[DeTomaso] Autoweek online Mention

[Stephen Nelson]

I would think the best thing to do is acknowledge that we might not get any
monetary benefit to all those mods we put into the cars.  And, in fact, if
we start with a highly original car, we will be far less likely to get any
monetary benefit.  But, is that why we modify the cars?  To make money?  If
so, well, then we ain't all that bright.

 

Flip side, given the surprisingly poor quality of many of the mods I have
seen on cars I looked at when finding 5332 - including 5332 - the reality is
that all too many modified cars are poorly done and really don't deserve any
premium - in fact - they deserve significant devaluation.

 

Do great work, and drive these great cars!

 

Stephen Nelson

 

 

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From: DeTomaso [mailto:detomaso-bounces at poca.com] On Behalf Of
michael at michaelshortt.com
Sent: Thursday, January 30, 2014 10:18 AM
To: detomaso at poca.com
Subject: [DeTomaso] Autoweek online Mention

 




In a story about aJan auctions, Mecum vs BJ.

 


DeTomaso Pantera


At Mecum,
<http://www.mecum.com/auctions/lot_detail.cfm?LOT_ID=FL0114-172060&entryRow=
2893> you'd have paid $49,500 to take home a 1974 example of the
increasingly desirable Pantera. At Barrett-Jackson, a 1971 car
<http://www.barrett-jackson.com/application/onlinesubmission/lotdetails.aspx
?ln=1650&aid=525> would have set you back $48,400. 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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