Rick, I've also got Pantera story. A few years ago, Buddy Hale and I used to head to Mike Gagen's house for the weekend pretty regularly. Buddy was dropping off parts for Mike's split, and I was going for a ride to San Diego. Mike always had cool cars around including "The Flying Tomato", an early Riviera, 65 Mustang convertible and the Pantera. Around 6am on Sunday, Mike took me for a ride all over the freeways around SD at breakneck speeds, with the motor roaring behind our heads. I really enjoyed the experience.
Mike always had the cool stuff. There's nothing like sitting with a V8 behind you!