[DeTomaso] 10x15 Campagnolo Pantera GTS wheels

[MikeLDrew at aol.com]

In a message dated 5/28/15 5 23 38, lplugw at hotmail.com writes:


> 
> 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?)
> 

>>>You're wrong, sort of.

The first-gen wheels were sand-cast and had full-length ribs, as you 
mention.   But by 1977 or so, the next generation had come out, which were 
pressure-cast, and there were two different versions of that as well.   All were 
cast by Campagnolo; the company was purchased by Tecnomagnesio at some point, 
so some later wheels are marked thusly as well.   But they are all 'real' De 
Tomaso Campagnolo wheels, just different versions.   

Similar to how there were at least six different variants of the 15x7 and 
15x8 wheels between 1971-74....

Each successive version of both the narrow and 10-inch wheels gained mass 
and, presumably, strength.   The first-gen 10-inch wheels are perhaps a bit 
delicate in comparison to the last ones, although I haven't heard of any 
failures on a car (I have seen photos of one that broke apart on a tire-mounting 
machine, which probably caused some red faces at the tire shop....)

Mike
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   In a message dated 5/28/15 5 23 38, lplugw at hotmail.com writes:

     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?)

   >>>You're wrong, sort of.
   The first-gen wheels were sand-cast and had full-length ribs, as you
   mention.  But by 1977 or so, the next generation had come out, which
   were pressure-cast, and there were two different versions of that as
   well.  All were cast by Campagnolo; the company was purchased by
   Tecnomagnesio at some point, so some later wheels are marked thusly as
   well.  But they are all 'real' De Tomaso Campagnolo wheels, just
   different versions.
   Similar to how there were at least six different variants of the 15x7
   and 15x8 wheels between 1971-74....
   Each successive version of both the narrow and 10-inch wheels gained
   mass and, presumably, strength.  The first-gen 10-inch wheels are
   perhaps a bit delicate in comparison to the last ones, although I
   haven't heard of any failures on a car (I have seen photos of one that
   broke apart on a tire-mounting machine, which probably caused some red
   faces at the tire shop....)
   Mike