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Did many cars run these wheels back in the day?? Any pictures?? Only 5" wide... but boy howdy are they light!! Cool "pockets" around the lug holes too. I think Rich Kimball's late model convertible runs a set. Here is the one Ive got... Cant say Ive ever seen a car with them.
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« Reply #1 on: February 03, 2008, 04:47:25 am » |
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Did many cars run these wheels back in the day?? Any pictures?? Only 5" wide... but boy howdy are they light!! Cool "pockets" around the lug holes too. I think Rich Kimball's late model convertible runs a set. Here is the one Ive got... Cant say Ive ever seen a car with them.
Dave from Proformance Brother Ron use to have a 68 or 69 Cal Look with American 8 Spokes I Think he was in DKP II Car was around in mid to late 70's maybe Dave has some Pictures to Share? |
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Bill Schwimmer
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« Reply #2 on: February 03, 2008, 05:00:52 am » |
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I have seen a few sets in aluminum for VW but not in mag. The wheels on Rich's super beetle are aluminum & the set on Ron's car were also. I have seen them in other 4 bolt patterns that were mag. Is your wheel VW pattern Zach? just curious Bill
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Zach Gomulka
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« Reply #3 on: February 03, 2008, 05:05:03 am » |
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Well Ive never checked! I'll throw it up on an old drum and see what happens...
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« Reply #4 on: February 03, 2008, 06:07:24 am » |
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Well Ive never checked! I'll throw it up on an old drum and see what happens...
it looks like a Datsun bolt pattern |
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« Reply #5 on: February 03, 2008, 08:44:07 am » |
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If they are Datsun, they'll be 13"
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« Reply #6 on: February 03, 2008, 09:18:23 am » |
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original 8's are 5" as well. they were made after the originals if i am correct.
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« Reply #7 on: February 03, 2008, 17:33:08 pm » |
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« Reply #8 on: February 03, 2008, 18:12:17 pm » |
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I Believe Race-Trim marketed their own brand of 8-spokes in Magnesium. I'll scan the ad and post it when I get home. Here is the ad. Unfortunately, they are one piece wheels with the ugly black plastic center cap.  I wonder if "Race-Trim" is actually cast into the wheel ? |
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« Reply #9 on: February 03, 2008, 19:44:27 pm » |
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here's a pict i stole from kobus photoblog he took this one in ORC
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« Reply #10 on: February 04, 2008, 02:40:14 am » |
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here's a pict i stole from kobus photoblog he took this one in ORC
Thats Rich Kimballs Super Beetle they look like 14 inch? |
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« Reply #11 on: February 04, 2008, 05:02:00 am » |
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kimballs superbeetle is sporting my old wheels..they are 15" and bitchin to say the least...my last set of collectable wheels from many years and yes i do miss them but they are in good hands..!! all of the 14" and 13" americans that i had were magnesium and designed for datsun and they were light...mag was hard to manufacture hence the aluminum versions in 15"...
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« Reply #12 on: February 04, 2008, 05:37:54 am » |
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There is a set of 14 's on a 1968 To#¤ta Corona at the All To#¤ta car show last May at the Queen Mary
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« Reply #13 on: February 04, 2008, 11:16:28 am » |
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I think Kinky Mick has a couple of mag ones and a couple of Al ones too. He's been looking to complete the sets for years.
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Zach Gomulka
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« Reply #14 on: February 04, 2008, 22:41:01 pm » |
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Well this one measures 15x5, and ISNT VW pattern!!!   The bolt circle looks like 4x 4 1/2"..... any ideas???  |
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Bill Schwimmer
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« Reply #15 on: February 05, 2008, 00:57:50 am » |
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I have seen the majority of these on English sports cars, Triumph TR6 ect. If you start looking in those circles you might be able to come up w/ the other 3. You can always get them to fit somehow. I think they are way cool wheels & not very common.
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Zach Gomulka
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« Reply #16 on: February 05, 2008, 01:41:08 am » |
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Thanks for the info Bill, looks like you're right. MG's used 4x4 1/2" pattern too, so I bet other Brit cars did too. I think I will clean and polish it up a little bit, then sell it off to someone who really needs/wants it...
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