[DeTomaso] Review--1974 Pantera L for sale

[Larry Finch]

Mike and all,
"The right-hand rocker panel has a dent at the rear, but it's easily accessed from behind and could be straightened out very, very easily."
Not sure exactly what the dent you mentioned is, but if it is actually in the rocker there is no very, very easy access from the rear.  ;-)
The outer, middle and inner rocker construction extends all the way to the rear. 

This is a shot of the inner panel at the rear of the left-hand rocker on 2511. Note the lack of the large holes found in the middle rocker panels below the cabin.

( Denny Finn has removed both rockers on 2511 during the repair/restoration project for minor issues and found nothing but 45-year-old surface rust. )
The rust/paint issues Mike also noted would seem to indicate that bottom of A-pillars and B-pillars may require serious metal replacement once they are actually opened up for inspection. Once(If)the B-pillar rust has seriously advanced it will likely lead to rust of the inner rockers. 
Remember, Pantera's have had 45 years for that untreated, bare Italian mill-grade steel to rust from the inside out. If that rust has advanced to the point of now being visible externally, one should expect greater issues have already occurred unseen. 
Larry 




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Mike and all,
"The right-hand rocker panel has a dent at the rear, but it's easily
accessed from behind and could be straightened out very, very easily."

Not sure exactly what the dent you mentioned is, but if it is actually in the ro
cker there is no very, very easy access from the rear.  ;-)
The outer, middle and inner rocker construction extends all the way to the rear.

 image1.JPG

This is a shot of the inner panel at the rear of the left-hand rocker on 2511. N
ote the lack of the large holes found in the middle rocker panels below the cabi
n.
 image2.JPG

( Denny Finn has removed both rockers on 2511 during the repair/restoration proj
ect for minor issues and found nothing but 45-year-old surface rust. )
The rust/paint issues Mike also noted would seem to indicate that bottom of A-pi
llars and B-pillars may require serious metal replacement once they are actually
 opened up for inspection. Once(If)the B-pillar rust has seriously advanced it w
ill likely lead to rust of the inner rockers.
Remember, Pantera's have had 45 years for that untreated, bare Italian mill-grad
e steel to rust from the inside out. If that rust has advanced to the point of n
ow being visible externally, one should expect greater issues have already occur
red unseen.
Larry


   Sent from me using a magic, handheld electronic gizmo.
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