[DeTomaso] Fwd: 1971 DeTomaso Pantera | R320 | Monterey 2021

[Julian Kift]

That is hard to look at, but a poignant reminder to all to use end stops and wheels chocks or tie-downs whenever you have the car elevated on a four-post lift or liftgate and even makes sense when parked on an incline for any length of time.

The headlights not fully closed and open hood in the photos might lead some to believe the front is damaged beyond the obvious lower left front fender, but I'm not sure it is. Rear valance and rear fenders damage for the most part, with little inner fender impact buy the look of it. As you say potentially a great project for someone and I can't fathom why it wasn't repaired prior to sale.  listed as 'star' car still, but more importantly at 'no reserve' I will have to take a closer look when in Monterey come August!

The registry photos at Bonhams have the black bumpers, so assume taken prior to the CA owner's acquisition and Chick lists it as a FL car, so perhaps already sold on by your PCNC member.

Julian
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Subject: [DeTomaso] Fwd: 1971 DeTomaso Pantera | R320 | Monterey 2021

Guys,

Ouch. Check this out:

https://www.mecum.com/lots/CA0821-465375/1971-detomaso-pantera/

This car was purchased by a longtime PCNC ‘stealth’ member at auction a few years ago. At the time it had some mildly unfortunate modifications including blacked out bumpers (but not trim). The owner set out to return it to stock, including fitting a good stock steering wheel he sourced from me. I drove to his place and met him for the first (and only) time and installed it.  I took the pics in the registry that show it among his other cars including Mazda Cosmos. Down the row was a very nice Mangusta too.

Subsequent to that date he obviously did a lot of work to return it to stock appearance.

Later pics seem to show it in an auction setting so maybe he was trying to sell it? I imagine if that’s true that the car was damaged loading or unloading off a truck associated with that enterprise.

Sad…but it seems like a great project for anybody who can do metalwork? The underlying car was FANTASTIC, everything you would expect of an 11k mile mostly original car….

Mike
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   That is hard to look at, but a poignant reminder to all to use end
   stops and wheels chocks or tie-downs whenever you have the car elevated
   on a four-post lift or liftgate and even makes sense when parked on an
   incline for any length of time.

   The headlights not fully closed and open hood in the photos might lead
   some to believe the front is damaged beyond the obvious lower left
   front fender, but I'm not sure it is. Rear valance and rear fenders
   damage for the most part, with little inner fender impact buy the look
   of it. As you say potentially a great project for someone and I can't
   fathom why it wasn't repaired prior to sale.  listed as 'star' car
   still, but more importantly at 'no reserve' I will have to take a
   closer look when in Monterey come August!

   The registry photos at Bonhams have the black bumpers, so assume taken
   prior to the CA owner's acquisition and Chick lists it as a FL car, so
   perhaps already sold on by your PCNC member.

   Julian
     __________________________________________________________________

   From: DeTomaso <detomaso-bounces at server.detomasolist.com> on behalf of
   Mike Drew via DeTomaso <detomaso at server.detomasolist.com>
   Sent: Sunday, June 27, 2021 2:03 PM
   To: De Tomaso Forum <detomaso at server.detomasolist.com>
   Subject: [DeTomaso] Fwd: 1971 DeTomaso Pantera | R320 | Monterey 2021

   Guys,
   Ouch. Check this out:
   [1]https://www.mecum.com/lots/CA0821-465375/1971-detomaso-pantera/
   This car was purchased by a longtime PCNC `stealth' member at auction a
   few years ago. At the time it had some mildly unfortunate modifications
   including blacked out bumpers (but not trim). The owner set out to
   return it to stock, including fitting a good stock steering wheel he
   sourced from me. I drove to his place and met him for the first (and
   only) time and installed it.  I took the pics in the registry that show
   it among his other cars including Mazda Cosmos. Down the row was a very
   nice Mangusta too.
   Subsequent to that date he obviously did a lot of work to return it to
   stock appearance.
   Later pics seem to show it in an auction setting so maybe he was trying
   to sell it? I imagine if that's true that the car was damaged loading
   or unloading off a truck associated with that enterprise.
   Sad...but it seems like a great project for anybody who can do
   metalwork? The underlying car was FANTASTIC, everything you would
   expect of an 11k mile mostly original car....
   Mike
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