1971 Pantera from Detroit
I am pretty familiar with this car. I used to have a '72 Pantera, and run the local Pantera Club in the Detroit area. The last time I saw this car run under it's own power was over thirty years ago - somewhere, I think I have a picture of it at a picnic outing we had with the Shelby Club.
I know the previous owner well - he is on the Board of Directors of the local SAAC Region with me. The car has indeed been sitting in a garage for that long. It's a very solid car that has been sitting apart for many years. The owner pulled off the suspension and brakes to do some upgrades, and never put it back together. Last time I looked at it (Jan. 2005), it was still sitting on blocks in his garage with no suspension or brakes (and boxes & boxes of new parts on a table in the basement) on it.
regards,
Jeff