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What are these wheels?
Posted: Tue Aug 16, 2011 11:37 pm
by zippy67roadster
My buddy Chucks66 bought a 67 1/2 1600 this week and these wheels are on it. We are stumped as to who made them and what they came from since we can find no markings. Anyone have a clue?
Re: What are these wheels?
Posted: Wed Aug 17, 2011 7:27 am
by notoptoy
I like the 3 lug design!
Re: What are these wheels?
Posted: Wed Aug 17, 2011 12:38 pm
by zippy67roadster
notoptoy wrote:I like the 3 lug design!
It had lock lugs on and Chuck finally was able to get them off without the key.
Re: What are these wheels?
Posted: Wed Aug 17, 2011 6:05 pm
by notoptoy
zippy67roadster wrote:notoptoy wrote:I like the 3 lug design!
It had lock lugs on and Chuck finally was able to get them off without the key.
AWESOME!! See my signature.
An axiom that never fails......
Re: What are these wheels?
Posted: Wed Aug 17, 2011 7:24 pm
by pebbles
What size are they? May have to remove a tire and look on the inside. Is he going to keep them?
Re: What are these wheels?
Posted: Wed Aug 17, 2011 7:41 pm
by zippy67roadster
pebbles wrote:What size are they? May have to remove a tire and look on the inside. Is he going to keep them?
They are 14's but not sure what the width is yet. He just had tires put on them last night so I believe he is keeping them for the time being. They appear to be a 0 offset with the way they stick out a bit in the front.
Re: What are these wheels?
Posted: Thu Aug 18, 2011 10:26 pm
by SLOroadster
Those kinda look like a set of Gotti wheels. I have a friend with a 510 that has a set of wheels similar to those.
Will
Re: What are these wheels?
Posted: Thu Aug 18, 2011 11:13 pm
by pebbles
If they had locks, they may have been $$$ way back when.
Re: What are these wheels?
Posted: Fri Aug 19, 2011 5:08 pm
by aclever1
I think the gotti wheels were a 6 spoke. They look really close to the Focus Racing Speedster only the centers are different which i think were made by SSR. Also SSR had a couple sets that were close too. He mights just have some rare custom or prototype wheels
Here are some good resources for vintage wheels.
http://www.ratdat.com/?page_id=60
and
http://www.triumphspitfire.com/wheels.html
Re: What are these wheels?
Posted: Fri Aug 19, 2011 7:13 pm
by Chucks66
When I had the wheels off the car I looked for a maker or marking to who made them with no luck, but they are a 3 piece wheel with a aluminum spokes the are bolted to a steel wheel.
Re: What are these wheels?
Posted: Wed Jan 04, 2012 3:10 pm
by Garm
I know who to ask - brb.
Re: What are these wheels?
Posted: Wed Jan 04, 2012 10:09 pm
by dbrick
Garm wrote:I know who to ask - brb.
Anybody see Garm? He's been gone a while, I'm getting worried. If he doesn't come back, Ninja85's going to be pissed, he just sold him a a car.
Re: What are these wheels?
Posted: Thu Jan 05, 2012 3:53 am
by pebbles
hopefully hes not like me and forgot where he was going
Re: What are these wheels?
Posted: Thu Jan 05, 2012 10:42 am
by Garm
lol, I see it's one of "those" forums now. Excellent. I thought they might be Hayashis, but my work partner is the GURU of wheels. I'm waiting on his reply.
Re: What are these wheels?
Posted: Thu Jan 05, 2012 7:56 pm
by fj20spl311
Garm,
We missed you! LOL
Its a fun group and we try to keeps the flames down!