DeTomaso Mailing List: January 00, Message #83

I believe that's Jack Richards car...a regular at Willow Springs....HE'S not
on forum that I know but may be in POCA Directory...or someone else may know
how to reach him...BTW, last time I saw him at Willow in November he was
trying to sell his Pantera I assume with the wheels! :-)
MD
-----Original Message-----
From: MikeLDrew@aol.com <MikeLDrew@aol.com>
To: Multiple recipients of list <detomaso@realbig.com>
Date: Monday, January 03, 2000 12:46 PM
Subject: Re: wheels


>Tim wrote:
>
>>looking for some 17" wheels for this cat. my birthday present to myself.
>have any of you seen any cats with halibrand style gt-40 wheels on them.
>how do they look????
>
>>>>There is one well-known guy down in So-Cal running a set of Halibrand
>copies (made by Trigo) on his Pantera.  His name escapes me for some
reason,
>but his car permanently wears a large "73" on each door.  Looks pretty
sharp.
>
>The mechanics of the conversion are simple--just call Trigo!  Run by Lynn
>Park (noted Cobra collector and vintage racer), Trigo supplies the wheels
for
>virtually all the quality replica Cobra makers in a variety of offsets
>depending on the application (Contemporary, ERA, etc. etc.)  They also sell
a
>simple kit to adapt them to a Ford five-lug system.  The adaptor bolts to
the
>hub using conventional lug nuts; the wheel is then placed over the adaptor
>and secured with the three-eared wing nut.  Thus you don't have the
slightly
>goofy look of a Cobra-style wheel with visible lug nuts.
>
>Last I looked, the wheels and adapters cost $3240 (circa 1993); Wheels
alone
>were $1900.
>
>Trigo, Inc.
>P.O. Box 823
>La Canada, CA  91012
>(213) 746-1210 (the area code may have changed.)
>
>Of course, you're still faced with the 15" tire dilemma.  PS Engineering
has
>developed Cobra-style wheels in 17" that might do the trick.  Don't have
that
>contact info however...but any Kit Car magazine will have an advertisement.
>
>Also, you can look at genuine Halibrand wheels--the magnesium variety
aren't
>reasonably priced, but they do make aluminum variants.
>
>Regardless of which direction you go, remember to specific Pantera-correct
>offsets.  I don't happen to have those numbers at hand--you can search the
>archives or perhaps some kind soul will offer up the info today...
>
>Mike
>