[DeTomaso] Pantera GT5S seventeen inch wheels

Tue Sep 30 15:49:20 EDT 2014

As a long time wide body car owner, here's what I do:

Keep my eye open for tires for sale. When they come up at a reasonable price, buy a couple of sets. (In 2001, the Tire Rack had Yokohama 345/35/15 for sale for $107 per tire. I bought 8, knowing that some day I'd need them. In the end, they were getting old faster than I could wear them out, so I sold them on at price to other owners a few years ago)

If you don't have the luxury of shopping around, I think that tires are out there, but the price may hurt. If you always keep a few tires in your garage, then the lead time is irrelevant and you can pick and choose and buy tires when the prices are reasonable.

I haven't been without spare tires in the last 15 years or so... if someday I am stuck, I'll decide what to do. But so far so good

-----Original Message-----
From: DeTomaso [mailto:detomaso-bounces at poca.com] On Behalf Of cengles at cox.net
Sent: martes, 30 de septiembre de 2014 21:12
To: lashdeep at yahoo.com
Cc: detomaso at poca.com
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Pantera GT5S *seventeen* inch wheels

Dear Lashdeep,

                The main issue is tire availability.

                I assume that you have a GT5S.

                 Today, if you needed a full set of fresh fifteen inch 
tires for the original wheels, then  1) could you have them in a week? 
In those tire sizes, I expect that speed rating would not be an issue. 
2) What would be the market price of the tires?

                                     Warmest regards,  Chuck Engles

On Tue, Sep 30, 2014 at 1:03 PM, LS wrote:

  Chuck, preserving the originals is a great idea and one I've thought 
of myself recently.

The Basset sounds like a perfect modern solution and retains some of the 
desirable factory look.

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From: "cengles at cox.net" <cengles at cox.net>
To: arjun.ghoshdastidar at gmail.com
Cc: detomaso at poca.com
Sent: Tuesday, September 30, 2014 1:49 PM
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Pantera GT5S *seventeen* inch wheels

Dear Arjun,

                     The idea is to put the very expensive original
wheels safely up in storage and drive and abuse more expendable
seventeen inch repro wheels.

                                        Warmest regards,  Chuck Engles

On Tue, Sep 30, 2014 at 10:59 AM, Arjun Ghosh-Dastidar wrote:

> Your buddy needs to switch to Bassett wheels if he wants to stick with 
> 15" wheels. Save the OEM wheels without sacrificing looks.  On Sep 30, 
> 2014 10:59 AM, < cengles at cox.net 
> <javascript:parent.wgMail.openComposeWindow('cengles at cox.net')> > 
> wrote:
>     Dear Forum,
>                   I read somewhere in the last twelve months that 
> there    was a source for seventeen inch diameter  reproduction 
> Pantera GT5S    wheels.   A friend is now ready to make the change 
> from the    originals.   Now, I can't seem to find nor Google the 
> source or    reference.  Anyone able to direct the search?
>                              Warmest regards,  Chuck Engles
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