[DeTomaso] Values of cars

[Scott Mead Photography]

The easy answer, Ken, is that Web resolution and TV images will only give you a foundation of the research that should be done. 

With auctions (or buying from an individual or dealer), you really need to put eyes on the car - whether they be yours, another Pantera owner or an appraiser.  Whenever I run across someone who wants to purchase a Pantera, I ALWAYS recommend they contact Mike Drew. Mike’s melon is so packed with DeTomaso info and know how, I’m surprised his brain remembers to tell his heart to pump!!

At Mecum’s L.A. auction a few weeks ago, I got to look at a ‘74 that was going across the block on Saturday. The photos of the car made it look really good, but up close and personal, it was an ‘80s restoration in need of a lot of work. 

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> On Mar 7, 2018, at 2:56 PM, Ken Green via DeTomaso <detomaso at server.detomasolist.com> wrote:
> 
>    Was watching an auction (or looking at cars on ebay) and with the
>   resolution of the images, how can you ever tell the value of the cars?
>   It seems pretty clear that there is a huge difference between a car
>   that looks good from 10 feet, and one that is nearly perfect, and had a
>   lot of money spent to reach that level.  I can imagine a professional
>   appraiser taking that into account, but seems hard for the average
>   buyer.  I  think some of the other marques have developed standards?
>   Ken
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