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Hi,
Do's anyone here know something about this wheels.
Are this repro's from the 60's or 70's?
Thanks:JeePee.

(http://www.csp-shop.de/shop/images/artikel/22009.jpg)

No, they are new wheels with a vintage "look".
I don't believe they are an exact copy of an old wheel.
I have seen them in many different bolt patterns.

I think they are styled after the American Racing "Salt Flat" wheels, which are themselves a little bit Halibrand-esque! But Like Richard said, they're not a direct copy of anything.

Thanks Richard and Neil.
I first saw them at EBI,and I like immediatly.
I think it is more a Hot Rod thing?

I think they look particularly good on a bus, gives it a distinct muscle-car look. I saw a set of the chevy pattern AR Salt Flats on a roof-chopped project bug on the samba a year or so ago, and they did look good on that (it was a sort of Tar Babe-style chop, not one of the rat rod abortions that every talentless no-mark is coming out with! ;) )!!!

(http://img260.imageshack.us/img260/7483/vwkv7.jpg) (http://imageshack.us)

And this is how it look on a Beetle.

I love them. Think they look very cool. :)

Very cool wheels. It's refreshing to see something new, not only copies of old designs.
I think they have managed to make a nice overall design using elements from other classic (non VW) wheels.

I got them on my bug. Nice wheels, I love them! They come in to different offset, I have the narrow ones in front and wide out back :)

(http://forum.vw2you.com/Public/Uploads/Post-24-12226-19062007_web.jpg)

Berger

i like it too :D

They remind me of the Halibrand Kidney bean wheels. That has always been one of my favorite designs.

--louis

I want them for my pick.up :)

there looking good Berger,what year is your Bug?
Mine is a 64 wit a narrowed frontaxl.
Do you think they will fit?

It is nice to see that Iám not the only one,who likes them.

My Bug is a 58 JeePee. Yes I`m sure they will fit fine on your bug. They come in +13mm and +21mm offset. Grey or polished. I ordered mine directly from Mooneyesusa.com.

Berger

(http://bergers.no/gallery/albums/Upload/normal_p9020208.jpg)

I really like them  ;D

(http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid225/pb775b2e71cc44ff3037672a206d4bcc4/e8c70a2c.jpg)

Hi Alfie,
Is this a British Bug?
I like it. :o

I'm not sure where it's from, it was at EBI

(http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid225/p4220ea5f7ed29b5829e7e99de8e96d29/e8c70ae5.jpg)

Hi,Denmark,I think.
Look this was at DDD#4.
Same car,other wheels.

(http://home.planet.nl/~slote060/ddd4duo%20F%20DK%2002.jpg)

I think they look great JP, sell those BRM's to Michel en buy the speedmasters :)

Cya.

Jesse

Car belong to Mr R. Lokdam member of "Kopenhagen door pullers" KDP.... Denmark..

I am thinking of painting what grey is now black.
What do you guys thinking?

That's my idea to JP, it think it will look great.

Here with black wheels.

I think you loose the details on the center of the wheel in black...

GOT THEM!!  ;D

I like them a lot - who sells them?

I like them a lot - who sells them?
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https://www.mooneyesusa.com/Speedmaster/speedmaster.html

I like them on bugs, but not on Ghias

Tim at Roadhouse Retro in the UK stocks and sells the Speedmaster wheels.

http://www.roadhouseretro.com/

I think they look too busy. But then again I like Cosmics!!  ::)

Just a shame the SMW logo reads MWS when upside down!!  :P

yes its true!! but ,Sorry I Dont understand ....wats a  matter with mws?? ???

Milfs Wanting Sheep!

Really recomend these to anybody , had a few sets go through my hands and the finnish is really good and there not heavey either ! 

here's a similar wheels named  : American racing Salt Flat Special Rims

i think the inspiration came from this wheel, but flat 4 made it a different wheelpattern. the ekei wheel is also a repro of an allready existing wheel. but these wheels are good quality and i would run them on my bug if i had one.

You have the year of produccion of the American R..??

They still make them.
http://www.americanracing.com/browse_vintage.asp

They are kind of a rip off of the old Halibrand wheels

Thanks ;do someone know something aboute this one??
(http://img146.imageshack.us/img146/648/w5g8644ts6.jpg) (http://imageshack.us)

more  ? ???
(http://img221.imageshack.us/img221/6682/w5g8641ty1mh3.jpg) (http://imageshack.us)

Those look like old Keystone wheels from the 60's.  The centers look like Keystone that were used on US domestic cars.  I didn't know they made them for the VW.

Thanks!! ;)

Hmm... you could be right Don!
(http://adaptivestrategies.com/KeystoneKlassic.jpg)