[DeTomaso] High priced Pantera for sale

[Sean Korb]

It's something I struggle a bit with.  To get a car to be drivable and safe
is a fairly minimal investment and it's very satisfying for me.  To make it
nice enough for show and sale is at least 500% of that same investment and
effort and much more if it is destined for concourse competition.  I accept
that as true, but it still baffles me.

sean


On Sat, Nov 9, 2013 at 7:59 AM, John Taphorn <jtaphorn at kingwoodcable.com>wrote:

>  True, this was a someone's vision of a perfect Pantera with no expense
> spared.  I suspect he does have at least that much $$ in it.  Just wrapping
> up the restoration of my GT5, I recognize the hours spent to accomplish
> reasonable work.  However, every element of this car looks to have perfect
> execution.  It may not be to everyone's taste or have another's dream
> Pantera elements, but there appear to be no financial or effort compromises
> in the restoration.  Very few Few Panteras are retored to this level.
>
> JT
>
>
>
> On 11/8/2013 7:40 PM, MikeLDrew at aol.com wrote:
>
>
> In a message dated 11/8/13 15 49 17, jtaphorn at kingwoodcable.com writes:
>
>
>  They didn't cut any corners putting that car together.  Lots of $$$
> traded hands with that restorer.
>
>
>
> >>>Oh yeah, for sure!
>
> This just illustrates the point that if you want a car like this, you are
> way, WAY better off buying one that's already done.  This guy has a
> buy-it-now price of $140K, and judging by the appearance of the car, he may
> well has spent that much on it.  But there's no way he's going to get
> anywhere near that much for it if he sells it--he's going to take a
> financial beating.
>
> If somebody has infinitely deep pockets, and more importantly, plans on
> keeping the resulting car forever, he can perhaps justify going to somebody
> like Don Byars and having a car built like that, to his exact
> specifications, with every bell and whistle imaginable.  Regardless of how
> much it costs him, he hasn't 'lost' anything until he tries to sell it.
>
> But for most people, if they want to have a car like that, they are way
> better off finding somebody who is in some sort of distress and feels the
> need to dispose of their blinged-out Pantera.  It enables you to buy
> something like this for a fraction of the cost to build it.  Okay, so maybe
> you would prefer a yellow car rather than red, but if it means paying
> double to build one from scratch, most people can learn to live with the
> red!
>
> Mike
>
>
>
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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
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