a restoration like this will far exceed what
 one could possibly sell the finished car for - even billing ones own time
 at
 $0.10 per hour.  What is it worth - I'd say more like $1K, if even that.
 Unless one just really wants to pour a lot of money and love into it and
 is
 willing to take a pricey bath for the joy of the work.

 IMHO

 Stephen Nelson



 -----Original Message-----
 From: detomaso-bounces at poca.com [mailto:detomaso-bounces at poca.com] On
 Behalf
 Of John
 Sent: Wednesday, January 09, 2013 10:04 AM
 To: MikeLDrew at aol.com
 Cc: detomaso at POCA.com; tcabanski at tencom.com
 Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Parts car?

 Way sub 10K, More like 5K

 JP-Texas

 Sent from my iPhone

 On Jan 9, 2013, at 11:44 AM, MikeLDrew at aol.com wrote:

>
> In a message dated 1/9/13 8 20 27, tcabanski at tencom.com writes:
>
>
>> http://www.jameslist.com/cars/detomaso/pantera/de-tomaso-for-sale-596
>> 391
>>
>> Can it be restored?
>>
>> I don't think so.
>
>>>> Why not?   It looks like it's been stored outside under a cover, so
>>>> the
> body is filled with rust, making it a lot of work, but structurally it
> may

> well be okay?   In any case, it's far from impossible.   But the asking
 price
> is ridiculous.   This is a sub-$10K car.
>
> Mike
> _______________________________________________
>
> Detomaso Forum Managed by POCA
>
> DeTomaso mailing list
> DeTomaso at poca.com
> http://poca.com/mailman/listinfo/detomaso
 _______________________________________________

 Detomaso Forum Managed by POCA

 DeTomaso mailing list
 DeTomaso at poca.com
 http://poca.com/mailman/listinfo/detomaso



 _______________________________________________

 Detomaso Forum Managed by POCA

 DeTomaso mailing list
 DeTomaso at poca.com
 http://poca.com/mailman/listinfo/detomaso

_______________________________________________
Detomaso Forum Managed by POCA
DeTomaso mailing list
eTomaso at poca.com
ttp://poca.com/mailman/listinfo/detomaso