[DeTomaso] Difference in 'stock' and returned to stock?

[Mike Drew]

Chuck,

It doesn't matter to me. But I know for a fact it matters a lot to people who value originality above everything else. That is a tiny minority among Pantera buyers though. 

Mike

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On Oct 15, 2014, at 15:49, The DeTomaso Registry Guy <detomasoregistry at gmail.com> wrote:

> 
>   With the demand for original Panteras leading the value up, consider a
>   car `returned' to original.
> 
>   I'm having a chat with a newbie to the registry regarding an original
>   Pantera.
> 
> 
>   I see that there might be a perceived difference in value between a
>   Pantera that is stock (from new)
> 
>   and one that has been `returned' to stock.
> 
> 
>   If a Pantera has been returned to stock condition does that make it
>   worth less (or more) that a Pantera
> 
>   that has always been like it was when new?
> 
> 
>   Take a simplified example, a Pantera that has been well enjoyed.  The
>   wheels were changed sometime,
> 
>   along with seats, and some other minor things.  Then the car is sold,
>   and the new owner repaints the engine,
> 
>   cleans up a bunch of stuff, finds some stock seats, and installs a set
>   of Campy wheels (say even with Arriva tires).
> 
> 
>   So now the car looks much closer to stock (or back to visibly
>   all-stock).
> 
> 
>   Just for an example... Say an original Pantera is worth $50,000.  What
>   is a returned-to-stock Pantera worth?
> 
> 
>   (Keep all other things the same for the sake of this comparison.  Same
>   mileage, same condition)
> 
> 
>   Does it really matter if it has been `returned'?
> 
> 
>   Thoughts?
> 
> 
>   Chuck
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