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Having been told that my car should have 10 inch rear wheels, I thought I would have a look for a pair. I found a set on UK Ebay which didn't mention the sizes, so I asked if they were 10 inch rears. I was told that a pair of those would cost £2500 sterling. Is this correct, I find that sort of cost extortionate, am I in the wrong car world here?

Pauper Pete.
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Originally posted by Quickitty:
They are pretty rare and don't come up for sale much. I would think closer to $1,500 dollars here in the US. A full set just sold here not too long ago in that range.

http://pantera.infopop.cc/eve/...0045562/m/9861024056

The bigger problem might be finding a 15 inch tire that would make use of the 10 inch wheel AND have a ZR rating.


To be honest I'm not going to need a Z rated tyre, so its not a problem for me. but I shall keep my eyes open.
I find this an interesting subject and seem to recall it being discussed here before.
Hall no longer lists the 10"x 15" Campi that I see.
As I recall, they were being sold at $1,250 each, if memory serves?

There are two kinds. I would think most don't care about the type 1, or what I would call the original has the ALL the fins, gussets or rim reinforcements (whatever you choose to call them) extending to the edge of the inner rim. Those are the Campagnolo "Detomaso Pantera" versions.

There is another version where every other fin goes to the edge of the rim. Those are a type II or a reproduction or a continuation, depending on the term you choose to use.

Now when I first got my car in 1986, I wanted a pair of the 10's in the worst way. Hall was the only one at the time who had them.

Hall wanted $2,500 for the pair. In discussing this with Gary Hall, I said I won't be able to buy a set at that rate for a while. Can you sell me a set of used ones.

He said "sure, those are $3,500 for a pair".

I was shocked and sickened at the same time. I asked him why, and he said, "that's because there is only one type of original 10" and they are very rare. The $2,500 set are reproductions".

So I would say considering the price you are now discussing and this dicussion with Hall, the prices are consistant.

Now really there are a couple of factors that would tend to keep the price of any used set of 10's down now.

One is that you can get a set of four billet 17" wheels for $2500 and run z or w tires on the car and two, there are very few high speed rated 15" tires available now.

All of these details are factors in the price but personally if you can get a pair of any of the 10 x 15's for under $2500 and they aren't bent, pitted or otherwise damaged, GRAB THEM AND COVET THEM FOREVER! There will never be any more of them made.

There is no argument that the new billet wheels are absolutely gorgeous but there is one mitigating fact THEY ARE AFTERMARKET WHEELS.

The Mickey Thompson 26 x 12.00-15LT (light truck) tire fits the 10 inch Campi well and fills the rear fender nicely. It is only S rated though.

Really aggressive looking tire.

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295-50 15's toyo proxies
if you can get them , they are an suv tyre also but look good n till rear wheel arches nicely, have done a few laps on the track and they sit fine, though the origin breaks go a little soft a tad quick.

Doug, can the difference you mention between original Detom and the next gen wheels you mention be seen visually?
cheers cj
The Toyos in the US are as good as gone. IF a set is found you need to check the dates. They could be unused but already four or five years old.

Yes Chris, you can see the difference on the outside. Here are two pictures that clearly show the difference.

These are the orignals. Look at the cast in gussets (fins). Compare them to the next picture. You will see the difference.

These aslo have Capagnolo Detomaso 10x15 cast into them. I'm not sure if any of the continuation wheels do or not.

I would say most people don't care about the difference though.

It's kind of like the Weber intake manifold. The original says Detomaso on it. Halls says, Hall Pantera.

Halls is actually a better manifold. The original tends to be thin and fragile. Halls was beefed up BUT which would you RATHER have?

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Originally posted by 71HI:
Hi, was wondering how soon do you expect your set to be available.
I would be really interested in 8/10 set, too bad I missed the one sold by Wing72 Frowner


I can't tell you exactly when I will have the wheels finished but I have started a photo file that I have uploaded which shows the (slow) progress. I add new photos when progress moves along enough.

By the way, the front 8" wheels are date stamped 1972 and the rear 10" are date stamped 1978. All of the wheels are originals and stamped "Detomaso" and "Campagnolo".

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This is a shot of mine. This is an "original" or maybe a better term is type I.

F.A.S.T. Yours are the type II with the alternating long short gussets.

There in fact may be later types as well that are all Campagnolos?

No one seems to know for sure.

Hall claimed that they were different because the original mold broke and was repaired and altered to the long/short as a result?

He also claimed to have purchased the original molds from Detomaso, not Campagnolo. Wilkinson laughed at that.

Who knows for sure and certainly some one could probably do an extensive article about these 10" wheels just by themselves?

Beats me? Like I said, I find this an interesting subject and I hope you guys do too?

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closeup of mine. You can clearly see the Campagnolo, Detomaso, 10x15 cast into the wheel.

FAST. Why do you need to restore them? They look fine. Just sand them down and paint them silver.

These wheels have a powdercoat on them to protect the magnesium from oxidation and positively seal out any possible porosity that magnesium is known for.

If you strip that off, you are opening a can of worms?

When I first got them, the fronts were silver grey and the backs were a titanium color. Since I could never find anyone else with a set I couldn't compare them to even get an inclination that was an original color but I tend to think that it was?

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Doug,

The wheels have three layers of paint on them The original argent with red on top of that and then gold on top of the red. That's why I am stripping them to make them the best they can be.

As I am sure you are aware, Campagnolo had sutble "running changes" in the design of their Pantera wheels. Nothing real major but changes nonetheless.

If you look at the back of your wheels they all have a date stamp. Your wheels may be earlier? It would be interesting to know what date your wheels are.

Here are some photos of my 10" wheels showing the details. As I stated earlier, these are date stamped 1978.











Now you have me curious also? As I said, there may be more than just the two types, and probably are?

wifey is on my case to put up the Xmas lights. If I have any patience left later I'll pull off the wheel and look for the date.

Ladies and Gentlemen, place all bets...BUT I wouldn't even bet a nickle that mine are earlier at all.

Inquiring minds need to know...ah screw the lights, there will another Christmas next year right? Roll Eyes

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