hi sean,
yup, the p-car is lotsa fun. my car-buying habits compare a *lot* to my stereo-buying habits - champagne taste, beer budget! :>) the pantera is the only mid-engined italian exotic i'll likely ever be able to afford. that pedestrian cleveland works, tho, when ya step on the gas. and, for the price of a toon-up on an entry-level v8 ferrari, i will have a built, 475hp cleveland installed, w/the original 300hp stocker as a back-up. :>) it's an early '72, w/all original styling cues intact, & that's how i like it.
the *regular* cars chez-sedon - three alfas - also attest to my exotic taste/plebean budget. yust *one* new m-series bmw, for example, would cost more than i paid for *all* my rides, including the '78 ducati darmah, the '88 craftsman garden tractor, & the '95 buell s2... ;~) and, still leave someting for cheapskate audio deals! :>)
i hope that plastic-fantastic wonder of yers keeps a smile on yer face - it definitely is a looker (63-67 vintage, right?) but i like the pantera cuz it still rides & handles like a modern sports-car. puts a smile on my face everytime i drive it. & the wife likes to drive it, too, yust like she enjoys the audio rig! :>)
ok, now for the required audio content: there's an in-dash tape deck & 6-cd changer in the trunk, that came w/the pantera when i bought it, & i dunno how to work it! and, no one in pantera-dom will trade me a radio blank-off plate & uncut inside door panels w/o speaker holes, for the system... ;~)
regards, doug s.
