DeTomaso Mailing List: January 98, Message #131
     



From: 	"Steve Liebenow" <steve.liebenow@eur.ericsson.se>

Subject: Re: Collapsable spare and i

Date: 	Mon, 5 Jan 1998 19:46:30 +0000



                      RE>>Collapsable spare and inflation          1/5/98



I think I still have one of those original type collapsable tires around somewhere. The rim is most likely rusted to all get out though.....  Won't fit the Mangusta.......    Any takers??



Soon to be offline.... the tension builds.....

Steve



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Date: 1/1/98 8:40 PM

To: Steve Liebenow

From: DtomasoCat

Andy,



The collapsable wheel/tire combination in a stock early '70's Pantera was

identical to the ones used in the '71-'73 Mustangs.  It was a BF Goodrich

"Space saver" spare.  You could fill it up with the can of air supplied with

the car or use an air compressor to inflate it.  The problem was that people

didn't read the instructions fully (who ever does, really?) and they would

inflate that puppy like a balloon.  Then "BLAM!" it would explode and take a

persons limb off.



I was a judge for the Mustang Club of America in the 1969-70 and 1971-1973

classes and it was really rare to find a perfect unused space saver spare and

even rarer yet to find the original can of Ford "air" with it.  It was always

a little difficult to figure out if the ford air was still in the can or not.

Most of the time we just took their word for it.



By the way, those space saver spares in mint unused condition could easily

cost $250 or more.  The Mustang guys couldn't get enough of them.  An original

can of air for the spare in mint condion could run you $200 or more to boot!



Jim Demick