[DeTomaso] Pantera Space Saver Spare

[Asa Jay Laughton]

Sounds like just another day at the Pantera Research Institute to me.  ;)

Asa  Jay

Asa Jay Laughton, MSgt, USAFR, Retired
& Shelley Marie
Spokane, WA
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On 7/28/2014 6:26 PM, Charles Engles 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
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>
>
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>    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:
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>                    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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