[DeTomaso] GT5 wheels on ebay

[John Taphorn]

If the market will command that price, I am surprised that no one is making 
duplicates from radial forgings that are recessed lightened in the rear of 
the spokes.  A lighter, stronger wheel with prefect balance could probably 
be had for little more money.

JT
----- Original Message ----- 
From: <MikeLDrew at aol.com>
To: <pantera at fastcat.se>; <kenn_green at yahoo.com>; <detomaso at realbig.com>
Sent: Friday, May 22, 2009 4:51 PM
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] GT5 wheels on ebay


>
> In a message dated 5/22/09 12 33 52, pantera at fastcat.se writes:
>
>
>> Sold for $6100. I'm happy to already have a set on my car.
>>
>
> Yes, they sold (through Johnny Woods who was the bidder) to Geoff Peters
> who owns the Pantera I'm driving through Europe at the moment.   He had to
> pull his race tires off his GT5 wheels in order to fit the road tires for 
> the
> trip, which was a bit of a nuisance, so when these wheels became 
> available,
> he jumped on them.
>
> Earlier this year he missed out on a set of wheels (no tires) which went
> for almost $5K, so he raised his maximum bid and won accordingly.   Given 
> that
> these wheels also come with tires, $6100 might not be that far out of 
> line.
>
> FWIW when I first started getting into the Pantera scene in the late 
> 1980s,
> these wheels sold for about $1300-1500 EACH from the factory....
>
> Mike
>
>
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