[DeTomaso] GT5-S Conversion

[Sean Korb]

I'm struggling with this myself, but for a different car.  My '68
Mustang is much sought after because it is popular to do a Shelby
GT500 conversion.  The conversion raises the value of the car
significantly if it is done correctly (a $25k car is then worth $40k+)
and if you need to reshoot the paint anyway it seems academic.  I'm
still on the fence about it.

But there were hundreds of thousands of Mustangs and the conversion is
still uncommon.  The Pantera is already a supercar and making it a
superduper car has some merits appealing to your *own* tastes and
happiness.  I don't think it will decrease the value of the car, it
just won't increase it very much.  On the other hand, when reselling
it may very well appeal to the right buyer.

Do it for what makes you feel best about the car.  I think just
driving it does that for me :)

sean

On Sun, Mar 3, 2013 at 10:54 PM, Pantdino <pantdino at aol.com> wrote:
>
> I agree. IF Panteras ever come to be appreciated for what great cars they are by the "collector" crowd, anything you do to it that changes its appearance from stock will make it worth LESS.
>
> Financially you're better off looking for a real GT5S.
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Julian Kift <julian_kift at hotmail.com>
> To: coreyjprice <coreyjprice at gmail.com>; detomaso <detomaso at poca.com>
> Sent: Sun, Mar 3, 2013 9:52 am
> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] GT5-S Conversion
>
>
> Making the first cut is the hardest, I cut my 74 for a Group 4 conversion, just
> measure and remeasure, plus have wheels on the car so everything sits correctly
> when aligning new panels.
>
> Yes your car may be a better candidate, but that doesn't mean it is going to be
> that much less expensive I'd estimate $15k for the panel work and assuming you
> are repainting anyway and not figuring the cost of the paint job in with the
> conversion. Personally I wouldn't 't buy a conversion unless it was fully
> executed as GT5S i.e. full later interior and original Campi wheels and they'll
> set you back around another $15K. Then you've got a great deal of the way to the
> cost of a GT5S in it and still have a '71 conversion.
>
> Julian
>
>> From: coreyjprice at gmail.com
>> Date: Sun, 3 Mar 2013 10:38:43 -0700
>> To: detomaso at poca.com
>> Subject: [DeTomaso] GT5-S Conversion
>>
>> If I were to consider the conversion of my narrow body car to the wide-body
> GT5-S, would the expense raise the value of the car by a similar amount?  I have
> a few rough estimates from some vendors.
>>
>> I've been talking to Dennis Q. about it, and he agrees that my car would be a
> great candidate and not as expensive to do as compared to others.  My car is a
> '71, in primer, has original campy wheels and no tires, rebuilt suspension, most
> parts, etc.  Wheels can be purchased for whatever I do, so no extra cost there.
> I have a few significant front end bodywork issues, but not rust-related.  Most
> of the issues are from previous repair attempts.  The car is rust-free as far as
> I can tell.  The conversion would remedy the current issues that I will have to
> fix anyway.  However, the rear quarters are in perfect shape so it would involve
> cutting some good sheet metal.  A friend of mine who converted his car to a
> flared car said he thought about it for 5 seconds and and then got out the saw.
> Another friend is converting his '72 to a GTS said he chose his car given that
> he couldn't stomach cutting up a car with a good body.
>>
>> Thoughts?
>>
>> Corey Price
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Sean Korb spkorb at spkorb.org http://www.spkorb.org
'65,'68 Mustangs,'68 Cougar,'78 R100/7,'60 Metro,'59 A35,'71 Pantera #1382
"The more you drive, the less intelligent you get" --Miller
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