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Old Mar 16, 2015 | 10:25 PM
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Originally Posted by Vetterway
Seeing all these six tail light C2's sure convinces me of one thing - don't do it!

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Or you could just be like everybody else. Boring.
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Old Mar 17, 2015 | 01:55 AM
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Love your car Sky65, who makes those wheels. I might want some for my car.
Those wheels appear to be Minilites or a good copy. You see the 10" diameter size on lots of old (original, teeny) Mini Coopers and some Lotus Cortinas, but they were (and probably still are) available for bigger cars (and tires!). I believe the Mustang and Corvette sizes may have more spokes.

Look for some 1970 Trans Am race pictures, Parnelli Jones used Minilites occasionally on his Mustang. And AIR Roger Penske put yellow painted ones on Mark Donohue's '68 and '69 Camaros.

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Old Mar 17, 2015 | 10:15 AM
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Originally Posted by sub006
Those wheels appear to be Minilites or a good copy. You see the 10" diameter size on lots of old (original, teeny) Mini Coopers and some Lotus Cortinas, but they were (and probably still are) available for bigger cars (and tires!). I believe the Mustang and Corvette sizes may have more spokes.

Look for some 1970 Trans Am race pictures, Parnelli Jones used Minilites occasionally on his Mustang. And AIR Roger Penske put yellow painted ones on Mark Donohue's '68 and '69 Camaros.
Good eye. They are Minilite copies from Team III. A little bigger than the 10" used on Mini Coopers in the 60s and 70s. They are 17X9 on the back and 17X8 on the front. Eight spokes, true to the original design.

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Old Mar 17, 2015 | 10:26 PM
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Originally Posted by Vetterway
Seeing all these six tail light C2's sure convinces me of one thing - don't do it!

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Keep the original four. Follow the lemmings.
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Old Mar 17, 2015 | 10:41 PM
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Good eye. They are Minilite copies from Team III. A little bigger than the 10" used on Mini Coopers in the 60s and 70s. They are 17X9 on the back and 17X8 on the front. Eight spokes, true to the original design.

Tom

Ya know Tom, I might need 17" wheels to fill up the flares on my car. What is the size of your tires? 50 series? or 60's?
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Old Mar 17, 2015 | 10:44 PM
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I'm a member of the 6 taillight club and I put em there ! Now I want a sequential modual. Where can I get one. I remember the old T-birds and Cougars had em. Pops
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Old Mar 17, 2015 | 10:51 PM
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Check Ebay, there ar number of different ones listed.
I like the one from United Pacific Industries.
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Old Mar 18, 2015 | 02:36 PM
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What, nobody mentioned JC Whitney???

I remember LOVING that catalog as a 10-year-old back in 1959.
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These are the ones I have used:

http://www.webelectricproducts.com/


Nice product, and easy to install. I set my brake lights up to work in the burst mode, and they really get your attention. The timing is not adjustable, but I find the timing is perfect as-is. This is the unit that I used in the video of the 65 in the "six tail lights" thread. Go to the online instructions link, and it will show you all that is necessary to install.



Regards, John McGraw

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