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Old 06-08-2012, 10:55 AM
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i'm trying to find a set of these



repro or original. anybody knows who makes them or used to?

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Old 06-08-2012, 11:03 AM
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your link doesnt work
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very rare, used, saw two on craigs, $500 each.
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Are they Deep Dish Panasports?
A version of a Minilite?
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i have no clue... seen them before at car shows and i decided last night that i'd like to do a period correct 68 race car...
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they look like minilite to me

http://www.minilite.co.uk/
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i believe you are right. Found the US website/dist.

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CCWs???







They are either Minilites, Panasports, or Superlites.....and they DO look great!!



EDIT....if you hit the swap meets, Western Wheels also made a version of them.
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their prices are in pounds, guess its time for some reverse shipping cost payback
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google Team 111 wheels they make a reproduction wheel like that unpolished or polished. I believe US made.
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I bought Superlites for my TR6 from this place.
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Contact Dr-L88, he knows all about the wheels on "that" car.
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might be from PS Engineering in CA, expect to spend upwards of $2K for a set.
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Originally Posted by redvetracr
might be from PS Engineering in CA, expect to spend upwards of $2K for a set.
That's who made those.

Vintage Wheel Works and Team III also make something that looks close but all 3 are slightly different.
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I attended the Carlisle kit car event a few weeks ago and almost every Cobra on display by the kit car companies had them. Minilites or their clones.

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You'll also need long, 1/2" or 5/8" wheel studs.
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These look just like the rims I had on my old 68. They where a Mini-lite design that was made by Western wheel for a short time in the 70s and early 80s. I'd love to have them back...

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Originally Posted by vintage-racer
These look just like the rims I had on my old 68. They where a Mini-lite design that was made by Western wheel for a short time in the 70s and early 80s. I'd love to have them back...

do you recall what size those wheels are? I just bought a set and they look identical (except for funky brown spoke color - I'm planning to have the centers powder coated gray). Do you recall the offset/Backspace measurements for those wheels?

Here's a pic of the set I just purchased:




Thanks!

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