[DeTomaso] GT5 Campagnolo Wheels

[Roland Jaeckel]

All DeTomaso rims except the Pantera 90 rims where manufactured by Campagnolo or Technomagnesio, 
witch was the company that took over Campagnolo after there bancrupt. 
Pantera 90 rims where made by Fondmetall.
The only thing, that makes me scary, is that on this rims someone 
drilled out the pressed in steel sleves for the wheel nuts to adapt some older design racing nuts.
285/40-15 front tires are avaiable new at the moment. 
Yokohama runs a batch from time to time as they did in 2007. 
I just shipped a set to a fellow in Arkensas.
Roland Jaeckel
DeTomaso Parts Center Europe
www.detomaso.de



The subject of Campagnolo wheels on the GT5 Panteras has brought some
questions to mind. The wheels on the eBay auction have a Campagnolo
"sticker" on them. The wheels on my GT5-S have no such reference, but rather
have DeTomaso indented from the casting. They appear to be the same design
and size. Were the DeTomaso wheels manufactured by Campagnolo? Here are some
pictures illustrating what I find on my wheels:

http://www.pixclix.com/Micro-Wave/Pantera/Wheels/DeTomaso-1.jpg Entire rear
wheel and tire.

http://www.pixclix.com/Micro-Wave/Pantera/Wheels/DeTomaso-2.jpg DeTomaso
"mark."

http://www.pixclix.com/Micro-Wave/Pantera/Wheels/Front-1.jpg Front wheel
nomenclature.

http://www.pixclix.com/Micro-Wave/Pantera/Wheels/Rear-1.jpg Rear wheel
nomenclature.

Due to the scarcity of availability of the front tire size, my front tires
are Pirelli P7 285VR/40-15 instead of the 225VR/50-15 in the eBay auction.
My rear tires are 345ZR35-15 (Yokohama) and 345VR35-15 (Pirelli spares.)

Any thoughts as to the wheel varieties would be appreciated.

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