where that gasburner name came from ???

[speedwell]

some wheel manufacturer  gave a name to their alloy , but to mahle have they spell the gasburner by this name or is it about ' one of the other one
because on the 70's magazine they named  the gasburner by the 10 spokes wheels name
 

[Jim Ratto]

I think it is a slang name for the Mahle magnesiums.

This is why

[Dave Galassi]

Fabian, the term originated from the similar look between the face of the Mahle wheel and the steel grate that holds a pot from touching the flame on a gas burning stove.
A well known Porsche junkyard in Orange County, where I bought my first set, told me that back in the 80's.

[Sam K]

I always wondered about the origins of the name until one day last year. I pulled up next a nice early 911 that had them and I told my girlfriend that I would love a set of "gasburners" like that for my car. Right away she says "they do look sort of like the burners on a gas range". I felt real smart.

[Bruce]

I've heard some P guys call them "stovetops" too.

[ESH]

... A well known Porsche junkyard in Orange County, where I bought my first set, told me that back in the 80's ...

Was that the Aase Bros place?

[jamiep_jamiep]

Was that the Aase Bros place?

aka Porsche heaven

[Dave Galassi]

Was that the Aase Bros place?

aka Porsche heaven

It was.