[DeTomaso] Pantera Space Saver Spare

[Tomas Gunnarsson]

To me that looks like how a 7" rim would sit on the trunk floor. What
makes you think it's narrowed? In my trunk I have a 4.5" rim on top of a
3.5-4" box and still have room for some stuff on top of the wheel.
 
Tomas

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 	  	 From: Mike Drew via DeTomaso [detomaso at poca.com]
Sent: 29/7/2014 2:52:55 AM
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, 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! 

http://www.clubcobra.com/photopost/data/500/medium/10170spare_Large_.jpg
Don't ask me how....???? 


	
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   To me that looks like how a 7" rim would sit on the trunk floor. What
   makes you think it's narrowed? In my trunk I have a 4.5" rim on top of
   a 3.5-4" box and still have room for some stuff on top of the wheel.



   Tomas
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       From: Mike Drew via DeTomaso [detomaso at poca.com]
   Sent: 29/7/2014 2:52:55 AM
   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, 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!
   http://www.clubcobra.com/photopost/data/500/medium/10170spare_Large_.jp
   g
   Don't ask me how....????