Wheels - what are these?
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Drifting
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Wheels - what are these?
Anyone recognise these - described as "GM wire wheels" on a car I'm looking at.
I'm just wondering if they are a genuine GM/Dealer accessory item, or just some spurious aftermarket wheel with little no no value or interest.
I'm just wondering if they are a genuine GM/Dealer accessory item, or just some spurious aftermarket wheel with little no no value or interest.
Team Owner
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St. Jude Donor '05
Those were the chit back in the day. Yes true spokes were "good" wire wheels...hated them til recent yrs kind of a neat period thing. Even my neighbor had them on their Newport in the70s. Popular with the vette and van crowd.
Melting Slicks
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Tru-Spokes are definitely high quality and are still made. They were especially popular in the '70s on everything from hotrods to Cadillacs. I worked in my uncle's Auto & Speed store for a while and the Tru-Spokes were second in cost only to genuine magnesium (mag) rims.
And yes, they're a ROYAL pain to clean nicely. Said uncle once hooked his up to a battery hoping to give his dog a shock when he lifted his leg on them
And yes, they're a ROYAL pain to clean nicely. Said uncle once hooked his up to a battery hoping to give his dog a shock when he lifted his leg on them
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Drifting
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Thank you everyone.
Hadn't made my mind up on them and if I bought the car, was wondering if they were instant hose reels, or cool to have wheels.
I guess if I didn't want them and wanted to buy a set of Rallys, I could find a home for them without having to 'give them away' - i.e recoup some cost.
Pressure washer from both sides, surely?
Hadn't made my mind up on them and if I bought the car, was wondering if they were instant hose reels, or cool to have wheels.
I guess if I didn't want them and wanted to buy a set of Rallys, I could find a home for them without having to 'give them away' - i.e recoup some cost.
Pressure washer from both sides, surely?
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