[DeTomaso] 10x15 Campagnolo Pantera GTS wheels
cengles at cox.net
cengles at cox.net
Thu May 28 08:40:52 EDT 2015
Dear Larry and Ed,
I would like to add commentary and confusion to this topic.
1) I had a pair of Technomagnesium 10" wheels. I loved the look.
Perfectly complementary to the Pantera lines. They seemed meet the Tom
Tjaarda requirement of Proportion for classic lines. Alas, I sold the
set when I could no longer get decent tires in the late nineties.
2) I obtained the wheels decades ago via Italy. I can't recall if I
ordered them from the DeTomaso factory or from Campagnolo. As I think
about it, I believe that I ordered them from the DeTomaso Factory
3) I thought that the Technomag wheels *were* Campy. IIRC, they came
with the oblong golden Campy logo stickers on them
4) Boy, were the technomag wheels *light*. I didn't weigh them, but
they seemed lighter than the original eight inch wheels.
FWIW.
Warmest regards, Chuck Engles
On Thu, May 28, 2015 at 7:21 AM, Larry Weston wrote:
> Wouldn't truly original DeTomaso drawings be the Campagnolo version of
> the 10" wheel, with the longer reinforcing ribs and the rougher finish
> between them, rather than the Tecnomagnesio version with the shorter
> ribs and the smoother finish (like your photo, which, correct me if
> I'm wrong, were commissioned by Gary Hall?)
> From: edducati at mac.com
> Date: Thu, 28 May 2015 00:35:09 -0700
> To: detomaso at poca.com
> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] 10x15 Campagnolo Pantera GTS wheels
>
>
>> On May 27, 2015, at 23:50, Ed Mendez <edducati at mac.com> wrote:
>>
>> All,
>>
>> I have some good news. Hopefully.
>>
>> I have a friend in Italy who owns a foundry and has the original
>> drawings from DeTomaso of the 10x15 Pantera GTS wheels and all
>> DeTomaso
>> wheels ever made including the Mangusta wheels, but we are talking
>> specifically of the 10x15 GTS wheels at the moment. As pictured.
>>
>> He can reproduce the wheels to exact specifications in Magnesium
>> with
>> all the latest technology and materials AZ91 Magnesium Alloy. He
>> said
>> he can offer them at 1500 Euros each (aprox. $1640usd). Not cheap
>> but
>> these are new Magnesium not 40 year old Magnesium, and these are
>> not
>> the aluminum knockoffs on eBay that are sold for $1400 each either.
>>
>> He currently has orders in Europe for 12 wheels (6 sets), and says
>> if
>> he gets orders for 30 wheels total (15 sets) he will make the molds
>> at
>> his expense and produce them. He says he can also produce the 8x15
>> fronts as well.
>>
>> I need to know who might be interested.
>>
>> Please let me know.
>>
>> Thanks, Ed
>>
>> Ps. I am not making anything off this just doing it for all of you
>> out
>> there and I want to buy a set myself because they look bitchin.
>>
>>
>> [cid:BAFB7531-C114-4DCD-816A-16E706B0E74F]
>> Sent from my iPhone 6 Plus
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Dear Larry and Ed,
I would like to add commentary and confusion to this topic.
1) I had a pair of Technomagnesium 10" wheels. I loved the look.
Perfectly complementary to the Pantera lines. They seemed meet the Tom
Tjaarda requirement of Proportion for classic lines. Alas, I sold the
set when I could no longer get decent tires in the late nineties.
2) I obtained the wheels decades ago via Italy. I can't recall if I
ordered them from the DeTomaso factory or from Campagnolo. As I think
about it, I believe that I ordered them from the DeTomaso Factory
3) I thought that the Technomag wheels *were* Campy. IIRC, they came
with the oblong golden Campy logo stickers on them
4) Boy, were the technomag wheels *light*. I didn't weigh them, but
they seemed lighter than the original eight inch wheels.
FWIW.
Warmest regards, Chuck Engles
On Thu, May 28, 2015 at 7:21 AM, Larry Weston wrote:
> Wouldn't truly original DeTomaso drawings be the Campagnolo version
of the 10" wheel, with the longer reinforcing ribs and the rougher
finish between them, rather than the Tecnomagnesio version with the
shorter ribs and the smoother finish (like your photo, which, correct
me if I'm wrong, were commissioned by Gary Hall?)
>
> From: edducati at mac.com
> Date: Thu, 28 May 2015 00:35:09 -0700
> To: detomaso at poca.com
> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] 10x15 Campagnolo Pantera GTS wheels
>
>
> > On May 27, 2015, at 23:50, Ed Mendez <edducati at mac.com> wrote:
> >
> > All,
> >
> > I have some good news. Hopefully.
> >
> > I have a friend in Italy who owns a foundry and has the original
> > drawings from DeTomaso of the 10x15 Pantera GTS wheels and all
DeTomaso
> > wheels ever made including the Mangusta wheels, but we are
talking
> > specifically of the 10x15 GTS wheels at the moment. As pictured.
> >
> > He can reproduce the wheels to exact specifications in Magnesium
with
> > all the latest technology and materials AZ91 Magnesium Alloy. He
said
> > he can offer them at 1500 Euros each (aprox. $1640usd). Not cheap
but
> > these are new Magnesium not 40 year old Magnesium, and these are
not
> > the aluminum knockoffs on eBay that are sold for $1400 each
either.
> >
> > He currently has orders in Europe for 12 wheels (6 sets), and
says if
> > he gets orders for 30 wheels total (15 sets) he will make the
molds at
> > his expense and produce them. He says he can also produce the
8x15
> > fronts as well.
> >
> > I need to know who might be interested.
> >
> > Please let me know.
> >
> > Thanks, Ed
> >
> > Ps. I am not making anything off this just doing it for all of
you out
> > there and I want to buy a set myself because they look bitchin.
> >
> >
> > [cid:BAFB7531-C114-4DCD-816A-16E706B0E74F]
> > Sent from my iPhone 6 Plus
> > _______________________________________________
> >
> > Detomaso Forum Managed by POCA
> > Posted emails must not exceed 1.5 Megabytes
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> > DeTomaso at poca.com
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