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[michael at michaelshortt.com]

In a story about aJan auctions, Mecum vs BJ.

DeTomaso Pantera

At Mecum, you'd have paid
$49,500<http://www.mecum.com/auctions/lot_detail.cfm?LOT_ID=FL0114-172060&entryRow=2893>
to
take home a 1974 example of the increasingly desirable Pantera. At
Barrett-Jackson, a 1971 car would have set you back
$48,400<http://www.barrett-jackson.com/application/onlinesubmission/lotdetails.aspx?ln=1650&aid=525>.
The difference is originality -- the early B-J car is tuned, to put it
mildly, with flashy five-spokes and a nitrous-oxide system. Depending on
your perspective, this is either a huge improvement or an unacceptable
desecration. Compare that to the "highly original" Mecum car.

*Winner:* We'd vote for the unmolested car at Mecum, but that's personal
preference at play. This one's inconclusive.


Michael Shortt
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