[DeTomaso] Pantera Space Saver Spare

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What about the highly polished lip?

Michael Shortt
On Jul 29, 2014 3:22 AM, "Tomas Gunnarsson" <guson at home.se> wrote:

>    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
>    <-----Ursprungligt Meddelande----->
>
>        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....????
>
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   What about the highly polished lip?

   Michael Shortt

   On Jul 29, 2014 3:22 AM, "Tomas Gunnarsson" <[1]guson at home.se> wrote:

     A  A To me that looks like how a 7" rim would sit on the trunk
     floor. What
     A  A makes you think it's narrowed? In my trunk I have a 4.5" rim on
     top of
     A  A a 3.5-4" box and still have room for some stuff on top of the
     wheel.
     A  A Tomas
     A  A <-----Ursprungligt Meddelande----->
     A  A  A  A From: Mike Drew via DeTomaso [[2]detomaso at poca.com]
     A  A Sent: 29/7/2014 2:52:55 AM
     A  A To:
     [3]cengles at cox.net;[4]mgreene at hiwaay.net;[5]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, [6]cengles at cox.net writes:
     A  A >
     A  A >
     A  A > A  A  A  A  A  A  A  A  Thanks for the info. A It has been so
     long since I
     A  A have
     A  A > looked at a spare, I can't recall if there is one or two
     valve
     A  A stems. A I
     A  A > assumed that all SSSpares were same size. A Obviously wrong.
     A  Oh,
     A  A well. If
     A  A > it wasn't complicated, then it would less interesting.
     A  A >
     A  A >>>They originally had a single, conventional stem (1971 and
     early
     A  A 1972).
     A  A Later there was a recall by BFG because people were
     overinflating the
     A  A tires, which would blow off the rim and injure (kill?) them.
     BFG
     A  A retrofitted a
     A  A new metal stem which had a pressure relief valve built in (not
     'two
     A  A valve
     A  A stems', strictly speaking).
     A  A Customers were first notified via certified letter of the
     recall; if
     A  A they
     A  A 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. 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
     A  A narrowed to 15x5 (?????) and fitted with a 15-inch space-saver
     spare!
     A
     A [7]http://www.clubcobra.com/photopost/data/500/medium/10170spare_L
     arge_.jp
     A  A g
     A  A Don't ask me how....????
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References

   1. mailto:guson at home.se
   2. mailto:detomaso at poca.com
   3. mailto:cengles at cox.net
   4. mailto:mgreene at hiwaay.net
   5. mailto:detomaso at poca.com
   6. mailto:cengles at cox.net
   7. http://www.clubcobra.com/photopost/data/500/medium/10170spare_Large_.jp
   8. mailto:DeTomaso at poca.com
   9. http://poca.com/mailman/listinfo/detomaso_poca.com