What wheels are these?
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From: Frederick CO
What wheels are these?
I'm trying to find out what wheels these are in this video:
They're a 15" wheel, you can tell by the BFG TA tires. They're similar to the LTIII and VWW V48 but those are only available in 17's and 16's / 17's. There is some similarity to those two wheels in the "circle" around the bolt holes. The old Western Superlite is similar too but not quite right. http://www.akhwheels.com/pages/showWheel.php?pk=134
I like the 2 spoke spinner as well. I know I've seen them somewhere before but I just can't find them.
Thanks,
Larry.
I like the 2 spoke spinner as well. I know I've seen them somewhere before but I just can't find them.
Thanks,
Larry.
Last edited by whitess; Feb 1, 2014 at 01:56 PM.
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From: Frederick CO
Also found this pick of the Bill Mitchell Camaro.
http://nastyz28.com/2gcog/stegmiller/77_bm.htm
I'll try Groucho too, thanks.
http://nastyz28.com/2gcog/stegmiller/77_bm.htm
I'll try Groucho too, thanks.
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The wheels on the Bill Mitchell Camaro, are Minilite wheels. I don't think the ones on the car in the video, are real Minilites though.
At first, I thought they might be an old set of Western Superlite wheels. Western made the Superlites, as an aluminum copy of the Minilites, for street use. Minilites were cast in magnesium, and not "intended" for street use. My brother use to have Superlites on his 78 Z/28.
The Western Superlite, looked like the Minilite, but I'm pretty sure that they have 10 spokes, not 8 like a Minilite. The wheels on the car in the video, are 8 spoke. Other companies, like Shelby and Panasport, made wheels that looked like the Minilite too, and they could be wheels from one of them.
Vintage Wheel Works also makes a wheel, that looks similar to the Minilite, their Vintage 48, though the shape of the spokes looks slightly different.
http://www.vintagewheelworks.com/products/wheels/v48
At first, I thought they might be an old set of Western Superlite wheels. Western made the Superlites, as an aluminum copy of the Minilites, for street use. Minilites were cast in magnesium, and not "intended" for street use. My brother use to have Superlites on his 78 Z/28.
The Western Superlite, looked like the Minilite, but I'm pretty sure that they have 10 spokes, not 8 like a Minilite. The wheels on the car in the video, are 8 spoke. Other companies, like Shelby and Panasport, made wheels that looked like the Minilite too, and they could be wheels from one of them.
Vintage Wheel Works also makes a wheel, that looks similar to the Minilite, their Vintage 48, though the shape of the spokes looks slightly different.
http://www.vintagewheelworks.com/products/wheels/v48
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From: Frederick CO
The wheels on the Bill Mitchell Camaro, are Minilite wheels. I don't think the ones on the car in the video, are real Minilites though.
At first, I thought they might be an old set of Western Superlite wheels. Western made the Superlites, as an aluminum copy of the Minilites, for street use. Minilites were cast in magnesium, and not "intended" for street use. My brother use to have Superlites on his 78 Z/28.
The Western Superlite, looked like the Minilite, but I'm pretty sure that they have 10 spokes, not 8 like a Minilite. The wheels on the car in the video, are 8 spoke. Other companies, like Shelby and Panasport, made wheels that looked like the Minilite too, and they could be wheels from one of them.
Vintage Wheel Works also makes a wheel, that looks similar to the Minilite, their Vintage 48, though the shape of the spokes looks slightly different.http://www.vintagewheelworks.com/products/wheels/v48
At first, I thought they might be an old set of Western Superlite wheels. Western made the Superlites, as an aluminum copy of the Minilites, for street use. Minilites were cast in magnesium, and not "intended" for street use. My brother use to have Superlites on his 78 Z/28.
The Western Superlite, looked like the Minilite, but I'm pretty sure that they have 10 spokes, not 8 like a Minilite. The wheels on the car in the video, are 8 spoke. Other companies, like Shelby and Panasport, made wheels that looked like the Minilite too, and they could be wheels from one of them.
Vintage Wheel Works also makes a wheel, that looks similar to the Minilite, their Vintage 48, though the shape of the spokes looks slightly different.
http://www.vintagewheelworks.com/products/wheels/v48Corvette Stories
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From: Frederick CO
I think I found them. They look like Minilite "Sport" wheels. (about halfway down the page)
http://www.minilite.co.uk/products.htm
http://www.minilite.co.uk/products.htm
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Be advised that you can't just throw any old wheel onto a C3 'vette, they take a wheel with 4" backspacing, as opposed to the much more common 4.5" backspacing. You may already be aware of that, just making sure.
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I think I found them. They look like Minilite "Sport" wheels. (about halfway down the page)
http://www.minilite.co.uk/products.htm
http://www.minilite.co.uk/products.htm