<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=windows-1252"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;"><div><br></div>Damn! Thanks, Chuck!<div>I forgot to put that back after I ‘refurbished’ the website.</div><div><br></div><div>:-)</div><div><br></div><div>I will get that animation back real soon now!</div><div><br><div><div>On Feb 7, 2014, at 20:05, Charles Engles <<a href="mailto:cengles@cox.net">cengles@cox.net</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><div lang="EN-US" link="blue" vlink="purple" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;"><div class="WordSection1" style="page: WordSection1;"><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">Dear Kirby,<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);"> </span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);"> </span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);"> A very interesting anecdote. Now, I understand why you have had that vulgar animation on your website involving the Ferrari logo---it is entirely appropriate!<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);"> </span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);"> </span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);"> Warmest regards, Chuck Engles<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);"> </span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);"> </span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);"> </span></div><div><div style="border-style: solid none none; border-top-color: rgb(181, 196, 223); border-top-width: 1pt; padding: 3pt 0in 0in;"><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;">From:</span></b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Kirby Schrader [<a href="mailto:kirby.schrader@gmail.com" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;">mailto:kirby.schrader@gmail.com</a>]<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br><b>Sent:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Friday, February 07, 2014 6:26 PM<br><b>To:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>John Taphorn<br><b>Cc:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Charles Engles; LS;<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:detomaso@poca.com" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;">detomaso@poca.com</a><br><b>Subject:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Re: [DeTomaso] Autoweek online Mention<o:p></o:p></span></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><o:p> </o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">Very well said, John. I agree.<o:p></o:p></div><div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><o:p> </o:p></div></div><div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">I remember well the last time I was at Pocono and was right on the tail of a 360. I just couldn’t pass him.<o:p></o:p></div></div><div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">I'd be right on him going down the back straight coming up behind him and when I pulled out to pass…. nothing.<o:p></o:p></div></div><div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">I’d just sit there next to him.<o:p></o:p></div></div><div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">Not enough ponies… so, I just stuck with him the rest of the session.<o:p></o:p></div></div><div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><o:p> </o:p></div></div><div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">Once in the pits, three ‘Ferrari guys’ came up to me and said I shouldn’t be on the track. <o:p></o:p></div></div><div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">Didn’t deserve to be on the track. I was dangerous.<o:p></o:p></div></div><div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">I asked them why and the reply was that my car was too old and it didn’t have ground effects or good handling.<o:p></o:p></div></div><div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><o:p> </o:p></div></div><div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">Hmmm… I didn’t have any problem with handling… I just didn’t have the HP.<o:p></o:p></div></div><div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><o:p> </o:p></div></div><div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">Oh, well….<o:p></o:p></div></div><div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><o:p> </o:p></div></div><div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">Kirby<o:p></o:p></div></div><div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><o:p> </o:p></div></div><div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><o:p> </o:p></div><div><div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">On Feb 7, 2014, at 18:14, John Taphorn <<a href="mailto:jtaphorn@kingwoodcable.com" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;">jtaphorn@kingwoodcable.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></div></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br><br><o:p></o:p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 12pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">My perspective on modified Panteras is as such.<br><br>In the 80s and 90s, one could mildly modify a Pantera and be among the fastest production cars on the street or on at the track. It was a sports car whose performance could rival or exceed almost any other production sports car regardless of cost. We could humiliate more expensive Ferraris, Lambos and Vettes at the track. How could one not give into temptation. I took pleasure believing that I had a higher performance car for a fraction of the cost and the pride knowing I contributed to making it possible. I believe that all who actually used their cars, modified them to enjoy a fuller capability. As I have gotten older with my racing experiences behind me, I can see how older owners may not have been as performance motivated and more financially so. It always seemed to me the stock advocates were always motivated by a sense of value appreciation rather than driving enjoyment. Nothing wrong with that, til it becomes evangelical in their persuasion of others.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br><br>Sometime in the 2000s, new production car horsepower and handling began to improve demonstrably. It takes a lot more effort and a very good driver to make a Pantera competitive with modern sports cars. IMHO, they simply do not handle as well as modern production sportscars. Thus, many give up trying.<br><br>As a result, new comers to the Pantera arena wonder why people did not leave them stock and appreciate them for what they were. My response is that "You had to be there."<br><br>JT<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br><br><o:p></o:p></p><div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">On 2/7/2014 8:11 AM,<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:cengles@cox.net" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;">cengles@cox.net</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>wrote:<o:p></o:p></div></div><blockquote style="margin-top: 5pt; margin-bottom: 5pt;"><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: Times, serif;">Dear Lashdeep,</span><o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: Times, serif;"><br><br></span><o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: Times, serif;"> Your points are well taken. I would point out that the passion and enthusiasm of the this group for Panteras and modifications thereof, are related to the belated market appreciation of stock original Panteras. We have modified and maintained them and kept them driveable and usable. As Charlie McCall says, "raising Pantera awareness."</span><o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><o:p> </o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: Times, serif;"> I own two Panteras. Both were bone stock when I bought them in twenty five years ago. Each modification was a definite incremental improvement in the car's performance. I wouldn't go back.</span><o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><o:p> </o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: Times, serif;"> On the other hand, a good friend, who owns two Diablos, finally succumbed to my influence and bought a Pantera. As he says, " I have all the horsepower I want. I want a low mileage stock Pantera." He bought a Pantera that was ever so slightly misrepresented as a low mileage stock Pantera. He has proceeded to spend the last several months correcting things and restoring it back to stock original. </span><o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: Times, serif;"><br><br></span><o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: Times, serif;"> So, for whatever reason, it does seem to be the "Second Coming of Panteras". They are wonderful cars.</span><o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: Times, serif;"><br><br></span><o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: Times, serif;"> Warmest regards, Chuck Engles</span><o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br><br><br><br></span><o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">On Thu, Feb 6, 2014 at 8:28 PM, LS wrote:</span><o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><o:p> </o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We all have our ways of enjoying our cars and are entitled to do whatever we please obviously.</span><o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><o:p> </o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">There is a quantitative way to measure the world's perception of our beloved Detomaso cars...sales prices.</span><o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><o:p> </o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Many of you equate the fixation or study of sales prices with cold greed, sterile investment, or outright snobbery.</span><o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><o:p> </o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It is, in actuality, the easiest way to determine what the world (including us) thinks of Detomaso.</span><o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><o:p> </o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">A simple observation here is that cosmetically stock cars are bringing strong money. It appears that even the slightest cosmetic modification detracts in some way from the sales prices.</span><o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><o:p> </o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Even a simple change detracts from this ultimate fact and will potentially devalue the cars.</span><o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><o:p> </o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I have no problem with modifications but we still need to realize that we all have started with one of the most perfectly styled exotics (including the original wheels) ever created.</span><o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; 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font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><o:p> </o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">From:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Stephen Nelson<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:steve@snclocks.com" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;"><steve@snclocks.com></a></span><o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">To:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><a href="mailto:detomaso@poca.com" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;">detomaso@poca.com</a></span><o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Sent:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Thursday, January 30, 2014 1:47 PM</span><o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Subject:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Re: [DeTomaso] Autoweek online Mention</span><o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><o:p> </o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">I would think the best thing to do is acknowledge that we might not get any monetary benefit to all those mods we put into the cars. And, in fact, if we start with a highly original car, we will be far less likely to get any monetary benefit. But, is that why we modify the cars? To make money? If so, well, then we ain’t all that bright.</span><o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Flip side, given the surprisingly poor quality of many of the mods I have seen on cars I looked at when finding 5332 – including 5332 – the reality is that all too many modified cars are poorly done and really don’t deserve any premium – in fact – they deserve significant devaluation.</span><o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Do great work, and drive these great cars!</span><o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Stephen Nelson</span><o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">___________________________________</span><o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><o:p> </o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;">From:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;">DeTomaso [<a href="mailto:detomaso-bounces@poca.com" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;">mailto:detomaso-bounces@poca.com</a>]<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>On Behalf Of<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b><a href="mailto:michael@michaelshortt.com" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;">michael@michaelshortt.com</a></span><o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;">Sent:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;">Thursday, January 30, 2014 10:18 AM</span><o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;">To:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;"><a href="mailto:detomaso@poca.com" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;">detomaso@poca.com</a></span><o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;">Subject:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;">[DeTomaso] Autoweek online Mention</span><o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"> <o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span><br><br></span><o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">In a story about aJan auctions, Mecum vs BJ.<o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"> <o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">DeTomaso Pantera<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></b><span style="font-size: 7.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">At Mecum, <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);"><a href="http://www.mecum.com/auctions/lot_detail.cfm?LOT_ID=FL0114-172060&entryRow=2893" target="_blank" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;">you'd have paid $49,500</a></span> to take home a 1974 example of the increasingly desirable Pantera. At Barrett-Jackson, a 1971 car <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);"><a href="http://www.barrett-jackson.com/application/onlinesubmission/lotdetails.aspx?ln=1650&aid=525" target="_blank" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;">would have set you back $48,400</a></span>. The difference is originality -- the early B-J car is tuned, to put it mildly, with flashy five-spokes and a nitrous-oxide system. Depending on your perspective, this is either a huge improvement or an unacceptable desecration. Compare that to the “highly original” Mecum car.</span><o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b><span style="font-size: 7.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Winner:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></b><span style="font-size: 7.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> We'd vote for the unmolested car at Mecum, but that's personal preference at play. 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