<html><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12pt"><div><span></span></div><div>I have heard that demographics explain a lot. The kids who looked at Panteras in Lincoln dealerships 40 years ago are now grown, successful, and their kids have moved out (hopefully). So now there is time to do some things they wanted to do 40 years ago, like buy a Pantera.</div><div><br></div><div>Ken<br></div> <div style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> <div style="font-family: times new roman, new york, times, serif; font-size: 12pt;"> <div dir="ltr"> <div class="hr" style="margin: 5px 0px; padding: 0px; border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: none; height: 0px; line-height: 0; font-size: 0px;" contenteditable="false" readonly="true"></div> <font face="Arial" size="2"> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">From:</span></b> "cengles@cox.net"
<cengles@cox.net><br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> algisby@hotmail.com <br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Cc:</span></b> detomaso@poca.com <br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Monday, January 6, 2014 12:24 PM<br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> Re: [DeTomaso] Skyrocketing Prices<br> </font> </div> <div class="y_msg_container"><br><div id="yiv0799291670"><div align="LEFT"><font color="#000000" face="Times" size="4"> Dear Al,</font></div><font color="#000000" face="Times" size="4"><br></font><font color="#000000" face="Times" size="4"><br></font><div align="LEFT"><font color="#000000" face="Times" size="4"> I would suggest the general sense of animosity and disbelief may be related to:</font></div><font color="#000000" face="Times" size="4"><br></font><div align="LEFT"><font
color="#000000" face="Times" size="4">1) decades of being the redheaded stepchild of the Italian sports cars</font></div><font color="#000000" face="Times" size="4"><br></font><div align="LEFT"><font color="#000000" face="Times" size="4">2) our longstanding preference of modified Panteras fulfilling the moniker of the "only Italian hot rod"</font></div><font color="#000000" face="Times" size="4"><br></font><div align="LEFT"><font color="#000000" face="Times" size="4">3) our preference that the modified and improved Panteras have more value than the stock original Panteras</font></div><font color="#000000" face="Times" size="4"><br></font><div align="LEFT"><font color="#000000" face="Times" size="4">4) a bit of sour grapes that the rising market value of Panteras is led by the stock original Panteras</font></div><font color="#000000" face="Times" size="4"><br></font><font color="#000000" face="Times" size="4"><br></font><div align="LEFT"><font
color="#000000" face="Times" size="4"> Both of my Panteras were bone stock original when I purchased them. Currently, they both look stock, but the only things remaining stock are the body and the interior (mostly). The modified Panteras are so much more fun and rewarding to actually drive that I wouldn't go back. </font></div><font color="#000000" face="Times" size="4"><br></font><font color="#000000" face="Times" size="4"><br></font><div align="LEFT"><font color="#000000" face="Times" size="4"> Philosophically yours, Chuck Engles<font face="Verdana" size="2"></font></font></div><font color="#000000" face="Verdana" size="2"><br></font><font color="#000000"
face="Verdana" size="2"><br></font><font color="#000000" face="Verdana" size="2"><br></font><font color="#000000" face="Verdana" size="2"><br></font><div align="LEFT"><font color="#000000" face="Verdana" size="2"> </font></div><font color="#000000" face="Verdana" size="2"><br></font><font color="#000000" face="Verdana" size="2"><br></font><div align="LEFT"><font color="#000000" face="Verdana" size="2">On Mon, Jan 6, 2014 at 1:15 PM, Al Gisby wrote:</font></div><font color="#000000" face="Verdana" size="2"><br></font><div align="LEFT"><font color="#000000" face="Verdana" size="2">> ...can i venture to ask...why is there a general sense of animosity [not against the emails in this link, but I have seen it regularly] against the value of our cars increasing? Surely we should all be excited about being the owners of such desirable and clearly valuable
machines. Without sounding too trite, it will put a halt to any excessive disfigurations and loose disregard of purity that has unfortunately kept the 'pantera on the chain' until now.Alp.s A happy new year to the community </font></div><div align="LEFT"><font color="#000000" face="Verdana" size="2">> </font></div><div align="LEFT"><font color="#000000" face="Verdana" size="2">> Date: Mon, 6 Jan 2014 09:44:43 -0800</font></div><div align="LEFT"><font color="#000000" face="Verdana" size="2">> From: lashdeep@yahoo.com</font></div><div align="LEFT"><font color="#000000" face="Verdana" size="2">> To: tmshinro@aol.com; detomaso@poca.com</font></div><div align="LEFT"><font color="#000000" face="Verdana" size="2">> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Skyrocketing Prices</font></div><div align="LEFT"><font color="#000000" face="Verdana" size="2">> </font></div><div align="LEFT"><font color="#000000" face="Verdana" size="2">> Surely the auction house
estimates are higher than actual sales but still.</font></div><div align="LEFT"><font color="#000000" face="Verdana" size="2">> </font></div><div align="LEFT"><font color="#000000" face="Verdana" size="2">> Their estimates are almost double what prices were this past spring/summer.</font></div><div align="LEFT"><font color="#000000" face="Verdana" size="2">> </font></div><div align="LEFT"><font color="#000000" face="Verdana" size="2">> LS</font></div><div align="LEFT"><font color="#000000" face="Verdana" size="2">> </font></div><div align="LEFT"><font color="#000000" face="Verdana" size="2">> </font></div><div align="LEFT"><font color="#000000" face="Verdana" size="2">> </font></div><div align="LEFT"><font color="#000000" face="Verdana" size="2">> </font></div><div align="LEFT"><font color="#000000" face="Verdana" size="2">> central wines-spirits est 1934</font></div><div align="LEFT"><font color="#000000"
face="Verdana" size="2">> </font></div><div align="LEFT"><font color="#000000" face="Verdana" size="2">> 625 e street nw</font></div><div align="LEFT"><font color="#000000" face="Verdana" size="2">> washington, dc 20004</font></div><div align="LEFT"><font color="#000000" face="Verdana" size="2">> centralwines.com</font></div><div align="LEFT"><font color="#000000" face="Verdana" size="2">> </font></div><div align="LEFT"><font color="#000000" face="Verdana" size="2">> facebook.com/CentralLiquors </font></div><div align="LEFT"><font color="#000000" face="Verdana" size="2">> </font></div><div align="LEFT"><font color="#000000" face="Verdana" size="2">> 202-737-2800</font></div><div align="LEFT"><font color="#000000" face="Verdana" size="2">> </font></div><div align="LEFT"><font color="#000000" face="Verdana" size="2">> </font></div><div align="LEFT"><font color="#000000" face="Verdana"
size="2">> From: Tom Shinrock <tmshinro@aol.com></font></div><div align="LEFT"><font color="#000000" face="Verdana" size="2">> To: detomaso@poca.com </font></div><div align="LEFT"><font color="#000000" face="Verdana" size="2">> Sent: Monday, January 6, 2014 10:41 AM</font></div><div align="LEFT"><font color="#000000" face="Verdana" size="2">> Subject: [DeTomaso] Skyrocketing Prices</font></div><div align="LEFT"><font color="#000000" face="Verdana" size="2">> </font></div><div align="LEFT"><font color="#000000" face="Verdana" size="2">> </font></div><div align="LEFT"><font color="#000000" face="Verdana" size="2">> </font></div><div align="LEFT"><font color="#000000" face="Verdana" size="2">> </font></div><div align="LEFT"><font color="#000000" face="Verdana" size="2">> </font></div><div align="LEFT"><font color="#000000" face="Verdana"
size="2">> </font></div><div align="LEFT"><font color="#000000" face="Verdana" size="2">> </font></div><div align="LEFT"><font color="#000000" face="Verdana" size="2">> There's been quite a discussion on the appreciating values of Panteras last year. Taking it a step further, I'm sure listers are seeing high prices of NOS parts being sold by bk*@aol.com on eBay. </font></div><div align="LEFT"><font color="#000000" face="Verdana" size="2">> </font></div><div align="LEFT"><font color="#000000" face="Verdana" size="2">> </font></div><div align="LEFT"><font color="#000000" face="Verdana" size="2">> </font></div><div align="LEFT"><font color="#000000" face="Verdana" size="2">> Maybe I'm the one with my head in the sand but $25 for dome light bulbs, $350 for stock door mirrors (which most people replace for better looking mirrors anyway), $1000 for two never been mounted Arriva tires, $100 for mounting brackets for stock fan
motors (anybody using these other than me?) seems way high. I'm guessing these parts would have appeal to those wanting a totally stock car (which the market seems to favor). Maybe its the Ford boxes that the parts come in that makes them worth the money.</font></div><div align="LEFT"><font color="#000000" face="Verdana" size="2">> </font></div><div align="LEFT"><font color="#000000" face="Verdana" size="2">> </font></div><div align="LEFT"><font color="#000000" face="Verdana" size="2">> </font></div><div align="LEFT"><font color="#000000" face="Verdana" size="2">> Seeing these auctions made me think the the value of Mike Drew's spare bedroom (otherwise known as his Detomaso warehouse) has gone through the roof. Better increase your insurance rider Mike.</font></div><div align="LEFT"><font color="#000000" face="Verdana" size="2">> </font></div><div align="LEFT"><font color="#000000" face="Verdana" size="2">>
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