[{"id": 7734300, "authorName": "tucsondiane", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/tucsondiane/", "bidAmount": 5000, "content": "$5,000 bid placed by tucsondiane", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1642982331, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 7734305, "authorName": "msrraymond", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/msrraymond/", "bidAmount": 45500, "content": "$45,500 bid placed by msrraymond", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1642982354, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 7734317, "authorName": "2112", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/2112/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Perfect wheels.", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1642982564, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 7734321, "authorName": "Rick", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/rick/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "This color should be called Ornery Green.. I can't think of a better color.. GLWTS", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1642982678, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 7734337, "authorName": "jghawkeye", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/jghawkeye/", "bidAmount": 60000, "content": "$60,000 bid placed by jghawkeye", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1642983114, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 7734338, "authorName": "msrraymond", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/msrraymond/", "bidAmount": 65500, "content": "$65,500 bid placed by msrraymond", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1642983134, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 7734372, "authorName": "Metal_Guru", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/metal_guru/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Beautiful example in a rare color.", "likes": 2, "timestamp": 1642983646, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 7734401, "authorName": "OutOfMyElement", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/outofmyelement/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Nice to see a stock one, not that I minded the wide body that was recently here, but dang, this one looks great. And \"Campagnolo-style\" is close enough for me - they retain the look of the originals.\r\n\r\nGLWTA!", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1642984056, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 7734417, "authorName": "Cycliccollective", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/cycliccollective/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Wish my uncle still had his he bought new", "likes": 2, "timestamp": 1642984285, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 7734418, "authorName": "Ray_man (The Seller)", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/ray_man/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Hello everyone, and thanks for looking at my Beautiful Pantera. It is as good as it looks, and please ask any questions no matter how small on the forum, or PM.", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1642984314, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 7734476, "authorName": "terminatorsarnold", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/terminatorsarnold/", "bidAmount": 68000, "content": "$68,000 bid placed by terminatorsarnold", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1642985086, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 7734486, "authorName": "msrraymond", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/msrraymond/", "bidAmount": 72500, "content": "$72,500 bid placed by msrraymond", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1642985219, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 7734545, "authorName": "Delorean83", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/delorean83/", "bidAmount": 73000, "content": "$73,000 bid placed by Delorean83", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1642986063, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 7734547, "authorName": "msrraymond", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/msrraymond/", "bidAmount": 82500, "content": "$82,500 bid placed by msrraymond", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1642986085, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 7734600, "authorName": "ALL.Sparks", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/all.sparks/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Green is the best!!", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1642986969, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 7734602, "authorName": "ALL.Sparks", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/all.sparks/", "bidAmount": 90000, "content": "$90,000 bid placed by ALL.Sparks", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1642986995, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 7734751, "authorName": "Paschal", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/paschal/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Nice car.", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1642989002, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 7734801, "authorName": "spendyboy", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/spendyboy/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Some rare colors should be because they kinda suck, but not this! Coolest rudest Pantera color out there!", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1642989580, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 7734806, "authorName": "MikeDrew", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/mikedrew/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "It took me a long time to figure out what\u2019s going on the with the wheels. The front wheels are an odd hybrid of early 1971 one-slot design, but with two slots, and a non-original DETOMASO cast into the face. I realize now that whoever bought aftermarket reproduction 10-Inch rear wheels bought matching (presumably 8-inch) front wheels, which is a very unusual (and expensive!) move. Are these Roin (aluminum) or Marvic (Magnesium) wheels?", "likes": 3, "timestamp": 1642989644, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 7734884, "authorName": "Ray_man (The Seller)", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/ray_man/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "These are Aluminum wheels.", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1642990494, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 7734941, "authorName": "MikeDrew", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/mikedrew/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Okay, so I assume they are Roin wheels then? Where did you get them? Mr. Fiat is the US importer for Roin. Here are their 15x8 wheels from the Roin website:\n\nhttp://www.rointechnology.com/foto/cerchi/pantera8x15.JPG\n\nThat appears to be what is on this car. Very close, but readily distinguishable from the multiple different magnesium Pantera wheels offered by Campagnolo between 1971-74. The good news is the original wheels are part of the package so the new owner can decide which way he wants to roll\u2026\ud83d\udc4d", "likes": 4, "timestamp": 1642991281, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 7734948, "authorName": "Ray_man (The Seller)", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/ray_man/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Yes, they were purchased through Mr. Fiat.", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1642991289, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 7735076, "authorName": "MikeDrew", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/mikedrew/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Ray\u2014your throttle pedal is metal-on-metal. It shouldn\u2019t squeak when it moves (first few seconds of the video). Do it a favor and get up under there with some spray lubricant. Spritz the clevis for the master cylinder and brake while you\u2019re in the neighborhood. :)", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1642993854, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 7735108, "authorName": "CarFoolLane", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/carfoollane/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "It could be my imagination, but there seems to be a recent newfound appreciation for Panteras that appear mostly stock, the way they would have looked sitting in the showroom back in their day. \r\n\r\nWhich is fine by me. FAR too many of these look to be eternally haunted by the ghost of Boyd Coddington, as well as those of Manny, Moe, and Jack.", "likes": 13, "timestamp": 1642994377, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 7735477, "authorName": "2112", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/2112/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "I don\u2019t think that is an absolute. For most makes, stock does bring the biggest results. But\u2026\u2026\n\nThe radical steel flared GT4 Pantera sold for over $140k (including fees) yesterday.\n\nI think there are Pantera fans in both stock and modified camps, and many of us that pretty much love any nice Pantera.", "likes": 5, "timestamp": 1643004698, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 7735484, "authorName": "Dazed_and_Amused", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/dazed_and_amused/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "This, or a 911 Porsche. Seems like a pretty easy choice. I'll take the unreliable sexy Italian dark-haired stallion with flashing eyes, an american heart, and a fiery temper over the cold and aloof german schoolmarm all day, every day. \n\nOne makes you happy to be alive and joyous with every breath. It is imperfect and inspiring. \n\nThe other is a perfectly executed machine that is somehow vexing, cold, and soul-less.", "likes": 7, "timestamp": 1643004874, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 7735552, "authorName": "dakota_gt", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/dakota_gt/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Jeez, I had to check the garage quick to make sure my Pantera was still sitting there. I have a (nearly) identical spec lime Pantera that I bought last year (thanks @mikedrew for the lead). 11,000 original miles, but I\u2019m adding to that when I can. It has been a total blast to own, and I continue to be impressed with the ride, style, and performance. I just redid the headliner last weekend. Very easy to work on cars. I would be a serious bidder if I didn\u2019t already have one. Good luck to the seller- looks nice!", "likes": 4, "timestamp": 1643012002, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 7735607, "authorName": "Rapallo", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/rapallo/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "The perfect Pantera. Color and all", "likes": 4, "timestamp": 1643023143, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 7735863, "authorName": "Ray_man (The Seller)", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/ray_man/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "The squeaky pedal is a little embarrassing considering what perfect condition this car is in. The lucky new owner will not have to worry about it :) Also proof that it is hard to criticize near stock condition.", "likes": 3, "timestamp": 1643032277, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 7735914, "authorName": "CKKurtz", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/ckkurtz/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "As a kid, I had a Corgi Whizwheels version of this car. Same color. It was much faster than even brand new, fresh Hot Wheels cars.", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1643033173, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 7736052, "authorName": "DocPantera", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/docpantera/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Full disclosure: I am an old friend of the seller. I am very familiar with this Pantera. The seller was pretty obsessive after its purchase for restoration to stock original and he rarely deviated from that. It has been well cared for and maintained under his care. The seller and I have been on several 100+ mile romps in our Panteras. This car was always reliable and fully capable. No problems. All of the mechanical and paint & body work was done by reputable shops here locally. This Pantera is as represented and is very well sorted.", "likes": 4, "timestamp": 1643035263, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 7736042, "authorName": "ArchSail", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/archsail/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Early chrome bumpers are the best looking of all Panteras, especially in yellow and this lime green.....why anyone messes with perfection is beyond me. \nI'd put the original wheels back in and be done with this beauty. (Unless finding decent tires for those wheels was a problem)\nGLWTA", "likes": 2, "timestamp": 1643035330, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 7736358, "authorName": "mcorrallo", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/mcorrallo/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "My first car was a 1971 Mustang in one-year-only Grabber Lime. Does anyone know if this Lime Green is the same color?", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1643038874, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 7736431, "authorName": "snafuracer", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/snafuracer/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Wow. Always likes Panteras but the green is absolutely stunning! Really works here!", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1643039667, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 7736439, "authorName": "Ray_man (The Seller)", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/ray_man/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "It is not the same color. My paint guy was able to find it though. V307. Don't ask me how.", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1643039707, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 7736574, "authorName": "flush", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/flush/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Lime for the Limeys...ohhh boy.", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1643040895, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 7736724, "authorName": "Damaho912", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/damaho912/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Color reminds me of my green machine when I was a kid. Wonder if this also steers with the rear wheels? Such an awesome car here!", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1643042680, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 7736755, "authorName": "2112", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/2112/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "I grew up loving these when it wasn't that uncommon to see them in the wild.\r\n\r\nThe only ones I ever knew of still riding on their skinny stock wheels were those sitting in a garage, typically owned by the now ex-wife who was terrified to drive it.\r\n\r\nEverything I ever saw on the road had the wider wheels with seriously meaty tires on it.\r\n\r\nJust like this one. \r\n\r\nI love Day 2 cars.", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1643043123, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 7737076, "authorName": "Pantera6824", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/pantera6824/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@Dazed_and_Amused: as a long term Pantera (1974 for 41 years) and a 911 (1983 for 31 years) I\u2019d have to say that both are very rewarding to own and drive. Very different driving experiences which is why I\u2019ve kept them both for so long. And if I had to chose one over the other\u2026 Just glad haven\u2019t had to do that as it would be tough.", "likes": 4, "timestamp": 1643046648, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 7737108, "authorName": "TheOMDude", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/theomdude/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Lots of discussion (and appreciation) about the color. Here's an off-topic Peanut Gallery question: Why is this color called \"Lime Green?' Limes are not this color. They are dark green, closer to BRG. IMO this is \"Apple Green,\" like a Granny Smith. Just sayin'.", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1643046861, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 7737379, "authorName": "Mjsizemore", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/mjsizemore/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "The color appears to be very similar to the Fiat and Lamborghini color called \u2018Verde Miura\u2019.", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1643049328, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 7737394, "authorName": "Mjsizemore", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/mjsizemore/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "This color appears to be close to the Fiat and Lamborghini color called \u2018Verde Miura\u2019.", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1643049459, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 7737396, "authorName": "Stocknawe", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/stocknawe/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@Pantera6824 Hi. 42 years for me 74L, someone summed it up best. \u201cEvery car is special in its own way\u201d. \ud83d\ude0e", "likes": 2, "timestamp": 1643049470, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 7737403, "authorName": "magnaz", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/magnaz/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "What was the reason for the removal of the A/C compressor? Do you have the compressor and if so what condition is it in?", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1643049533, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 7737833, "authorName": "Pantera6824", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/pantera6824/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@Stocknawe: mine is mostly stock with a few mods that could all be undone if someone wanted to. I have all the original parts that were removed.", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1643051744, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 7737978, "authorName": "Sunnyjim", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/sunnyjim/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "I just made the Porsche to Pantera swap. I had a newer 911 Turbo - 500hp, AWD, etc - probably one of the finest developed vehicles out there - handles like a dream, yet it can be driven as a daily - absorbs potholes perfectly on 35 series tires. \r\n\r\nBut - as cool as it was - no exhaust personality due to the turbos, can't see the engine, horribly expensive to fix and the gawd awful sound of the Mezger engine at idle - like a chain being dragged through a metal can.\r\n\r\nI've heard Porsche/Ferrari owners say that the modern Porsche experience is so clean, it is boring. They say when they get into the Ferrari for a drive - it is more of an event.\r\n\r\nThe Pantera does that for me - the look, exposed engine/tans, exhaust note, no computer nannies for the suspension - raw and simple!", "likes": 9, "timestamp": 1643052325, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 7737998, "authorName": "Ray_man (The Seller)", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/ray_man/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "magnaz, the car was disassembled during restoration, at re-assembly I did not want to mess with it since I wasn't going to use the car on days that needed it. I do have an old York compressor that can go with it, but if one was serious about getting it to work right a new one should be used.\n\nAC systems are an entity all their own.", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1643052834, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 7738109, "authorName": "PALM4", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/palm4/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "The newer compressors are lighter and R134 is best for the environment(I\u2019m not a tree hugger\ud83d\ude1c). Very straight forward to swap, just a PITA to drop it out the bottom. IMHO don\u2019t see much value in keeping that stock\u2026 it\u2019s not like cutting holes in the hood for vents\ud83d\ude09", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1643052928, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 7738146, "authorName": "Ray_man (The Seller)", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/ray_man/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "True, but honestly the expansion valve and dryer would need to be replaced also. These are not expensive. The rear condenser would need to be flushed. The hoses are in pretty good shape, but at 50 years old should probably be replaced too.", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1643053087, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 7738705, "authorName": "Yesandno", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/yesandno/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Reminds me of the Pantera that Kindig built, prior to modifications. Didn't think I'd like the color, but it works!\r\n\r\nhttps://thefactoryfiveforum.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=160480&d=1642558289", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1643055206, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 7739077, "authorName": "Stocknawe", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/stocknawe/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@Mjsizemore Hi. This green changes hue like a chameleon depending upon degree of illumination. I think the Pantera Lime Green looks a lot like the Mopar Sublime Green of the 70\u2019s. \r\n\r\nhttps://images.app.goo.gl/bHKPy3mNbK4DNzrM7", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1643056553, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 7740183, "authorName": "asather", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/asather/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Best. Color. Ever.\r\n\r\nSo good!!!", "likes": 2, "timestamp": 1643060681, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 7740362, "authorName": "TheOMDude", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/theomdude/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Askin' for trouble here, I know, but in my admittedly prejudiced opinion, it is a cruel trick of the calender (and federal regs) that the production version of Giugiaro's Mangusta had to wait until 1968 for its introduction, when the prototype's 289 Cobra engine couldn't pass emissions spec. The Boss 302 it ended up with hadn't been developed enough to give the car performance to match its looks. To my eyes, although Tom Tjaarda did a great job on the Pantera, it lacks the raw sex appeal of the Mangusta. Okay. Let the flames come!", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1643061475, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 7741057, "authorName": "PoweredbyFord", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/poweredbyford/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "If it is still present, the paint identification tag would be in the front trunk on the driver's side in front of the radiator cover. There were 3 shades of green offered for '71 and '72: V305 Medium Green, V306 Aqua Green Metallic, and V307 Lime. This Lime example looks really good to my old eyes but perhaps @MikeDrew could weigh in on that. Agree that Panteras look great in almost every color but something about Lime and Yellow really make the lines pop.\r\n\r\n@TheOMDude - No flames - degustibus non est disputandum. Both are damn sexy IMHO.", "likes": 2, "timestamp": 1643066280, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 7741260, "authorName": "TheOMDude", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/theomdude/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@PoweredbyFord: Agreed. \r\nBTW, if anyone wants to see the Pantera that got Elvis\u2019 back up when it wouldn\u2019t start, earning it three .22 caliber bullet holes, it was in the Vault at the Petersen Automotive Museum when I pulled my usual Vault Docent duty on Saturday. I carry an LED flashlight so even at a distance guests can see one of the two in the steering wheel rim. Another Docent might not do that.", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1643068863, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 7741310, "authorName": "Stocknawe", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/stocknawe/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@TheOMDude Hi. I was wondering if the car decided to start after receiving those three slugs? \ud83e\udd14", "likes": 2, "timestamp": 1643069614, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 7741606, "authorName": "PoweredbyFord", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/poweredbyford/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@TheOMDude - I enjoyed seeing the Elvis Pantera during a 2018 visit to the Petersen while it was on the display floor along with the Ring Brothers Pantera. I was told that, following an argument with then girlfriend Linda Thompson, Elvis attempted to make a dramatic departure in the Pantera. He inadvertently flooded it and, when it failed to start, he exited the car, pulled out a pistol and shot it through the open driver's window. How fortunate you are to have access to the inner sanctum of one of the foremost automobile museums in the world - can't imagine a better place to be a Docent.", "likes": 4, "timestamp": 1643073678, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 7741874, "authorName": "msrraymond", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/msrraymond/", "bidAmount": 92500, "content": "$92,500 bid placed by msrraymond", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1643076797, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 7742008, "authorName": "dakota_gt", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/dakota_gt/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@Mjsizemore - regarding your comparison between V307 Lime on a Pantera, and Verde Miura, I am qualified to answer this for you, as I own both. Before my Lime Pantera showed up on the trailer, I too thought that the color seemed very close to my Verde Miura 1967 P400. However, in person, the Pantera lime color isn\u2019t nearly as vivid, bright, and intense as the Lamborghini color. I have photos of the side by side on my Instagram, if you want to see. Too bad BaT doesn\u2019t allow for posting photos. @bringatrailer, any chance of that ever happening?", "likes": 4, "timestamp": 1643078390, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 7742031, "authorName": "CarFoolLane", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/carfoollane/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@TheOMDude\n\"Here\u2019s an off-topic Peanut Gallery question: Why is this color called \u201cLime Green?\u2019 Limes are not this color. They are dark green\"\n\nOn the outside. Most of us use the inside part. Even for a garnish, the majority of what you see is the inner portion...which is light green. \n\nAlso, limeade, lime-flavored Jujyfruits, Jujubes, Jolly Rancher, etc. All light green.", "likes": 2, "timestamp": 1643078912, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 7742313, "authorName": "flush", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/flush/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "First the pink Pantera sold now, this Limey one is for sale, what is next purple, with orange stripes...Tony the Tiger style..", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1643083864, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 7742354, "authorName": "2manyalready", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/2manyalready/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@Palm4 I agree, to drop the A/C compressor out the bottom would be a nightmare. May I suggest you open the panel on the firewall, between the seats where the water pump is. The A/C compressor can be replaced easily from there.", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1643085007, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 7742697, "authorName": "Ray_man (The Seller)", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/ray_man/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Lots of color conversation. It's probably a generational thing. For me it is Quintessential 70's. BOLD and fitting for this car. \r\n\r\nTo add some perspective of what this car is worth:\r\n\r\nhttps://www.mecum.com/lots/CA0821-465375/1971-detomaso-pantera/", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1643110930, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 7750260, "authorName": "Vicsold", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/vicsold/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "For those of us that don't have a Mecum account. What did you buy it at auction for!!??", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1643156113, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 7750365, "authorName": "Sunnyjim", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/sunnyjim/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "It sold for $107,250. I know you have to include the Mecum auction/tv hype tax, but really? This Pantera market still confuses me.", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1643157336, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 7750380, "authorName": "Sunnyjim", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/sunnyjim/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Yet at the Mecum auctions - if you took Aunt Martha's straight six Nova and did a restomod on it - they were getting $100k all day! \n\nPanteras on here struggle to bring that!?", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1643157360, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 7750762, "authorName": "dakota_gt", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/dakota_gt/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "His point is that the lime Pantera sold at Mecum for $107,000+, and it was HEAVILY damaged. As in, front AND rear, bent frame, etc. It was dropped off the end gate of a transport, I believe I heard. This BaT car looks... considerably more desirable! \ud83d\ude42", "likes": 2, "timestamp": 1643161858, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 7750778, "authorName": "Ray_man (The Seller)", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/ray_man/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Yes, thanks for clarifying dakota.", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1643162080, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 7751407, "authorName": "Stocknawe", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/stocknawe/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@dakota_gt Insanely high price to pay for a totaled Pantera. Sounds fake. Did a Bumper search THPNLS01992 shows that it was last titled in Florida on 05/08/2015.", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1643172984, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 7751440, "authorName": "dakota_gt", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/dakota_gt/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@Stocknawe I agree that the person who bought it must have been swooned by the gorgeous presentation of the car inside and out, minus said damage, and maybe didn\u2019t have knowledge enough to realize the extent/difficulty in repairing that type of damage. Fake? I dunno, I doubt that. I see much more surprising and foolish prices at those auctions all of the time. But, I certainly don\u2019t know anything of the backstory on that car.", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1643174384, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 7751510, "authorName": "Stocknawe", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/stocknawe/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@dakota_gt\r\n\r\nSome photos and backstory, strange it hasn\u2019t been re-titled, at least not in the US. \ud83e\udd37\ud83c\udffb\u200d\u2642\ufe0f\r\n\r\nhttps://www.conceptcarz.com/profile/24146,2557/1971-detomaso-pantera.aspx", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1643177689, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 7751810, "authorName": "Theinterwebhustler", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/theinterwebhustler/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Love the color!", "likes": 2, "timestamp": 1643202000, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 7760115, "authorName": "MikeDrew", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/mikedrew/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@stocknawe The 1992 story is NOT fake, but it\u2019s not mine to tell. I know the fellow who bought it previously (in very good shape although not as nice as this car apparently is), and I know the guy who bought it damaged and owns it now\u2014in fact I was just chatting with him today. \n\nPeople have their reasons for the things they do. \n\nAlso, if somebody who is in the auto selling trade buys a vehicle, they do not title it (because that means paying purchase tax). The subsequent (retail) buyer titles it and pays the tax. So a car that is owned by a dealer normally is not titled.", "likes": 8, "timestamp": 1643257827, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 7760154, "authorName": "snakes", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/snakes/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "lime love!", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1643258732, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 7760196, "authorName": "Stocknawe", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/stocknawe/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@MikeDrew It\u2019s a small Pantera world, one thing for certain, the mishap was a travesty. It would be interesting to hear how the repair is coming. As for processing titles, each to his own, an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure, if you get my drift. For laughs and giggles, I punched two Bosses I sold into Bumper. The 302 pulled a disappearing act, no title in the US, but was listed in the Mustang registry. The 429 was titled three times since I sold it. Maybe the 302 ended up overseas or the record was purged by the motor vehicle registrar due to inactivity. \ud83e\udd37\ud83c\udffb\u200d\u2642\ufe0f", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1643259987, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 7762527, "authorName": "NASApilot", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/nasapilot/", "bidAmount": 93000, "content": "$93,000 bid placed by NASApilot", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1643307421, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 7763327, "authorName": "NASApilot", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/nasapilot/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Can you post page 2 & 3 of the paint/bodywork invoice from Performance Auto? Also a driving video would be much appreciated...hopefully the weather in OK cooperated!\ud83d\ude1c", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1643311913, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 7765647, "authorName": "Ray_man (The Seller)", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/ray_man/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "page 2 & 3 are posted. Don't know if I can get a driving video posted. I will try.", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1643319936, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 7770317, "authorName": "flush", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/flush/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "All the critics remember are not buyers..just armchair quarterbacks as usual.", "likes": 8, "timestamp": 1643389446, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 7775119, "authorName": "tahart", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/tahart/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "1) do you have a local shop that can handle upgrading and restoring the a/c to working condition? If so can you provide a contact name and number?\r\n\r\n2) any of you Pantera guys have any thoughts about replacing the a/c compressor thru an access between the seats? I saw a post on here that suggested that, but no responses to that suggestion.\r\n\r\n3) this is the second recent Pantera I\u2019ve seen where the tires are not the same brand. I just don\u2019t get that. What is the reason for different brand tires?", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1643412822, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 7775583, "authorName": "Ray_man (The Seller)", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/ray_man/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "1. As to the AC working, you need a good vintage AC shop. I don't believe there is one in my locality, but I haven't looked hard. \n\n2. To install the compressor, you get it in place from underneath, then bolt it up through the hatch opening. This is not hard at all if you have a lift. Getting all the components working correctly with no leaks is something left to the professionals, and even then many of them won't be successful. In addition, I don't like the idea of guys crawling all over my cars interior. AC was just not that important. \n\n3. There are not a lot of options for 15\" tires. I knew the sizes I wanted, for 8 and 10\" wheels to look right and had to use different brands. Not uncommon, or objectionable IMO, though this is one reason many move away from 15\". I didn't want to stray that far away from stock.", "likes": 2, "timestamp": 1643419927, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 7776124, "authorName": "tahart", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/tahart/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Anybody know a shop capable of doing the necessary a/c work on this car in Texas or Louisiana?", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1643428046, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 7781298, "authorName": "Ray_man (The Seller)", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/ray_man/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Driving Video:\r\n\r\n", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1643492499, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 7781742, "authorName": "Ray_man (The Seller)", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/ray_man/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Kind of long and boring straights, but that's Oklahoma, and I'm not a good video editor yet. :)", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1643494312, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 7783579, "authorName": "jmx66", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/jmx66/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "The A/C system really isn't anything to be worried about as long as the evaporator is in OK. Everything you need is readily available from Pantera vendors and any competent A/C shop should be able to do the work. Not sure if I can post a link here but there is a good article on upgrading the system on Pantera Place.\r\nhttp://www.panteraplace.com/page123.htm", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1643512170, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 7783596, "authorName": "jmx66", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/jmx66/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@tahart, IPSCO make a nice bracket for a rotary (e.g. Sanden 508) compressor:\r\nhttps://ipsco.org/newsite/product/ips032-rotary-ac-pump-bracket/\r\nas well as a must have replacement idler pulley that makes belt adjustment super easy (compared to almost impossible).\r\nhttps://ipsco.org/newsite/product/ips068-pantera-idler-pulleys/", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1643512397, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 7783896, "authorName": "bradeisman", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/bradeisman/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Super beautiful car, but that driving vid?!", "likes": 2, "timestamp": 1643521153, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 7783949, "authorName": "cherokee8", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/cherokee8/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "I agree with bradeisman. The driving video could do more harm than good.\r\nOtherwise the car presents wonderfully.", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1643523501, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 7784008, "authorName": "dakota_gt", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/dakota_gt/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Interesting choice of location for camera mount. At first I was like \u201cwhat is up with the engine?\u201d And then I realized he must\u2019ve had the camera mounted behind the rear glass, external to the car and RIGHT above the engine. I imagine that\u2019s how mine would sound as well, under those conditions.", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1643526615, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 7784543, "authorName": "purelypmd", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/purelypmd/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Cool radio delete plate! Love everything about these early chrome bumper Panteras.", "likes": 2, "timestamp": 1643553402, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 7784580, "authorName": "dakota_gt", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/dakota_gt/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@purelypmd that is how they all came from the factory, with that radio delete plate. Radios could be added by the dealership or the owner. But I agree- very cool!", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1643553825, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 7784732, "authorName": "twotonepantera", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/twotonepantera/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@tahart, if you win the car look up the DFW Pantera club . They can point you to someone how can take care of the ac for you.", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1643555729, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 7785578, "authorName": "YELLADOG", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/yelladog/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Ah!! A cammed up throaty Cleveland V8 sound and torque; enhanced by the looks and style of the Italian super car body work. Always one of my favorites. I remember newspaper ads from Troncali (sp?) Motors in Atlanta when Pantera's were new on their lot; $9,999. Always just a little bit out of reach.", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1643564409, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 7785595, "authorName": "PoweredbyFord", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/poweredbyford/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Technically a \u2018radio blanking plate\u2019 from the factory as pointed out by @dakota_gt. A \u2018radio delete plate\u2019 is installed when the standard factory radio is actually deleted. There was no such thing with Panteras - all radios were dealer/owner installed. Pedantic rant over.", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1643564566, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 7785653, "authorName": "carcraaazy", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/carcraaazy/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@seller What kind of rust was remediated? Rockers? Fenders? The paint invoice/estimate doesn\u2019t look that like address any rust. You purchased it in 2015, did you over see the paintwork in 2015? Any insight would greatly appreciated. Also, please confirm the engine that was rebuilt was original to the car?", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1643565224, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 7786399, "authorName": "johnbennett103", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/johnbennett103/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Love the period correct color and look vs the ridiculous resto-mods on these. GLWS", "likes": 2, "timestamp": 1643570596, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 7787331, "authorName": "JACKWEED", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/jackweed/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "This a very nice pre-L with minimal mods. The market is really starting to appreciate these. Just this week 3895 sold for 176k at B-J. It had been listed here last March with RNM at 87k having sold 18 or so months earlier for similar money. Hopefully this car breaks well into 6 figure territory where it belongs.", "likes": 2, "timestamp": 1643573239, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 7787428, "authorName": "Sunnyjim", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/sunnyjim/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "I'm happy that the prices have not gone crazy on these as this allowed me to buy one recently!! However, after watching the B-J auctions this weekend, and seeing a zillion Chevelles, and a billion random restomods bring $200k+ with no effort - where is the love for the Pantera???", "likes": 3, "timestamp": 1643573583, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 7787715, "authorName": "Ray_man (The Seller)", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/ray_man/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "carcraaazy- Yes, I examined the car before the body work. The car had minimal rust. A little bubbling around the rockers. No metal was cut out and replaced. Debris were blown out of the frame rails, and POR15 was sprayed through them using a 360 degree nozzle. Also used all over large areas after cleaning. Eastwood products were used in other small areas.", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1643575130, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 7788019, "authorName": "Rapallo", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/rapallo/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "What an awesome car ,the Color ,the whole package, exactly what you would want an old Pantera to look ,", "likes": 3, "timestamp": 1643576794, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 7788059, "authorName": "Ray_man (The Seller)", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/ray_man/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Thanks for all the positive comments. Don't let the crummy driving video, and driving skills cast a bad light on this car. It is exquisite.", "likes": 3, "timestamp": 1643576988, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 7788300, "authorName": "billyblyth", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/billyblyth/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "As I've noted before, 'There are colors that make the car and car that make the color.' It's in the buyers eye as to which it is. You don't see this one very often and it's growing on me!", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1643577927, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 7788958, "authorName": "porschespeed1", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/porschespeed1/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Ray_man, this looks like a beautiful Pantera. Any flaws in the paint? It is hard to tell from the pictures if there are any fisheyes or runs.", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1643580769, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 7788974, "authorName": "lilikoi", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/lilikoi/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "nice to see this time capsule kind of restore refresh, most Panteras ive seen have been hacked up and modified so much its ugly this one looks excellent GLWS i drove one back in the day and it was so nice right outa the box bone stock", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1643580838, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 7789006, "authorName": "Jjmingolla", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/jjmingolla/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Worst.Driving.Video.Ever.", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1643580917, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 7789005, "authorName": "Ray_man (The Seller)", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/ray_man/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "No fisheys or runs.", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1643580917, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 7789018, "authorName": "Ray_man (The Seller)", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/ray_man/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Yeah, that's already been acknowledged.", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1643580957, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 7789178, "authorName": "Fuzz148", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/fuzz148/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "I saw the identical twin to this car about 20 years ago in upper PA and was rooted in the spot. The color, in person, was absolutely mesmerizing. Loved everything about it. Eventually bought a red one, but never forgot the lime green one like this. Only the second one in this color I have ever seen, so whoever gets this will end up with a rare car in a rare color. It is truly worthy of 6 figures.\r\nGLWTA", "likes": 3, "timestamp": 1643581552, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 7789232, "authorName": "TRD_OKC", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/trd_okc/", "bidAmount": 93500, "content": "$93,500 bid placed by TRD_OKC", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1643581793, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 7789267, "authorName": "porschespeed1", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/porschespeed1/", "bidAmount": 94000, "content": "$94,000 bid placed by porschespeed1", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1643581936, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 7789298, "authorName": "NASApilot", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/nasapilot/", "bidAmount": 95000, "content": "$95,000 bid placed by NASApilot", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1643582086, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 7789306, "authorName": "LGGoodnough", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/lggoodnough/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Let go 6 figures!!", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1643582108, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 7789317, "authorName": "RevSome", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/revsome/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "You think 100k will be Goodnough?", "likes": 2, "timestamp": 1643582162, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 7789341, "authorName": "tahart", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/tahart/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "I think it will revsome some than than that!", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1643582260, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 7789350, "authorName": "OutOfMyElement", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/outofmyelement/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "You can take that tahart.", "likes": 2, "timestamp": 1643582292, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 7789353, "authorName": "LGGoodnough", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/lggoodnough/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "You know it.", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1643582308, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 7789362, "authorName": "tahart", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/tahart/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "It\u2019ll soon be outofmyelement", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1643582348, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 7789368, "authorName": "Tri8", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/tri8/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Great to see the nice shoes can be saved for the Ball, and the everyday shoes are ready for daily road warrior duty.", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1643582380, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 7789408, "authorName": "Papdetomaso", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/papdetomaso/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Nice car>Rare color>equals BIG MONEY", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1643582528, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 7789410, "authorName": "trademark", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/trademark/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "The factory shade of Lime Green paint was edgy for it's time and this Pantera carries it well.\r\n\r\nGood luck bidders", "likes": 3, "timestamp": 1643582535, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 7789418, "authorName": "porschespeed1", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/porschespeed1/", "bidAmount": 95500, "content": "$95,500 bid placed by porschespeed1", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1643582568, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 7789438, "authorName": "dakota_gt", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/dakota_gt/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "For those who contacted me about posting the comparison of the lime colors on my Miura vs my Pantera: (hopefully this works; first time trying to post link to photos)\r\n\r\nhttps://flic.kr/p/2n14tQY\r\n\r\nhttps://flic.kr/p/2mZYwBf", "likes": 2, "timestamp": 1643582660, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 7789441, "authorName": "Fuzz148", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/fuzz148/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Good to see @trademark here. I have to agree with him. If one of the current bidders has never owned a Pantera, allow me to promise you that you will not be disappointed. They have plenty of performance for more than 99% of the drivers out there and still look incredible in person. And they are very easy to work on. An absolute bargain at this price for this fine example IMHO.", "likes": 4, "timestamp": 1643582670, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 7789449, "authorName": "Tri8", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/tri8/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Original buyer wore Brown Corduroy pants with collarless orange shirt and necklace", "likes": 2, "timestamp": 1643582716, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 7789450, "authorName": "NASApilot", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/nasapilot/", "bidAmount": 96000, "content": "$96,000 bid placed by NASApilot", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1643582727, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 7789453, "authorName": "Tri8", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/tri8/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "absolutely love the color", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1643582746, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 7789456, "authorName": "tahart", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/tahart/", "bidAmount": 96500, "content": "$96,500 bid placed by tahart", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1643582752, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 7789460, "authorName": "golfcoach", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/golfcoach/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@Tri8 new buyer likely wears the same thing! SWAGGER", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1643582778, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 7789461, "authorName": "Fuzz148", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/fuzz148/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@Tri8 Don't forget mustache so thick a few critters made it a home LOL", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1643582783, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 7789463, "authorName": "trademark", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/trademark/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@TRi8 ~ You know the original owner? ;)", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1643582784, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 7789469, "authorName": "porschespeed1", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/porschespeed1/", "bidAmount": 97000, "content": "$97,000 bid placed by porschespeed1", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1643582815, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 7789479, "authorName": "Tri8", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/tri8/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Saw someone like that driving an Orange one when I was a kid - No Joking", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1643582862, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 7789487, "authorName": "NASApilot", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/nasapilot/", "bidAmount": 97500, "content": "$97,500 bid placed by NASApilot", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1643582893, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 7789490, "authorName": "tahart", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/tahart/", "bidAmount": 98000, "content": "$98,000 bid placed by tahart", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1643582906, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 7789496, "authorName": "NASApilot", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/nasapilot/", "bidAmount": 99999, "content": "$99,999 bid placed by NASApilot", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1643582925, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 7789503, "authorName": "trademark", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/trademark/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "5 cents shy of the 5k buyer's fee cap", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1643582951, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 7789510, "authorName": "tahart", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/tahart/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "It comes with a cap? Lol", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1643582985, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 7789511, "authorName": "LGGoodnough", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/lggoodnough/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Great car, don't let it get away", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1643582986, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 7789512, "authorName": "Tri8", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/tri8/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Like these better than the Lambo's - more thump in the exhaust - just more raw", "likes": 4, "timestamp": 1643582987, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 7789520, "authorName": "porschespeed1", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/porschespeed1/", "bidAmount": 101000, "content": "$101,000 bid placed by porschespeed1", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1643583011, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 7789524, "authorName": "OutOfMyElement", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/outofmyelement/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "And there it is!", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1643583025, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 7789544, "authorName": "NASApilot", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/nasapilot/", "bidAmount": 102000, "content": "$102,000 bid placed by NASApilot", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1643583120, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 7789554, "authorName": "LGGoodnough", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/lggoodnough/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Agreed with WAH", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1643583186, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 7789557, "authorName": "tahart", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/tahart/", "bidAmount": 103000, "content": "$103,000 bid placed by tahart", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1643583212, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 7789562, "authorName": "Tri8", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/tri8/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "We'll never see imaginations so beautifully applied to cars again", "likes": 3, "timestamp": 1643583229, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 7789563, "authorName": "nunanmike", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/nunanmike/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Never forget when I saw one in the late '70's. Love at first site. ;)", "likes": 2, "timestamp": 1643583277, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 7789549, "authorName": "WAH", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/wah/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Everyone should own a Pantera at some point\n\nWalking past yours on Monday morning to work makes everything worth it", "likes": 11, "timestamp": 1643583280, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 7789567, "authorName": "Nonsense069", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/nonsense069/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "NOT your father's Ford", "likes": 2, "timestamp": 1643583291, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 7789572, "authorName": "TRD_OKC", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/trd_okc/", "bidAmount": 104000, "content": "$104,000 bid placed by TRD_OKC", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1643583310, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 7789575, "authorName": "trademark", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/trademark/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "This was a great car for a first date to meet the parents", "likes": 2, "timestamp": 1643583317, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 7789578, "authorName": "NASApilot", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/nasapilot/", "bidAmount": 105000, "content": "$105,000 bid placed by NASApilot", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1643583329, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 7789582, "authorName": "tahart", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/tahart/", "bidAmount": 106000, "content": "$106,000 bid placed by tahart", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1643583342, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 7789588, "authorName": "TRD_OKC", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/trd_okc/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "I cant win if you guys keep bidding.:)", "likes": 8, "timestamp": 1643583376, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 7789589, "authorName": "nunanmike", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/nunanmike/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Get one that has been properly sorted and it will not disappoint.", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1643583379, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 7789601, "authorName": "Tri8", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/tri8/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "If I could have this I would call her \"Exotica\"", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1643583419, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 7789603, "authorName": "royclausen", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/royclausen/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "great investment", "likes": 3, "timestamp": 1643583429, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 7789606, "authorName": "TRD_OKC", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/trd_okc/", "bidAmount": 107000, "content": "$107,000 bid placed by TRD_OKC", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1643583444, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 7789613, "authorName": "BigJilm", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/bigjilm/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "I'd call her \"Pepper\" because she'd spice up my life...", "likes": 3, "timestamp": 1643583464, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 7789628, "authorName": "tahart", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/tahart/", "bidAmount": 108000, "content": "$108,000 bid placed by tahart", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1643583556, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 7789634, "authorName": "TRD_OKC", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/trd_okc/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Money is green.", "likes": 4, "timestamp": 1643583589, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 7789640, "authorName": "WAH", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/wah/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Worth more next week than today", "likes": 5, "timestamp": 1643583621, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 7789649, "authorName": "TRD_OKC", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/trd_okc/", "bidAmount": 109000, "content": "$109,000 bid placed by TRD_OKC", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1643583670, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 7789661, "authorName": "OutOfMyElement", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/outofmyelement/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "I would call that car \"Day\" because that's its first name.", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1643583729, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 7789671, "authorName": "Anonymous", "authorUrl": "", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Reserve not met on 1/30/22 at $109,000", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1643583792, "type": "bat-bid-reserve"}, {"id": 7789673, "authorName": "Thirty-three-and-a-third", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/thirty-three-and-a-third/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "I would call that car mine - if I had the money -", "likes": 3, "timestamp": 1643583803, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 7789680, "authorName": "royclausen", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/royclausen/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "maybe after April 15, it would meet the reserve", "likes": 2, "timestamp": 1643583844, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 7789684, "authorName": "trademark", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/trademark/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Wondered about reserve hitting the #'s\r\n\r\nGood luck for a post auction deal with the high bidder", "likes": 2, "timestamp": 1643583857, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 7789685, "authorName": "LGGoodnough", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/lggoodnough/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "I hope TRD_OKC can make a deal with the owner", "likes": 8, "timestamp": 1643583858, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 7789681, "authorName": "WAH", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/wah/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Thank you for trying @Seller. Beautiful example. Good auction\n\nHope you get it OKC", "likes": 2, "timestamp": 1643583874, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 7789692, "authorName": "Fuzz148", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/fuzz148/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Maybe you can strike a deal with the high bidder. I do believe BaT will try to negotiate a sale.", "likes": 2, "timestamp": 1643583892, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 7789704, "authorName": "CEE", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/cee/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Hope they work something out! I've also seen a black Pantera up around OKC area, but not sure who the owner was & by the time turned around it was gone.", "likes": 2, "timestamp": 1643583929, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 7789728, "authorName": "NASApilot", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/nasapilot/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Good auction!! I figured the reserve had to be $120k...If I could visually inspect the car I could have bid higher...Ok, back to football!!;)", "likes": 5, "timestamp": 1643584032, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 7789731, "authorName": "tahart", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/tahart/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Seller - I had a feeling this would happen If Trd Okc and you don\u2019t reach a deal let me know.", "likes": 2, "timestamp": 1643584036, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 7789732, "authorName": "JACKWEED", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/jackweed/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Anyone have any thoughts on the dates listed on Marti report? Built 5/71 but not serialized or released until 4/72. I\u2019ve seen 6 months but this was almost a year. @MikeDrew", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1643584040, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 7789741, "authorName": "porschespeed1", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/porschespeed1/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Well we all can tried! Like all of you, this is so tough if you can\u2019t actually see the car.", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1643584100, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 7789818, "authorName": "MikeDrew", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/mikedrew/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@jackweed The 1971 cars were filled with faults, and Ford suspended delivery and embarked on a massive fix-it program conducted at three different locations in the USA. It was a comprehensive repair program that involved removing all the suspension, and the dashboard, welding in reinforcement gussets etc as well as changing the A/C system,,and much more. All this took time. I have spoken to original owners who put their deposits down in spring of 1971 and weren\u2019t able to buy their cars (the first once\u2019s the dealers got) until early 1972. So the fact this car wasn\u2019t released for sale until April isn\u2019t surprising. The color may nit have been popular either and dealers may have hesitated to ask for it as a result. \r\n\r\nI hope buyer and seller can come to an agreement. This car deserves a good home.", "likes": 5, "timestamp": 1643584659, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 7789820, "authorName": "Sunnyjim", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/sunnyjim/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "This beautiful Pantera was only worth $109k based on the bidders. Yet, you had to come up with $175k+ to buy an early seventies Blazer with a lift kit and fresh paint at BJ. I keep harping on this - but what is holding the Pantera values back? Is it because some are pink and others have fake alligator vinyl in the trunk/engine compartment that sully the whole brand?\r\n\r\nIt seemed like every random car across the BJ block was $125k+. Great car market - when will the Pantera participate??", "likes": 8, "timestamp": 1643584677, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 7789830, "authorName": "Sunnyjim", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/sunnyjim/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@jackweed - My '72 was build 2/72, serialized 2/73??!!", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1643584817, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 7791222, "authorName": "mustanggt84", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/mustanggt84/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@sunnyjim\r\n\u201c it doesn\u2019t come with a purebred lineage, or groundbreaking technology, or unicorn-like rarity. Rather, it\u2019s the kind of car that speaks to an enthusiast\u2019s emotions,\u201d\r\n\r\nhttps://www.topspeed.com/cars/detomaso/1971-1991-de-tomaso-pantera-ar448.html", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1643624448, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 7791244, "authorName": "shelbymann70", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/shelbymann70/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@Sunnyjim while Bronco continue to bring as much has Shelbys did you see what the white Pantera brought at BJ? Brought 75K plus BP. So the owner got less than 70K for it. A survivor. If true that would mean by looking at it it wasn't a rusted repaired car either. https://www.barrett-jackson.com/Events/Event/Details/1971-DE-TOMASO-PANTERA-251368 Panteras have always lagged and I don't know why. The owner here could have walked away with 109K(same as selling in the low 120s at an auction without all the auction costs and time affiliated with it) for a driver quality Pantera and didn't.", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1643625917, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 7793595, "authorName": "mustanggt84", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/mustanggt84/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@shelbymann70 if the buyer\u2019s fee was 10% the Pantera you referenced sold for $75k. Not bad for a 71 driver with all the parts and pieces IMHO. Three major recalls on the 1971, one wound think the bugs on these 71\u2019s have probably been sorted out by now. Seems to me the really good Pantera\u2019s are hard to find because no one wants to sell them, the mediocre ones are not in high demand. $109,000 for this car seemed fair to me, but in all reality, $109000, as another poster mentioned, is peanuts these days, relatively speaking. ;>)", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1643656462, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 7794116, "authorName": "Sunnyjim", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/sunnyjim/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@mustanggt84 Yeah - my wife's cousin thought my Pantera was a kit car. But then I'm surrounded by non-car people. My neighbor thought that the Woodward Dream Cruise (in MI - draws 1.5M people) involved a boat. My other neighbor never heard of a Thunderbird.", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1643658144, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 7794336, "authorName": "porschespeed1", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/porschespeed1/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@mustanggt84, it\u2019s time to get new neighbors. I was at Barrett Jackson and saw the white one. It was very well preserved.", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1643658998, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 7794423, "authorName": "Stocknawe", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/stocknawe/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@sunnyjim Geesh, don\u2019t feel bad, most people I come across never heard of a Pantera. Everybody who watched American Graffiti fell in love with Suzanne\u2019s Thunderbird, I guess your neighbor never saw the movie.\ud83e\udd23", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1643659303, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 7794550, "authorName": "Sunnyjim", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/sunnyjim/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "I had a 2006 Ford GT home for the weekend (Gulf Blue - omg it was so hot) and my wife and I stopped at a neighbor's house to drop something off. While she was talking to her, her husband was by the garage getting ready to cut the grass. He looked over at the car, and continued with his lawnmower fiddling, like I was driving an Impala. I could go on with other stories (so much for living near the Motor City) but that is enough!", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1643659687, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 7794762, "authorName": "mustanggt84", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/mustanggt84/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Ford should have bought the Pantera design and manufactured it \u201cin house\u201d in the good ole US of A.", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1643660393, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 7799476, "authorName": "shelbymann70", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/shelbymann70/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@mustanggt84 never underestimate the power of colors either. This color isn't for everyone. I got a friend who has an original BLACK Pantera. Serial numbered next to Elvis' Pantera he said. A coworker. I have been trying to get the car from him for years....He won't sell it even though it is a running project and he hasn't driven it on the street for years.", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1643715195, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 7802589, "authorName": "TRD_OKC", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/trd_okc/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@tahart Seller never contacted me. Weird.", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1643744882, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 7806010, "authorName": "tahart", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/tahart/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@TRD_OKC I'm guessing he thought it should have gone for much more. Also weird is that no one I have contacted in Oklahoma City knows anything about that car. BAT had the car location as there.", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1643756680, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 7807149, "authorName": "TRD_OKC", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/trd_okc/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Picture 7 shows an Oklahoma tag.", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1643768090, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 7807157, "authorName": "TRD_OKC", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/trd_okc/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@tahart picture 7 shows Okla tag", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1643768157, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 7808041, "authorName": "shelbymann70", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/shelbymann70/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@tahart When I plucked my 69 SCJ Mach1 out of Evansville Indiana in 2013 the Ford gang there never knew my car existed there. There is a known Ford presence there. It happens.", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1643799709, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 7809983, "authorName": "tahart", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/tahart/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@shelbymann70 There is a perfect 69 SS Chevelle sitting in a garage 15 miles from me that i never knew existed until yesterday. It's been there 10 years. I going over today to look. So, yes it certainly does happen. Even in rural east Texas. Oh, let me know of any 69/70 Shelbys you might find for sale that haven't reached the market yet. I'm interested in one of those also.", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1643825104, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 7815901, "authorName": "flush", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/flush/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Previous white one sold for less at auction but 100k miles.", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1643850441, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 7817086, "authorName": "shelbymann70", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/shelbymann70/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@flush unless a car is documented low miles and a survivor mileage really doesn't mean much. \"indicated mileage\". Never heard that term before. Certified?", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1643884429, "type": "comment"}]