[DeTomaso] Pantera GT5S *seventeen* inch wheels

[MikeLDrew at aol.com]

In a message dated 10/1/14 0 27 32, charlesmccall at gmail.com writes:


> By the way, at Le Mans Classic 2012 there was a vendor with Brand new
> Yokohama 285-40-15's for sale for what seemed like a reasonable Price of
> roughly €350. The vendor was in France, but that means that new tires are
> out there if you look. I took photos of the tire (to prove the exist) and
> the business card of the vendor, if someone is really interested in buying
> tires...
> 

>>>I spoke to them again this year.   (The vendor is Gotti Wheels, BTW).   
They confessed that they were buying the tires out of Germany and then 
reselling them.   They suggested the smart move was to find a German source as 
apparently they are still being made to satisfy the German market.

Mike
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   In a message dated 10/1/14 0 27 32, charlesmccall at gmail.com writes:

     By the way, at Le Mans Classic 2012 there was a vendor with Brand
     new
     Yokohama 285-40-15's for sale for what seemed like a reasonable
     Price of
     roughly aNOT350. The vendor was in France, but that means that new
     tires are
     out there if you look. I took photos of the tire (to prove the
     exist) and
     the business card of the vendor, if someone is really interested in
     buying
     tires...

   >>>I spoke to them again this year.  (The vendor is Gotti Wheels,
   BTW).  They confessed that they were buying the tires out of Germany
   and then reselling them.  They suggested the smart move was to find a
   German source as apparently they are still being made to satisfy the
   German market.
   Mike