UK Pantera GT5 coming up for sale...

[cuda440]

Hi guys,
Disclaimer: said car is not mine and I do not have a vested interest!
Some of you may know of this car - it has been sitting outside a house in N London for 10+ years and sadly is in predictably poor condition. I put a note through the door 2-3 years ago and got a text just 10 days ago advising that the car will be available for sale after Easter.
I have lived locally 20+ yrs and remember seeing it out on the road in the '90's...so, any interest? I do not have any kind of exclusive access but I do have the owners contact name and number. She - think it used to be hubby's - has stated receipt of various offers, which upon cogitation suggests she is very possibly a stranger to the truth. Anyway I am just under a mile away and will engage with Maria further if it might possibly save a load of your collective time and ultimately find a good home.
FWIW got a bit of "proper" car history with engagements at Portman Lamborghini, HR Owen Ferrari/Lotus/TVR and "AFN" Porsche Park Lane.

[cuda440]

Original factory red with the usual patination of slightly "pink". The car has been turned around on the driveway fairly recently so thinking it starts!

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On it - but I think Maria is away for a bit. Still a cheeky photo wouldn't hurt...see what I can do.

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Please accept my humble apologies for this schoolboy effort but hopefully enough to go on. Andy at AC Automotive (Shepherds Bush - Legend) has worked on plenty of these and threw out £20k as a guide to getting it pretty tidy. The car has recently been turned around so might well have been started. Not necessarily a good thing?! Anyway best I can do for now.

[cuda440]

Thanks Steve - wise words for all potential "investors". I think Andy @ AC was thinking more along the lines of making the car good for an MoT...

[cuda440]

Another one for you...shot thro' the window as no one home (as I was told...). Shame the bodywork not as good!

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And kinda felt that way...

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Well I think we're all agreed it would be an expensive hobby, but I would wager that an "equivalent" from the other Italian stables might just be pain in an entirely different dimension...must be an upside to a Ford V8? Oh, and did I mention - back in the day - it sounded awesome? Anyhoo, have a great weekend motoring enthusiasts and will hopefully update soon.

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Gentlemen; GT5 apparently getting knocked down for 35 bags sometime soon (this w/e?). Have a good evening.

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Gentlemen - and ladies - apparently at least one party telling porkies. I am checking GT5 out Sat 2pm. Any real interest? This is a genuine opportunity and I am - REALLY! - just a guy who happens to live down the road and stuck a note thro' a door 3 years ago...let me know

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Latest! Friend actually got to poke around it properly today along with someone that restores Italians full time and the advice was - pretty much as above - you would be throwing at least £50k at it. The owner reckons to have a deposit anyway (?!!). Will let you know if it moves...