[DeTomaso] Mecum Kissimmee

[Mark Charlton]

>   Nice!  Definitely one to watch, indeed.

Agreed.

>  Wish my car had one of those cool cup holders to the right of the
>   engine screen.  It'd be nice to have a hot cup of coffee nearby when
>   doing carb work, eliminating the need to repeatedly clamber out of and
>   back into the engine bay.
It’s a handy way to check the coolant overflow tank as well.

>   Spare fan belts?  Did some new Panteras actually come with those?
>   Otherwise, the value of a pair of 40yo belts would seem to be minimal.
My ’71 did. And, yeah, I sure wouldn’t trust them but no lost points at a concourse!

Mark Charlton
pantera01826 at rogers.com



> On Jan 13, 2017, at 3:56 PM, audionut at hushmail.com wrote:
> 
>   Nice!  Definitely one to watch, indeed.
> 
> 
> 
>   Wish my car had one of those cool cup holders to the right of the
>   engine screen.  It'd be nice to have a hot cup of coffee nearby when
>   doing carb work, eliminating the need to repeatedly clamber out of and
>   back into the engine bay.
> 
> 
> 
>   Spare fan belts?  Did some new Panteras actually come with those?
>   Otherwise, the value of a pair of 40yo belts would seem to be minimal.
>   Sent using Hushmail
>   On January 13, 2017 at 10:36 AM, "Mark Charlton"
>   <pantera01826 at rogers.com> wrote:
> 
>     If that yellow car sold for $64K, Iad say that is very strong money.
>     It was highly modified wth some unusual apersonala touches that I
>     would have expected to hurt the value quite a bit more a as some are
>     not easy reversible. Have a look at the way the fender front edges
>     meet the front hood. The interior is modified, but not that well if
>     you look at the door panels and the bumps and bagging in the leather
>     elsewhere. No shoulder belts? A broom holding up the rear decklida|
>     there is a lot to question on this car, IMHO. I think the seller
>     should be pleased.
>     As far as I can tell, only one Pantera (of the 4 listed) at Mecum
>     will provide any real indication of the state of the Pantera market,
>     and it is this one:
>     [1]https://www.mecum.com/lots/FL0117-269860/1974-detomaso-pantera/
>     <[2]https://www.mecum.com/lots/FL0117-269860/1974-detomaso-pantera/>
>     ;
>     Mark Charlton
>     pantera01826 at rogers.com
>> On Jan 13, 2017, at 9:53 AM, Tom Cabanski <tcabanski at tencom.com>
>     wrote:
>> 
>> The yellow one which looked very nice just went yesterday for only
>> $64,000.
>> 
>> Downward trend or the usual low prices that you see at these
>     auctions?
>> 
>> Tom
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