[DeTomaso] Pantera Space Saver Spare

[Mike Drew]

The owner claimed he had a wheel narrowed???

Mike

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On Jul 29, 2014, at 0:22, "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_.jpg 
> 
> Don't ask me how....???? 
> 
> 
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   The owner claimed he had a wheel narrowed???

   Mike
   Sent from my iPhone

   On Jul 29, 2014, at 0:22, "Tomas Gunnarsson" <[1]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
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       From: Mike Drew via DeTomaso [[2]detomaso at poca.com]
   Sent: 29/7/2014 2:52:55 AM
   To: [3]cengles at cox.net;[4]mgreene at hiwaay.net;[5]detomaso at poca.com
   Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Pantera Space Saver Spare
   In a message dated 7/28/14 14 52 53, [6]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!
   [7]http://www.clubcobra.com/photopost/data/500/medium/10170spare_Large_
   .jpg
   Don't ask me how....????

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_.jpg