Thread: fire damage body
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07-04-2008 05:37 AM #1
fire damage body
I have always thought that once a steel bodied car was burnt to the ground it was trash, warrped, and rust ridden. And for sure if it has been in storage next to a dumpster outside. Is this correct or is there hope for this car. It is for sale on an auction site and the starting bid is 5,000.00. It has no motor or driveline either, just a burnt carcus and thats it. I think its worth about 150.00 in scrap, whats your thought?Last edited by mooneye777; 07-04-2008 at 05:40 AM.
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07-04-2008 05:54 AM #2
Does he see something we don't? If he could get $150 he should sell, $190 per ton for a whole car where I live.
Richard
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07-04-2008 06:31 AM #3
Yeah, but it's a Pantera...........................wake up Severson, maybe he'll tackle it!Your Uncle Bob, Senior Geezer Curmudgeon
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07-04-2008 06:47 AM #4
It should be Dumpster bound - when a fire does that to a car the physical characteristics of the steel have changed too much to make it a usable/repairable car, Pantara or not.
The fire annealed the steel and this is the simple definition: "a heat treatment that alters the microstructure of a material causing changes in properties such as strength and hardness"
This was an uncontrolled anneal so in other words, it's junk!!!!!
The sad part - someone will probably buy this car and try to restore itDave W
I am now gone from this forum for now - finally have pulled the plug
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07-04-2008 06:26 AM #5
Maybe $5000 was owed on it before the fire
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07-04-2008 06:36 AM #6
anything can be fixed, how much you wanna spend is the real question.Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, Live for Today!
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07-04-2008 06:45 AM #7
If that's what it is, I'll put it on the credit card just to say be able to say, Pardon Me But I Have A Pantera Also!!! Don't no body run the bid up now please.
Richard
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07-04-2008 06:53 AM #8
Not totally worthless... Even "restructured" as the steel has become, it could be straightened, hammer welded, and smoothed enough to make a good fiberglass mold out of!!!!!! Bring it over, anybody want a glass Pantera?? Oh yeah, gimme a year and about 10K to get the project going....Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, Live for Today!
Carroll Shelby
Learning must be difficult for those who already know it all!!!!
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07-04-2008 06:56 AM #9
Dave, does that include interior????
Richard
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07-04-2008 07:00 AM #10
Uh, no..... But I know a good man who could do it!!!! Just send another $10K.... No problem!!!Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, Live for Today!
Carroll Shelby
Learning must be difficult for those who already know it all!!!!
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07-04-2008 07:12 AM #11
Checks in the mail just hold it for a few...
Richard
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07-04-2008 07:21 AM #12
If I am not mistaken, you can buy a used Pantera for about 35,000. It would take about 50,000 to fix this thing, nothing but a warped damaged shell with bullet holes in it. The auction ends in 2 days 11 hours, I will posty if it sells or not.
I lived in Defiance Ohio, that is where the factory was where they built these. I was told by a tuner at a roadside, they put 500 miles on each car to break in and fine tune before they were sold. These cars were seen all over town and surrounding county roads all the time, Driven by the tuners tweeking them in.
Live everyday like it were your last, someday it will be.
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07-04-2008 08:24 AM #13
Originally Posted by mooneye777
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07-04-2008 12:36 PM #14
Originally Posted by mrmustang
Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, Live for Today!
Carroll Shelby
Learning must be difficult for those who already know it all!!!!
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07-04-2008 12:46 PM #15
I seriously think it would be great for a rat rod project. 5000 sounds steep when you look on ebay and see what drivable ones are going for. Where I grew up, there was a pink one that ran around town. We'd see it only occassionally, but what a beautiful ride. If the skin is usable, it could be dropped on an s10 frame, have a big block dropped in it, with straight header pipes too!We could start a new trend, and do a de lorean next!
Such sacralidge could be fun" "No matter where you go, there you are!" Steve.
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