Pantera in NJ, $15k - NMNA

Can't say I know much about these things, based solely on the asking price of the other two I found searching Facebook marketplace this seems reasonably priced.

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/4064585713583046/

That has to be a scam - I would be all over that

Agreed that's got to be a scam - good ones sell for close to 10x that.

Edit: Here's the link to when the vehicle sold at a dealership: https://www.suggmotorcar.com/details/used-1972-de-tomaso-pantera/64039844

My dream car right there. I almost bought a basketcase ten years ago for 15k. I wish I did.

I looked at one for sale around 97-98 that was ~$25k, and one of the cheaper ones I'd seen back then. There's no way I could have afforded it, nor did I even have a garage to park it in. I'm sure it was probably a basket case too, if I'd known what to look for. 

It's a scam. Real seller is in Nevada, not NJ. Just right click on the image and select "Search Google for image". The real ad will show up. 90% of the  ads I get excited about end up as scams, so before you go to call or look regarding any car, do the Google photo search first. Typical Pantera price range is 50-150K, depending on year and condition. Even the nice looking ones often have hidden or poorly repaired rust, so buyer beware.

I bought a t18 Jeep transmission from a guy who owned a real one.  So amazing to check it out. A truly unique car. 

I turned down a straight up trade for a restored pre-L in exchange for my original 1957 Corvette in 2003. Big mistake on my part. Values have gone in opposite directions since then.

They always looked Countach to me and they even predated the “revolutionary” Countach design. To be fair, it’s more like the Countach morphed into a Pantera as the iterations went on and they added more ground effects and whatnot, but still, it’s amazing to think that THESE were sold in Mercury dealerships (if my internet legend memory serves me correctly)

In reply to P3PPY :

Indeed they were sold at the Lincoln-Mercury dealer. My shop was across the street from the dealer in Montclair, NJ. They sold a lot of them. They also kept one mechanic busy full time with warrantee work for the entire time they sold them. His name was Lou. He'd come across the street to lunch with us and commiserate!

In reply to TurnerX19 :

How about them apples! What in particular went wrong with them? The engine was a standard Ford setup, right?

Wasn't there a DeTomaso displayed in the MoMa at one time?

And seeing it was a scam why not an off topic pic?

P3PPY said:

In reply to TurnerX19 :

How about them apples! What in particular went wrong with them? The engine was a standard Ford setup, right?

IIRC, they were prone to overheating issues.  And they were otherwise, still Italian cars. 

In reply to P3PPY :

The one I remember most was the heater core failures. Lou was a fairly large fellow, and he was a tight squeeze under the dash!

In reply to nutherjrfan :

DeTomaso Valelunga displayed at MOMA in 1966. From the first roll of 35mm film I shot.

I was always under the impression that these cars handled awful.  And had other issues to go with it.  But no one should deny that they look downright badass.

I'm sure Gas Monkey probably added an uptick in prices when Richard talked about his love for them a few years ago when I last had cable.

The chassis / unibody on them rusts all to hell because it traps water everywhere.

They're gorgeous cars but the restoration / repair costs will bury you.

79rex said:

I was always under the impression that these cars handled awful.  And had other issues to go with it.  But no one should deny that they look downright badass.

The club has built a kit that solves those issues- it's all bolt-in, but its a lot of bracing. Good news is tho, the Pantera's were so utilitarian underneath most everything is still in production, even the transaxle.

I almost bought one several years ago,  but the deal fell through. Still bummed about that one.

iansane (Forum Supporter) said:

My dream car right there. I almost bought a basketcase ten years ago for 15k. I wish I did.

I bought one out of a junkyard in New York off of eBay in 2001 for 1500 iirc. Kept it a year never touched it and sold it for $5500 I think. I've always wondered what happened to it, would have cost a fortune to make it right it was SOOOO bad.

Old thread but in case anyone missed this in hotlinked pics thread...