[DeTomaso] Pantera Space Saver Spare

Mon Jul 28 21:39:50 EDT 2014

It looks like he had the center cut out of a Campy and fit into a polished
AL hoop rim, how they were attached, that's the 64K question.

Michael Shortt

On Mon, Jul 28, 2014 at 9:26 PM, Charles Engles <cengles at cox.net> wrote:

>    Dear Mike,
>
>
>
>                        When I asked the original question, I had no idea
>    that I had opened the lid on such an arcane and occult field.  Who
>    knew?  Amazing stuff.
>
>
>
>                                          Warmest regards, Chuck Engles
>
>
>
>
>    From: MikeLDrew at aol.com [mailto:MikeLDrew at aol.com]
>    Sent: Monday, July 28, 2014 7:53 PM
>    To: cengles at cox.net; mgreene at hiwaay.net; detomaso at poca.com
>    Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Pantera Space Saver Spare
>
>
>    In a message dated 7/28/14 14 52 53, [1]cengles at cox.net writes:
>
>                    Thanks for the info.  It has been so long since I have
>    looked at a spare, I can't recall if there is one or two valve stems.
>    I
>    assumed that all SSSpares were same size.  Obviously wrong.   Oh, well.
>    If
>    it wasn't complicated, then it would less interesting.
>
>    >>>They originally had a single, conventional stem (1971 and early
>    1972).  Later there was a recall by BFG because people were
>    overinflating the tires, which would blow off the rim and injure
>    (kill?) them.  BFG retrofitted a new metal stem which had a pressure
>    relief valve built in (not 'two valve stems', strictly speaking).
>    Customers were first notified via certified letter of the recall; if
>    they didn't respond, BFG then sent them a postcard (see attached).
>    Later Panteras came from the factory with the metal valve stem.
>    Cheers!
>    Mike
>    P.S.  If you want to see something crazy from back in the day, here's a
>    photo of a Pantera where the owner had a 15x7 Campagnolo magnesium
>    wheel narrowed to 15x5 (?????) and fitted with a 15-inch space-saver
>    spare!
>    [2]http://www.clubcobra.com/photopost/data/500/medium/10170spare_Large_
>    .jpg
>    Don't ask me how....????
>
> References
>
>    1. mailto:cengles at cox.net
>    2.
> http://www.clubcobra.com/photopost/data/500/medium/10170spare_Large_.jpg
>
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   It looks like he had the center cut out of a Campy and fit into a
   polished AL hoop rim, how they were attached, that's the 64K question.
   Michael Shortt

   On Mon, Jul 28, 2014 at 9:26 PM, Charles Engles <[1]cengles at cox.net>
   wrote:

     A  A Dear Mike,
     A  A  A  A  A  A  A  A  A  A  A  A When I asked the original
     question, I had no idea
     A  A that I had opened the lid on such an arcane and occult field.
     A Who
     A  A knew? A Amazing stuff.
     A  A  A  A  A  A  A  A  A  A  A  A  A  A  A  A  A  A  A  A
     A Warmest regards, Chuck Engles
     A  A From: [2]MikeLDrew at aol.com [mailto:[3]MikeLDrew at aol.com]
     A  A Sent: Monday, July 28, 2014 7:53 PM
     A  A To: [4]cengles at cox.net; [5]mgreene at hiwaay.net;
     [6]detomaso at poca.com

   A  A Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Pantera Space Saver Spare

   A  A In a message dated 7/28/14 14 52 53, [1][7]cengles at cox.net writes:
   A  A  A  A  A  A  A  A  A  A Thanks for the info. A It has been so long
   since I have
   A  A looked at a spare, I can't recall if there is one or two valve
   stems.
   A  A I
   A  A assumed that all SSSpares were same size. A Obviously wrong. A
   Oh, well.
   A  A If
   A  A it wasn't complicated, then it would less interesting.

     A  A >>>They originally had a single, conventional stem (1971 and
     early
     A  A 1972). A Later there was a recall by BFG because people were
     A  A overinflating the tires, which would blow off the rim and
     injure
     A  A (kill?) them. A BFG retrofitted a new metal stem which had a
     pressure
     A  A relief valve built in (not 'two valve stems', strictly
     speaking).
     A  A Customers were first notified via certified letter of the
     recall; if
     A  A they didn't respond, BFG then sent them a postcard (see
     attached).
     A  A Later Panteras came from the factory with the metal valve stem.
     A  A Cheers!
     A  A Mike
     A  A P.S. A If you want to see something crazy from back in the day,
     here's a
     A  A photo of a Pantera where the owner had a 15x7 Campagnolo
     magnesium
     A  A wheel narrowed to 15x5 (?????) and fitted with a 15-inch
     space-saver
     A  A spare!
     A
     A [2][8]http://www.clubcobra.com/photopost/data/500/medium/10170spar
     e_Large_
     A  A .jpg
     A  A Don't ask me how....????
     References
     A  A 1. mailto:[9]cengles at cox.net
     A  A 2.
     [10]http://www.clubcobra.com/photopost/data/500/medium/10170spare_La
     rge_.jpg
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References

   1. mailto:cengles at cox.net
   2. mailto:MikeLDrew at aol.com
   3. mailto:MikeLDrew at aol.com
   4. mailto:cengles at cox.net
   5. mailto:mgreene at hiwaay.net
   6. mailto:detomaso at poca.com
   7. mailto:cengles at cox.net
   8. http://www.clubcobra.com/photopost/data/500/medium/10170spare_Large_
   9. mailto:cengles at cox.net
  10. http://www.clubcobra.com/photopost/data/500/medium/10170spare_Large_.jpg
  11. mailto:DeTomaso at poca.com
  12. http://poca.com/mailman/listinfo/detomaso_poca.com
  13. http://www.michaelshortt.com/
  14. mailto:michael at michaelshortt.com