<div dir="auto"><div>To put it perspective, for my lowly Group 3 car, we put a freshly rebuilt "mild" race motor at $24,000 (including Dyno time) and a newly rebuilt ZF in it from Ron at $19,000. $43,000, and we are way tuned down compared to Dennis's tube frame car. I love racing it. And would do it again in a heart best. Whoever buys Dennis's car, I hope has the passion to race it right, and not put it in a collection. </div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">We look forward to racing with Ron at Road America (and Asa Jay joining us).</div><div><br></div><div data-smartmail="gmail_signature">Regards, <br><br>Steven G. Lisa, Esq.<br>The Law Offices of Lisa & Lesko, LLC<br>Email: <a href="mailto:SteveLisa@patentit.com">SteveLisa@patentit.com</a> <br>Direct: 480-442-0297<br><br><a href="http://www.patentit.com">www.patentit.com</a><br><br>Scottsdale Office | Phone/Fax: 480.535.6656 | A: 7689 East Paradise Lane, Suite 2, Scottsdale, AZ 85260</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Mon, May 12, 2025, 8:26 PM Asa Jay Laughton via TPR <<a href="mailto:tpr@teampanteraracing.com">tpr@teampanteraracing.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="auto">Dennis Quella used to be one of the reliable ZF rebuilders but he’s not been able to catch up in that part of the business for some time. The ZF in his car is most likely modified with gearing changes but nothing special for robustness. He might have been rebuilding it himself regularly during the years he raced it but it’s not seen a track in a hood number of years.<div><br></div><div>I agree, it won’t be cheap to run. No race car ever is.</div><div><br id="m_7274321953249407597lineBreakAtBeginningOfSignature"><div dir="ltr"><div><span style="font-size:17pt">Asa Jay</span></div><div>MSgT, USAFR, Retired</div><div><br></div><div>
<p><span>“Within the covers of the Bible are the answers for all the problems men face.”</span></p><p><span>Ronald Reagan</span></p></div></div><div dir="ltr"><br><blockquote type="cite">On May 12, 2025, at 17:20, Steve Lisa via TPR <<a href="mailto:tpr@teampanteraracing.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">tpr@teampanteraracing.com</a>> wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="auto">It’s a beautiful car. It will not be inexpensive to run, and the ZF is likely at its limits given the big slicks and big motor. Even our ZF is getting annual trips for rebuild to Ron.<br clear="all"><br clear="all"><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature">Regards, <br><br>Steven G. Lisa, Esq.<br>The Law Offices of Lisa & Lesko, LLC<br>Email: SteveLisa@PatentIt.com <br>Direct: 480-442-0297<br><br><a href="http://www.PatentIt.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">www.PatentIt.com</a><br><br>Scottsdale Office | P: 480.535.6656 | F: 480.535.6628 | A: <a href="https://www.google.com/maps/search/7689+East+Paradise+Lane,+Suite+2,+Scottsdale,+AZ+85260?entry=gmail&source=g">7689 East Paradise Lane, Suite 2, Scottsdale, AZ 85260</a><br><br>This email is intended only for the recipient above and may contain confidential and privileged information. If you received this email in error please destroy it and indicate such by return email to me. Thank you.<br></div></div></div><div><br></div><div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Mon, May 12, 2025 at 4:59 PM Asa Jay Laughton <<a href="mailto:asajay@asajay.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">asajay@asajay.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="auto">I don’t know who is writing the comments in the auction but I’d guess it’s Adam; Dennis son. In the comments it says he never kept a log book so I don’t think he did any sanctioned events. I think it was a fun car for him to race around in and market his Pantera services. Some absolutely beautiful restorations and restomods have come out of his shop. Would it qualify in tech? I would think it’s gotta be awfully close but I’m not an expert on race cars or sanctioning requirements.<div><br></div><div>I know it’s -not- a real Pantera since it has a complete tube frame chassis. It’s a beautiful car for what it is.</div><div><br></div><div>Because it’s on Bring a Trailer, it will ride until the end. I can’t tell if there is a reserve or not because I don’t frequent it enough to know how to tell. I expect the price will stay low until the last day when it will go crazy. I can’t speculate what it will eventually sell for. It will have to appeal to someone looking for a race car that looks similar to a Pantera and is willing to put some money into it to bring it up to any requirements needed to race.</div><div><br></div><div>Or go into a collection somewhere.</div><div><span style="font-size:-webkit-xxx-large">🙂</span><br><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br id="m_7274321953249407597m_-9050132819361282307lineBreakAtBeginningOfSignature"><div dir="ltr"><div><span style="font-size:17pt">Asa Jay</span></div><div>MSgT, USAFR, Retired</div><div><br></div><div>
<p><span>“Within the covers of the Bible are the answers for all the problems men face.”</span></p><p><span>Ronald Reagan</span></p></div></div><div dir="ltr"><br><blockquote type="cite">On May 12, 2025, at 15:57, Mad Dog Antenucci via TPR <<a href="mailto:tpr@teampanteraracing.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">tpr@teampanteraracing.com</a>> wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr">
I know the car well. All the upgrades and would be a great open road or track car. Did DennisQ ever complete any sanctioned events with that P?<br><br><br><div><a style="font-size:12px" href="https://mail.onelink.me/107872968?pid=nativeplacement&c=Global_Acquisition_YMktg_315_Internal_EmailSignature&af_sub1=Acquisition&af_sub2=Global_YMktg&af_sub3=&af_sub4=100000604&af_sub5=EmailSignature__Static_" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPhone</a><br></div><br><p style="font-size:15px;color:rgb(132,115,255);padding-top:15px;margin-top:0px">On Monday, May 12, 2025, 3:50 PM, Steve Lisa via TPR <<a href="mailto:tpr@teampanteraracing.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">tpr@teampanteraracing.com</a>> wrote:</p><blockquote><div id="m_7274321953249407597m_-9050132819361282307yiv9484698892"><div><div><div>Price?</div><div><br clear="none"></div><div>Regards, <br clear="none"><br clear="none">Steven G. Lisa, Esq.<br clear="none">The Law Offices of Lisa & Lesko, LLC<br clear="none">Email: <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer noreferrer" shape="rect" href="mailto:SteveLisa@patentit.com" target="_blank">SteveLisa@patentit.com</a> <br clear="none">Direct: 480-442-0297<br clear="none"><br clear="none"><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer noreferrer" shape="rect" href="http://www.patentit.com" target="_blank">www.patentit.com</a><br clear="none"><br clear="none">Scottsdale Office | Phone/Fax: 480.535.6656 | A: <a href="https://www.google.com/maps/search/7689+East+Paradise+Lane,+Suite+2,+Scottsdale,+AZ+85260?entry=gmail&source=g" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">7689 East Paradise Lane, Suite 2, Scottsdale, AZ 85260</a></div></div><br clear="none"><div><div id="m_7274321953249407597m_-9050132819361282307yiv9484698892yqt20884"><div dir="ltr">On Mon, May 12, 2025, 3:37 PM Asa Jay Laughton via TPR <<a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer noreferrer" shape="rect" href="mailto:tpr@teampanteraracing.com" target="_blank">tpr@teampanteraracing.com</a>> wrote:<br clear="none"></div><blockquote style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div>Hi all,<div>Listed recently:</div><div><div style="display:block"><div style="display:inline-block"><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer noreferrer" shape="rect" dir="ltr" style="border-radius:10px;font-family:-apple-system,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;display:block;width:300px;overflow:hidden;text-decoration:none" href="https://bringatrailer.com/listing/detomaso-pantera-group-5-style-race-car/?utm_source=Iterable&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=campaign_2648441" target="_blank"><table style="table-layout:fixed;border-collapse:collapse;width:300px;font-family:-apple-system,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="300"><tbody><tr><td align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1"><div><1985_detomaso_pantera_img_4828-38112.jpeg></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="300" style="table-layout:fixed;font-family:-apple-system,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"><tbody><tr><td colspan="1" rowspan="1" style="padding:8px 0px 8px 0px"><div style="max-width:100%;margin:0px 16px 0px 16px;overflow:hidden"><div style="word-wrap:break-word;font-weight:500;font-size:12px;overflow:hidden;text-align:left"><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer noreferrer" shape="rect" href="https://bringatrailer.com/listing/detomaso-pantera-group-5-style-race-car/?utm_source=Iterable&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=campaign_2648441" style="text-decoration:none" target="_blank">Three-Decades-Owned DeTomaso Pantera GT5–Style Race Car</a></div><div style="word-wrap:break-word;font-weight:400;font-size:11px;overflow:hidden;text-align:left"><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer noreferrer" shape="rect" href="https://bringatrailer.com/listing/detomaso-pantera-group-5-style-race-car/?utm_source=Iterable&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=campaign_2648441" style="text-decoration:none" target="_blank">bringatrailer.com</a></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></a></div></div><div><br clear="none"></div>This is a race car only. It is not streetable and can’t be made to be street legal. I’ve seen this car in person at Pantera Performance Center when I visited, and at different race events.</div><div><br clear="none"></div><div>It’s now for sale. It’s nearly turn-key but I’d advise giving it a good going over, which in the comments says Dennis will be happy to do with you at his shop.</div><div><br clear="none"></div><div>I think Dennis health may be forcing this sale. He’s a great guy. I’ve missed his Pantera being on a course.</div><div><br clear="none"></div><div><div dir="ltr"><div><span style="font-size:17pt">Asa Jay</span></div><div>MSgT, USAFR, Retired</div><div><br clear="none"></div><div>
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