This just in........

[Sarge]

I remember my folks buying three new VW's back in the 60's.  I can just imagine my dad telling the salesman to change the factory steelies and caps for a set of those odd looking, grey wheels in the EMPI catalog....NOT!!

[deano]

No wonder I hated them back then.  Let the stoning begin....

Sounds like a quote from Life of Brian;

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/v/Erthun0Pauc" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/v/Erthun0Pauc</a>

[Sarge]

No wonder I hated them back then.  Let the stoning begin....

Sounds like a quote from Life of Brian;

   perfect!

[Russell]

For the record. My offer was too low so its not me. 

However, whoever gets them WELL DONE and so what about the price.... anyone on here with a negative opinion can F&^% off as far as im concerned the beauty is in the eye of the beholder....  We all collect stuff some people pay hundres of $ for magazines or an autograph of a golfer or football star and that is no use for anyone, some people pay millions for a painting ! there choice not mine, however its ot my opinion nor should it be yours if its too much or stupid if the buyer and seller agree and are happy that should be enought.

So on the plus side for all us that own BRM's maybe there vaule has gone up like everything else in the world, Gas, Interest Rates, costs and maybe this is an investment not a waste of money as suggested.

If you purchased a F1 Maclaran a few years agon today its worth almost double the amount, so maybe those who didt win or didnt bid  the are ones that are wrong.

One other point 3 months ago someone paid 317,000.00 euros for a Schimwagon 6 months ago you could get one for around 80,000 euros !!! and dont even get me started on Prosche RS's but they have proven to be some really spund investments for the collectors/investors.

So whoever got them, well done again.

P.s not sure i like the fact the the highest bid price had been posted on thesamba as this is asking for someone else to jump in on the poor guy, they asked for offers and should accept the highest offer, not start a biding war.

[jamiep_jamiep]

Everything is relative, if you have the spondoolies available, and you liked the wheel why would you NOT buy them?

I think they're cool as, and if I had a spare £xxx knocking about I'd be all over them - and I'd be driving on them. I don't though, so I have repop's!

[jamiep_jamiep]

Oh, and I don't get the investment angle of stuff like this, any of it - leave that to art dealers and classic sportscar brokers - yeah, I know its a fact of life, but if you like something and can afford it, buy it and enjoy it for what it is.

Thats not a dig at ANYONE here - a guy may have quite easily gone and bought a garage full of investment iron rather than, for instance, a garage full of old VW's - I'm not saying that the cars we are all interested in are NOT worthy of ivestment, just they're not your typical investment material, which to me is a good thing. 'Investments' get put in a conditioned environment and only see the light of day long enough to be re-valued. That SUCKS.

[Lids]

P.s not sure i like the fact the the highest bid price had been posted on thesamba as this is asking for someone else to jump in on the poor guy, they asked for offers and should accept the highest offer, not start a biding war.

Agreed

[empicolector]

russel if its not you who get the best offer
who is it ??

[bugnut68]

Unless your buying wheels for your F-1 car 13k for a set of wheels - You need your head checked - plus they are ugly.

I guess they're only worth it if someone pays the money for them, but I'm just not that much of a purist in the Cal-Look realm.  Even if I had the dough there's no way I'd dole out 10 plus grand for a set of rims.  I guess there's different levels of dedication out there.

[Russell]

We dont want all to be the same so every wheel is nice, so there no hard rules again its down to perferance and i like BRM's, i also like empi 5s.....

[empicolector]

I hope they were fitted on a car too and we could see them at EBI3   

[bugnut68]

I'd like to also clarify that my previous comments weren't intended as negative tripe or anything of that nature, but, as a not so hardcore (and financially strapped lol ) enthusiast, I could build a damn nice car for $13 grand.  Not to take anything away from the guy who has the means to buy them; if he/she wants them and can afford them, by all means, more power to him/her. As I said in a more recent post, it's worth it if someone pays it, I reckon.

[Bruce]

can nobody get hold of the original molds?

Why not get Flat Four to pour Mg into their existing molds?

[Shubee2 (DSK)]

I'm sittin' here starin' at the BRM's on that green car... I'm sorry, but those are BUTT UGLY!!  No wonder I hated them back then.  Let the stoning begin....

Yeah, '65 Chevelle wheel rip-offs 

Unless your buying wheels for your F-1 car 13k for a set of wheels - You need your head checked - plus they are ugly.

If someone else has budget for 13K$ wheels, I am happy for him/her, nothing away from me even I cannot afford them..

Wonder Who It Is That has The High Bid   LOL no matter what the Price When will you ever get another chance to Buy An NOS set of BRM's???

[Lids]

i got offered a pair 2 years ago for $4000, still in boxes! bought a bathroom instead.

[SlingShot]

i got offered a pair 2 years ago for $4000, still in boxes! bought a bathroom instead.

Ouch !

[8 spoke]

I was looking in the hot vw magazine and I see the repo wheels for alot cheaper, I'm new to the cal-look seen. Whats the difference in the wheels.

[Bruce]

About 8 lbs.

[Rennsurfer]

I was looking in the hot vw magazine and I see the repo wheels for alot cheaper, I'm new to the cal-look seen. Whats the difference in the wheels.

What Bruce posted; about 8lbs. Also, the center caps are slightly different. The originals have EMPI printed on them and most of the reproduction ones have Flat Four on 'em. Oh, there's also a little difference in price. In 1982, I thought that people were high as a kite for spending $1,000 on a set of original magnesium ones. In 2008, I've seen people spend $10,000 for the same wheels.

Here's a pic of some original polished ones that I took in June.


Here's an original unpolished one that I shot.


Here's my Flat Four polished ones with clear coat.


Draw your own conclusions, but I'll take the aluminum Flat Four ones any day. Way cheaper and safer. Besides, they're ugly.

[benssp]

8LBs a corner = 32lbs in total, I'd say go for repros and spend much less $ than a set of wheels on a bigger motor and stronger box

original BRM's are good but they would never make my old 1776 run 11's, that's why I've spent about $2.5k so far on bits for a 2387 including Pauter crank and rods.

to me the wheels would be nice, but not a necessaty

for $3k I could get a set of new centerlines,slicks and front runners and a set of Flat 4 rims with street tyres.

[8 spoke]

Thanks for the reply back and I am not going raceing and the repo wheels will be fine for my car.

[Neil Davies]

8LBs a corner = 32lbs in total, I'd say go for repros and spend much less $ than a set of wheels on a bigger motor and stronger box

original BRM's are good but they would never make my old 1776 run 11's, that's why I've spent about $2.5k so far on bits for a 2387 including Pauter crank and rods.

to me the wheels would be nice, but not a necessaty

for $3k I could get a set of new centerlines,slicks and front runners and a set of Flat 4 rims with street tyres.

And for $13k - a whole race car straight from the states!

[Sarge]

Thanks for the reply back and I am not going raceing and the repo wheels will be fine for my car.

You can make your repops look more original by having the clear coat striped and then polish the rims and spokes.  Adding 14mm lug studs and nuts plus a set of Fat Performance's re-done original center caps will add to the look.  A lot of "experts" are easily fooled...  

[Trent B]

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[speedwell]

Thanks for the reply back and I am not going raceing and the repo wheels will be fine for my car.

You can make your repops look more original by having the clear coat striped and then polish the rims and spokes.  Adding 14mm lug studs and nuts plus a set of Fat Performance's re-done original center caps will add to the look.  A lot of "experts" are easily fooled...  

look a like OG brms
those are mws brms with little job to do a real brm 

[louisb]

Thanks for the reply back and I am not going raceing and the repo wheels will be fine for my car.

You can make your repops look more original by having the clear coat striped and then polish the rims and spokes.  Adding 14mm lug studs and nuts plus a set of Fat Performance's re-done original center caps will add to the look.  A lot of "experts" are easily fooled...  

Hey Sarge, did you do the polishing or did you send them to someone? I want to do the same to my 'burner repos.

Thanks,

--louis

[Lee.C]

Thanks for the reply back and I am not going raceing and the repo wheels will be fine for my car.

You can make your repops look more original by having the clear coat striped and then polish the rims and spokes.  Adding 14mm lug studs and nuts plus a set of Fat Performance's re-done original center caps will add to the look.  A lot of "experts" are easily fooled...  

Dam right  My friend Gav (G77) did a pair of his for the back of his 63 and he fooled a couple of "experts" at Bad Camberg last year  it just takes a bit of thought 

[Sarge]

Thanks for the reply back and I am not going raceing and the repo wheels will be fine for my car.

You can make your repops look more original by having the clear coat striped and then polish the rims and spokes.  Adding 14mm lug studs and nuts plus a set of Fat Performance's re-done original center caps will add to the look.  A lot of "experts" are easily fooled...  

Hey Sarge, did you do the polishing or did you send them to someone? I want to do the same to my 'burner repos.

Thanks,

--louis

I had Al Reed Polishing do mine.  The tab is currently $85 a wheel... strip / polish / repaint black.

[louisb]

I had Al Reed Polishing do mine.  The tab is currently $85 a wheel... strip / polish / repaint black.

Thanks, guess I will be getting in touch with Mr. Reed some time soon then.

--louis

[Sarge]

Dam right  My friend Gav (G77) did a pair of his for the back of his 63 and he fooled a couple of "experts" at Bad Camberg last year  it just takes a bit of thought