[DeTomaso] GT5-S Conversion

Will Kooiman will.kooiman at gmail.com
Mon Mar 4 11:03:47 EST 2013


Converting a 67-68 Mustang to GT500 specs is much more than $15K, though.

I say do what you want, and damn the values.

--
Will





On 3/4/13 8:21 AM, "Sean Korb" <spkorb at gmail.com> wrote:

>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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