[DeTomaso] Monterey auction results

[Mark Charlton]

That particular car was a 3000 mile “time warp” car. Very little done or modified since new, and the seller rightly wanted/expected top dollar for what must certainly be the lowest-mileage GTS anywhere. Plus it’s in what I consider to be one of the nicest colors for a GTS.

Whether all Panteras have taken a giant leap, I can’t say, but I do see them creeping ever higher.

Mark Charlton
pantera01826 at rogers.com



On Aug 19, 2014, at 12:20 AM, Mike Scardina via DeTomaso <detomaso at poca.com> wrote:

>   Did anyone here attend the Mecum auction in Monterey and see the 1974
>   GTS Pantera in person?  It was described as follows:
>   "To this day it remains virtually untouched and beautifully preserved,
>   including the original tools, space-saver spare and inflation canister.
>   As one of the best of its kind in the world it has enormous value as a
>   reference car for restorations and would be a premium addition to any
>   collection of world-class sports cars."
>   From the photos it clearly had replacement mirrors and the black hood
>   and deck lid appeared to be gloss black instead of the proper charcoal
>   metal flake.... hardly a proper reference car for restorations.
>   The auction estimate was $150.000 - $175,000, but the $120,000 bid
>   seemed to me to be all the money. Yet, I'm happy to see the Pantera
>   holding its own.  Have our cars recently taken a giant leap in value or
>   was this just an auction aberration?
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