[DeTomaso] more on rear tire width

[Kirby Schrader]

Ahhh.... a touchy subject. And nothing to with the subject here, but...
:-)

A lot of guys don't like mirrors mounted on the doors or the fenders as they
did in the 'old days'.
'It ruins the lines...'

If you look close at the pictures on my website, you might be able to see
that I have simply velcro'd the small stick on mirrors onto my door sill
right next to the window. They certainly take some getting used to, but they
do work.
Once I got used to them, I never bothered getting anything else.

Surprisingly, you can see quite a bit out of the normal rear view window.
Better, in my opinion, than you can in a Pantera. As you no doubt found out,
it probably took you some time to get used to seeing out the back with the
blind spots on the Pantera. Same kind of thing with the GT40.

On Wed, Aug 25, 2010 at 16:06, Asa Jay Laughton <asajay at asajay.com> wrote:

> Kirby,
>
> I don't see any outside mirrors on that.  For that matter, I don't see
> mirrors on a lot of GT-40s linked from your site?
>
> How does that work?
>
> Asa Jay
>
> Quoting Kirby Schrader <kirby.schrader at gmail.com>:
>
> > I have the 'Halibrands' from Vintage Wheel on my GT40....
> >
> > http://www.vintagewheelsus.com/
> >
> > http://web.mac.com/kirbyschrader/
> >
> > Some purists will say that they are not 'real' GT40 wheels though... they
> > are missing the 'wine glass stem' and they are 17" and.... well, you get
> the
> > idea.
> > :-)
> >
> > Personally, I like them purely because I can get decent tires for the
> > street.
> > When I take it to the track next month, I plan on using the 15" wheels
> with
> > track tires/slicks.
> >
> > FWIW,
> > Kirby
> >
> >
> > On Wed, Aug 25, 2010 at 12:40, Garth Rodericks
> > <garth_rodericks at yahoo.com>wrote:
> >
> >> I think those are the same wheels Bob Benson runs on his black #3
> Pantera
> >> http://www.poca.com/index.php/gallery/?g2_itemId=25547
> >>
> >> I also like the look of the Halibrands as far as aftermarket wheels go.
> >> http://www.poca.com/index.php/gallery/?g2_itemId=18914
> >> http://www.poca.com/index.php/gallery/?g2_itemId=18786&g2_page=7
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> --- Original Message ---
> >>
> >> Oh.... You mean like these?
> >>
> >> http://www.pbase.com/oburg/image/127279124
> >>
> >> Orville
> >>
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: detomaso-bounces at realbig.com [mailto:detomaso-bounces at
> >> realbig.com]
> >> On
> >> Behalf Of Kirby Schrader
> >> Sent: Wednesday, August 25, 2010 9:58 AM
> >> To: wkooiman at earthlink.net
> >> Cc: DeTomaso Mail List
> >> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] more on rear tire width
> >>
> >> Kinesis K58
> >>
> >> For example...
> >>
> >> http://superbuytires.com/Kinesis/K58%20RWD/
> >>
> >>
> >>
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