[DeTomaso] Arriva Tires?

Sun Aug 11 22:52:46 EDT 2019

Chuck,

The original Arriva was only made in two sizes and was made only for use on the Pantera. Goodyear later used the name on a low-performance line of touring radial tires but they had no relation to ‘our’ Arrivas. 

I have been told (but can’t confirm) that the original Pantera Arriva was simply a DOT street-legal version of the tire used by Ford on the 1967 Le Mans-winning GT Mk IV.

Mike

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> On Aug 11, 2019, at 14:02, Charles Engles <cengles at cox.net> wrote:
> 
>   Dear Marshall,
> 
> 
>                I completely agree with the understeer characteristic.
>   Dumb questions:  Did any other car use Arrivas as  OEM?   Were sold to
>   the general public?
> 
> 
>                I suspect that with the name of Arriva, it is plausible
>   that Ford had Goodyear (?) make them for the Italian DeTomaso Pantera.
> 
> 
>                            Interesting,  Chuck Engles
> 
> 
>   PS:  when I used the P7s, I did notice the improvement over the Arrivas
> 
> 
>   From: marshallgsmith [mailto:marshallgsmith at sbcglobal.net]
>   Sent: Sunday, August 11, 2019 10:58 AM
>   To: Charles Engles; 'Jeff Cobb'; 'Scott Mead Photography'
>   Cc: 'Detomaso List'
>   Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Arriva Tires?
> 
> 
> 
>   Hey Chuck,
> 
> 
>   I had always heard that the Arrivas were designed for the car to make
>   it understeer due to Ford's concern and fear that the car would
>   oversteer severely because of the power at the hands of inexperienced
>   drivers.
> 
> 
>   My experience with the car shod with Arrivas was exactly that. You'd
>   come to a turn and the car would just keep going straight no matter how
>   much steering input. They were horrible.
> 
> 
>   My first drive with the Pantera wearing BF Goodrich Tires sometime in
>   the late 1970s made it a completely different and well handling car. It
>   was finally thrilling to drive!!
> 
> 
>   Marshall
> 
> 
> 
>   Sent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone
> 
> 
>   -------- Original message --------
> 
>   From: Charles Engles <cengles at cox.net>
> 
>   Date: 8/11/19 8:23 AM (GMT-08:00)
> 
>   To: 'Jeff Cobb' <jeffcobb1 at me.com>, 'Scott Mead Photography'
>   <scott at scottmeadphotography.com>
> 
>   Cc: 'Detomaso List' <detomaso at server.detomasolist.com>
> 
>   Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Arriva Tires?
> 
> 
>   Dear Scott,
>                So, do I understand correctly that the recapped Arrivas
>   were
>   judged to be better than their original incarnation??
>   Dear Jeff,
>                That anecdote confirms the stateside opinion of the
>   Arrivas.
>   I wonder what the actual story of the Arrivas is:  purpose, tire
>   engineering
>   and sales strategy?
>                                  Warmest regards,  Chuck Engles
> 
>   -----Original Message-----
>   From: Jeff Cobb [mailto:jeffcobb1 at me.com]
>   Sent: Sunday, August 11, 2019 2:02 AM
>   To: Scott Mead Photography
>   Cc: Jeff Cobb; Charles Engles; Detomaso List
>   Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Arriva Tires?
>   Tom Tjaarda said he never understood why those horrible Arriva tires
>   ever
>   wound up on the Pantera.
>   Also said that boss DeTomaso spent much time in court and with lawyers
>   because of all the lawsuits
>   created by those tires causing accidents.
>   Jeff Cobb
>   On Aug 10, 2019, at 10:22 PM, Scott Mead Photography
>   <scott at scottmeadphotography.com> wrote:
>> Chuck - Sometime in the late '70s, remember my father had worn his
>   Arrivas
>   down to the bare minimum, then taking the car to Caldwell Tire to have
>   the
>   tires recapped. The newly minted Arrivas were a vast improvement.
>> 
>> Sent from my iPhone
>> 
>>> On Aug 10, 2019, at 11:54 AM, Charles Engles <cengles at cox.net>
>   wrote:
>>> 
>>> Dear Corey,
>>> 
>>>            Egad.   I can remember driving on them in the late
>   eighties.
>>> They weren't roadworthy then either.  Poor old Arrivas.   Perhaps
>   someone
>>> will take them for a strict stock original Pantera for display
>   purposes.
>>> 
>>>                                    Warmest regards,  Chuck Engles
>>> 
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: DeTomaso [mailto:detomaso-bounces at server.detomasolist.com] On
>   Behalf
>>> Of Corey Price
>>> Sent: Saturday, August 10, 2019 1:43 PM
>>> To: Detomaso List
>>> Subject: [DeTomaso] Arriva Tires?
>>> 
>>> I have a pair of front Arriva tires that I was about to have to pay
>   a fee
>   to
>>> recycle. Does anyone want them? They are free (you pay shipping). I
>   will
>>> recycle them if nobody wants them. They are old and no longer road
>   worthy.
>>> 
>>> 
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