Peter $($P$)$ was renovating a $1967$ Chevrolet Super Sport automobile. He had finished

overhauling the engine and transmission, and had fully restored the interior of the car.

He had also completed necessary body work and painting of the car. He finally wanted

vintage wheels and tires to finish the total effect of the car.

Peter therefore went to Ace Race and Sport $($ARS$)$ and purchased wheels and tires for

the car that had the look of those used in the mid $1960$s$.$ The wheels that Peter

purchased were identified as Wheel$-$Co Model A$-1$ wheels. The wheels manufactured

by Wheel$-$Co $($WC$)$ had been sold by Wheel$-$Co to a distributor named Wheels R Us

$($WRU$)$ who had then sold them to All Wheels $($AW$)$ a wholesaler who then sold them to

Ace Race and Sport.

Peter installed the new wheels and tires on the car and the next Saturday night drove

the car to a municipally sponsored public raceway. He paid his fees and got in line to

run the car through a timed quarter mile straightaway course. Peter$$s turn finally came

and when the lights turned green he sped away down the track.

However, as he approached a speed of approximately $90$ miles per hour, the front tire

on the driver$$s side of the car hit a pothole. The left front wheel was severely dented

when the tire dropped into the pothole. As a result Peter lost control of the car. The car

spun and rolled over three times before coming to rest. As a result the car was

demolished and Peter sustained severe injuries.

As a part of the investigation into the accident, it was discovered that the specifications

for the metal alloy used to make the wheels were incorrect thus causing the metal to be

too soft. This characteristic caused the wheel to dent when it hit the pothole. It was also

learned that Wheel$-$Co had learned of the alloy problem prior to the sale of the wheels

by Ace Race and Sport to Peter but that Wheel$-$Co had taken no action.