[DeTomaso] Spot the 10-inch Campagnolo wheel differences

[Richard Turpin]

I have seen a third pattern for the 10" wheels. The lugs were longer on 
every other one. They were on a Pantera from the Jersey Panteras at Pocono.
Richard Turpin
----- Original Message ----- 
From: <MikeLDrew at aol.com>
To: <detomaso at realbig.com>
Sent: Wednesday, October 07, 2009 10:11 PM
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Spot the 10-inch Campagnolo wheel differences


> Hi guys,
>
> Okay, I received numerous private replies to my quiz, none of them
> containing all the answers.   Once again, here's a link to the photo 
> showing two
> 10-inch wheels, the one on the left dated 1982, the one on the right 1989:
>
> http://www.poca.com/index.php/gallery/?g2_itemId=11905
>
> Clicking the supersize link above the right-hand wheel will let you see 
> the
> wheels in exquisite detail.
>
> The differences I have found so far:
>
> 1)   Assuming the "Campagnolo" casting is in the 12 o'clock position, then
> the valve stem orientation is different.   On the left wheel, it is at 
> about
> 7 o'clock, and on the right wheel, it's at about 3:30.
>
> 2)   The valve stem is aligned with the two slots on the left wheel, and
> with the 'window' on the right one.
>
> 3)   The size of the wheel is cast into a relief on the left wheel; on the
> right wheel it's merely cast into the surface.
>
> 4)   The "JWL" logo (Japan Light Wheel alloy) is cast into a relief on the
> left wheel; on the right wheel it's merely cast into the surface, very
> lightly.   It's almost invisible, about an inch above the valve stem--in 
> the
> corresponding location (directly across from the wheel size stamping).
>
> 5)   The "JWL" logo is stamped upside-down on the right-hand wheel.
>
> (BTW, "JWL" (Japan Light Wheel Alloy) is a compilation of standards 
> defined
> by the Japanese Government to ensure the vehicle's safety for aluminum 
> road
> wheels. Every wheel put to market must be tested to meet JWL standards
> before a wheel can be put out to market in Japan.   These standards are
> generally accepted worldwide as acceptable for most road conditions. That 
> is why you
> will see these marks on European and other Asian country wheels.   The
> standard didn't exist when the 1971-1974 Pantera wheels were being 
> manufactured;
> the appearance of this logo identifies the wheel as being of a later era.)
>
> 6)   The center hub on the right-side wheel is much beefier and more
> substantial than the earlier wheel on the left.   As a result, it features 
> deep,
> aggressive cutouts for lug wrench clearance; there are barely any cutouts 
> at
> all on the earlier wheel.
>
> (Some people suggested that the five fingers that extend from the center
> hub to the pentagon shape are wider on the later wheel.   Not true 
> actually;
> instead, they are shorter, because the hub is a larger diameter, and thus 
> the
> edge of it is closer to the pentagon.   They start off the same width;
> because they are shorter, they don't taper down as much).
>
> 7)   The "Campagnolo" logo is cast into a recess on the left wheel; on the
> right wheel, the recess only encompasses the bottom half of the logo,
> because it's angled instead of flat, relative to the rim of the wheel.
>
> Anybody spot any others?
>
> BTW I glanced at another set of 10-inch wheels over the weekend, that
> appear to be late-style (like the one on the right), but have different 
> markings
> from mine!   I'll get a closer look and get back to you.
>
> Mike (über-wheel geek!)
>
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