Finding a mechanic who knows anything about Panteras is hard? Totally true.

ZF gearbox...cheap. One doesn’t hear those two words in the same sentence very often. I mean, unless the sentence is something like “my ZF was clunky into second gear and it cost $4,500 to pull, ship, replace second gear, service and reinstall...that ain’t cheap.”

The problem isn’t that a 40-year old Pantera costs more to “maintain” so much as there are always a list of things that need to be outright replaced.

No joke. Something is always breaking on an old Pantera.

I would take the Pantera. I have spent a lot of time in the F355 and they are wonderful, but a completely different experience than a Pantera. Or maybe I feel like the F355 isn't classic enough yet?

No way of knowing if this car is worth the price without an inspection.

Agree! 47 year old graphic designer here. I assume I not hireable at this point. Luckily, I own a design firm (21 years, holy cow) but it shrank down to pretty much just me when my town imploded during the recession. I have more work than I can handle, but I believe much of it is thanks to technology.

Agreed! I am in my 40s and show up around 9:00 which gives me an hour to walk around a bit and see if there is anything new. I show up earlier for Espresso & Exotics because that is more my crowd and it only happens once a month.

Now when someone asks “how much do you have into that thing” we can honestly say we have no idea. And fewer people will think we are dumb.

Funny thing is, everyone thinks they have class. Just like everyone thinks they have above average intelligence and thinks they are funny. Right? Like the Dunning-Kruger effect.

I think we have stewardship over these old beasts and our job is to leave them better than we found them. keeping track of the money can only lead to regret. Heh.

I think the lot fills with slammed Hondas and Subarus with Plastidipped wheels because the kids have the excitement to get up before sunup and drive to a parking lot.

Thankfully, nobody sits by their car here in Vegas. It is nice to look at cars without being yammered at. I park my car and hope I can walk away without anyone catching me.

I plan on going eventually. I work from home so an $80,000 car makes no sense.

I would like to subscribe to your rebuild newsletter, sir! That looks like a great project.

Really? If I still owned a Porsche (for example) and wanted another one I would sure as hell go to the dealership. Hell, I used to go to the dealership once in a while just to look at the new ones. Heh.

When you buy your Pantera, find the absolute best one you can find/afford. A project Pantera is a financial death wish. The wide body cars should not be owned by introverts. Having said that, they are crazy fun cars and everyone should know great they are.

Ha! I would totally look at the Tesla at C&C...and I own a 550hp Pantera which gets 8mpg. I don't like smug assholes, but I like the idea of Teslas.

I live in Vegas and we have Diablos a plenty. Love those cars.

I didn’t really catch that it was in Colorado when I read your first post. I am 95% certain I saw this house in person the other day. We took a vacation in Vail and drove past it on the way to and from Denver, right? I didn’t notice it on the way up to Vail but saw it on the way back.