[DeTomaso] Wheels

[michael@michaelshortt.com]

I have a set mounted on 7's and 8's for shows only, they get installed
on-site, I won't event drive to the show on them.

Michael Shortt

On Thu, Jan 26, 2012 at 10:22 AM, <cengles at cox.net> wrote:

>
> Dear Mike,
>
> Your comment, "They were crappy tires in the 70's, now they're 40 year-old
> dangerous crappy tires" reminded me of an unplesant moment with my Arrivas
> in 1988.
>
> I bought my first Pantera in 1988 with only 2000 miles on it. I proceeded
> to drive it fully intoxicated by the new ownership of a formidable,
> powerful and beautiful Pantera that was awesome. Then one evening in the
> early months of ownership, I was pushing it ever so slightly in a turn and
> had the definite experience of understeer. Mercifully, nothing happened
> except the realization that the Arrivas didn't stick worth a darn. Then
> next step was Pirelli P7s, which were better, but still a bit
> disappointing. It has taken years of fiddling with mods and upgrades and
> contemporary tires to achieve the handling that I *thought* was present
> when I bought the Pantera all those years ago. Sigh. Live and learn. Yes,
> the Arrivas are only suitable for display purposes in my opinion.
>
> Warmest regards, Chuck Engles
>
>
>
> ---- Mike Thomas <mbefthomas at comcast.net> wrote:
> > As to the Arrivas, they are only good if you plan to show the car as an
> > original, and roll it off the trailer. They were crappy tires in the
> '70's,
> > now they're 40 year-old dangerous crappy tires.
> >
> > Mike Thomas
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: detomaso-bounces at realbig.com [mailto:detomaso-bounces at realbig.com]
> On
> > Behalf Of Corey Price
> > Sent: Wednesday, January 25, 2012 9:55 PM
> > To: detomaso at realbig.com
> > Subject: [DeTomaso] Wheels
> >
> > Can someone explain how to tell if a campy magnesium wheel is still
> good? I
> > seem to remember that they can corrode, etc.
> >
> > What are a decent set worth? Are old Arriva tires worth anything? I have
> a
> > set and they're as hard as glass.
> >
> > Corey
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