[DeTomaso] Values of cars

Ken Green kenn_green at yahoo.com
Thu Mar 8 13:19:58 EST 2018


I recognize that the Vettes that sell for big bucks, like $300K+ are special, like a 67 L88, and the buyer is looing for a "collectable".  But the restomod Vettes were also bringing $100K+ prices.
I think Panteras are undervalued because of rust issues etc.  I don't think buyers care that much about modifications that clearly make the car better, but do care about uncertainty.  There seem to be a lot of people willing to drop over $100K for cool car, but they don't want problems.
Ken

      From: Mike Drew via DeTomaso <detomaso at server.detomasolist.com>
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  Ken,

  To put it mildly, you're dreaming!

  You are comparing apples to oranges. Corvette restorers RESTORE
  Corvettes. Pantera shops call what they do `restoration' but I can
  think of fewer than a handful of Panteras that have ever been PROPERLY
  restored in the traditional sense. Pantera shops instead choose to
  modify cars and call it restoration, which is totally ridiculous.

  I'm not saying it's a bad thing to modify a Pantera, but it's laughable
  to then claim that you have restored it.

  I visited Jim Demick in New Mexico yesterday. In his den (on the second
  floor of the beautiful home he built himself with his own two hands) is
  a fully restored, perfectly detailed 1971 Pantera engine, with every
  original detail--every tag, stamp, hose, wire etc being completely
  original, and restored to Pebble Beach standards. It would be nice if
  there was that level of respect for at least some of our cars, but
  unlike the Corvette gang, few seem to have it.

  To be fair, we had just been ripping around at 130 mph in his 1971
  Pantera that has a 600 hp 408 stroker. And undoubtedly that is way more
  fun than creeping around slowly in a bone stock Pantera with one eye on
  the water temp gauge all the time.

  We then went for a drive in his bone stock, 100% numbers matching
  concours `65 Corvette coupe.  We drove slowly on side roads to avoid
  the freeway. That was a lot of fun too, in a different way.

  Apples and oranges....

  image1.jpeg

  image2.jpeg

  Mike
  Sent from my iPad
  On Mar 8, 2018, at 10:55, Ken Green <[1]kenn_green at yahoo.com> wrote:

  Has anyone proposed establishing a rating system for Panteras, and have
  a certification process for appraisers?  I was watching the crazy high
  prices of Corvettes at one of the auctions.  It seems like the Vette
  folks have a very organized rating system, and once a car has been
  rated, a buyer knows what they are getting.  I don't expect to see
  typical Panteras selling for $300K, but when the owner spends $100K +
  on a high quality restoration, it seems like they never recover the
  investment.  That also hurts the shops because people are less will to
  spend $s on their cars when it doesn't increase the value very much.
  If the vendors and POCA got together and created something, I think it
  would have a big benefit.
  Ken
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  Sent: Wednesday, March 7, 2018 8:12 PM
  Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Values of cars
  You can narrow down results with a check box on the left side
  for 'completed items' or 'sold items', the former will include sold
  listings and what non-sold cars were bid to, the distinction is
  those sold have the price in bold green. The caveat with eBay is that
  there are no penalties for winning and not following through with the
  purchase, so you'll often see the same car sold a number of times
  at different prices as yahoo's bid on anything for the shear fun of it.
  Julian
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  Sent: Wednesday, March 7, 2018 6:48 PM
  To: [10]gt40 at sbcglobal.net
  Cc: Ken Green; Detomaso Email List
  Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Values of cars

  John,
  If the car sells on eBay the final sale price will be shown. I think
  the auction disappears after 90 days.
  Mike
  Sent from my iPad
  > On Mar 7, 2018, at 19:43, <[11]gt40 at sbcglobal.net>
  <[12]gt40 at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
  >
  > Re: Ebay, I see many P's for sale there, but is there are way to see
  what they actually sold for? Or are my techie skills so low that I'm
  missing how to find that info out? (highly likely!)
  > Any help would be appreciated.
  >
  > John
  >
  >
  > -----Original Message----- From: Ken Green via DeTomaso
  > Sent: Wednesday, March 7, 2018 12:56 PM
  > To: Detomaso Email List
  > Subject: [DeTomaso] Values of cars
  >
  > 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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   I recognize that the Vettes that sell for big bucks, like $300K+ are
   special, like a 67 L88, and the buyer is looing for a "collectable".
   But the restomod Vettes were also bringing $100K+ prices.
   I think Panteras are undervalued because of rust issues etc.  I don't
   think buyers care that much about modifications that clearly make the
   car better, but do care about uncertainty.  There seem to be a lot of
   people willing to drop over $100K for cool car, but they don't want
   problems.
   Ken
     __________________________________________________________________

   From: Mike Drew via DeTomaso <detomaso at server.detomasolist.com>
   To: Ken Green <kenn_green at yahoo.com>
   Cc: Detomaso Email List <detomaso at detomasolist.com>
   Sent: Thursday, March 8, 2018 9:57 AM
   Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Values of cars
     Ken,
     To put it mildly, you're dreaming!
     You are comparing apples to oranges. Corvette restorers RESTORE
     Corvettes. Pantera shops call what they do `restoration' but I can
     think of fewer than a handful of Panteras that have ever been
   PROPERLY
     restored in the traditional sense. Pantera shops instead choose to
     modify cars and call it restoration, which is totally ridiculous.
     I'm not saying it's a bad thing to modify a Pantera, but it's
   laughable
     to then claim that you have restored it.
     I visited Jim Demick in New Mexico yesterday. In his den (on the
   second
     floor of the beautiful home he built himself with his own two hands)
   is
     a fully restored, perfectly detailed 1971 Pantera engine, with every
     original detail--every tag, stamp, hose, wire etc being completely
     original, and restored to Pebble Beach standards. It would be nice if
     there was that level of respect for at least some of our cars, but
     unlike the Corvette gang, few seem to have it.
     To be fair, we had just been ripping around at 130 mph in his 1971
     Pantera that has a 600 hp 408 stroker. And undoubtedly that is way
   more
     fun than creeping around slowly in a bone stock Pantera with one eye
   on
     the water temp gauge all the time.
     We then went for a drive in his bone stock, 100% numbers matching
     concours `65 Corvette coupe.  We drove slowly on side roads to avoid
     the freeway. That was a lot of fun too, in a different way.
     Apples and oranges....
     image1.jpeg
     image2.jpeg
     Mike
     Sent from my iPad
     On Mar 8, 2018, at 10:55, Ken Green <[1][1]kenn_green at yahoo.com>
   wrote:
     Has anyone proposed establishing a rating system for Panteras, and
   have
     a certification process for appraisers?  I was watching the crazy
   high
     prices of Corvettes at one of the auctions.  It seems like the Vette
     folks have a very organized rating system, and once a car has been
     rated, a buyer knows what they are getting.  I don't expect to see
     typical Panteras selling for $300K, but when the owner spends $100K +
     on a high quality restoration, it seems like they never recover the
     investment.  That also hurts the shops because people are less will
   to
     spend $s on their cars when it doesn't increase the value very much.
     If the vendors and POCA got together and created something, I think
   it
     would have a big benefit.
     Ken
       __________________________________________________________________
     From: Julian Kift <[2][2]julian_kift at hotmail.com>
     To: "[3][3]gt40 at sbcglobal.net" <[4][4]gt40 at sbcglobal.net>; Mike Drew
     <[5][5]MikeLDrew at aol.com>
     Cc: Ken Green <[6][6]kenn_green at yahoo.com>; Detomaso Email List
     <[7][7]detomaso at detomasolist.com>
     Sent: Wednesday, March 7, 2018 8:12 PM
     Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Values of cars
     You can narrow down results with a check box on the left side
     for 'completed items' or 'sold items', the former will include sold
     listings and what non-sold cars were bid to, the distinction is
     those sold have the price in bold green. The caveat with eBay is that
     there are no penalties for winning and not following through with the
     purchase, so you'll often see the same car sold a number of times
     at different prices as yahoo's bid on anything for the shear fun of
   it.
     Julian
       __________________________________________________________________
     From: DeTomaso <[8][8]detomaso-bounces at server.detomasolist.com> on
   behalf
     of Mike Drew via DeTomaso <[9][9]detomaso at server.detomasolist.com>
     Sent: Wednesday, March 7, 2018 6:48 PM
     To: [10][10]gt40 at sbcglobal.net
     Cc: Ken Green; Detomaso Email List
     Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Values of cars
     John,
     If the car sells on eBay the final sale price will be shown. I think
     the auction disappears after 90 days.
     Mike
     Sent from my iPad
     > On Mar 7, 2018, at 19:43, <[11][11]gt40 at sbcglobal.net>
     <[12][12]gt40 at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
     >
     > Re: Ebay, I see many P's for sale there, but is there are way to
   see
     what they actually sold for? Or are my techie skills so low that I'm
     missing how to find that info out? (highly likely!)
     > Any help would be appreciated.
     >
     > John
     >
     >
     > -----Original Message----- From: Ken Green via DeTomaso
     > Sent: Wednesday, March 7, 2018 12:56 PM
     > To: Detomaso Email List
     > Subject: [DeTomaso] Values of cars
     >
     > 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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