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Old Aug 24, 2004 | 09:10 PM
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Originally Posted by Boog
Decided to buy new rallys, other people liked my old wheels but I never did.
Classic looks never go out of style.
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Old Aug 24, 2004 | 09:36 PM
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If they are Magnesium they will be worth a lot on Ebay. A few years back I sold a set of real Halibrand Sprint mags for 2100.00
Well the guy I bought the car from said he paid $500 CDN each for them, but I thought he was blowing smoke. They are 15X7 in front and 15X8.5 in back.
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Old Aug 25, 2004 | 09:54 AM
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Looks better. Rallyes are the best!
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Old Aug 25, 2004 | 10:00 AM
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Rallys are nice. I think I have seen them in a 16" version now. Anybody seen/tried those?
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Old Aug 25, 2004 | 10:02 AM
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These are 17"...
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Old Aug 25, 2004 | 04:45 PM
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Nothing like stock, IMO.
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Old Aug 25, 2004 | 04:46 PM
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I just noticed when I looked at my avator of the Corvette Summer car - that car has the same wheels that you had.
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Old Aug 25, 2004 | 04:47 PM
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I was at a show two weeks ago and saw a neat variant on the stock ralleys. Have them chrome plated. Same stock look, but you get the full chrome shine. They really looked nice......
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Old Aug 25, 2004 | 05:16 PM
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Originally Posted by CGGorman
These are 17"...
Damn them look good! Might have to spring for set someday.
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Old Aug 25, 2004 | 06:11 PM
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Originally Posted by pra4sun
I just noticed when I looked at my avator of the Corvette Summer car - that car has the same wheels that you had.
Very similar except for the black between the spokes, mine were all unpainted.
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Old Aug 25, 2004 | 06:24 PM
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Originally Posted by gliot1
I was at a show two weeks ago and saw a neat variant on the stock ralleys. Have them chrome plated. Same stock look, but you get the full chrome shine. They really looked nice......
Yeah;
a local guy has them on his '72 Mille Miglia Vette, and they look really good, too!
No trim ring, just the center-cap to hide the lug-nuts.

A buddy is getting a set from SUMMIT for his '77 this Winter:
I think he said they are less than $100 each.....

Another buddy tried my N90 aluminum wheels on his '77, but we both agreed that Rally wheels look better on the '68-'77 Sharks, and the aluminum wheels belong on '78-up C3s.
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Old Aug 25, 2004 | 07:17 PM
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Much better now with the rallys. Ya just cant beat the plain clean look of them.
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Old Aug 25, 2004 | 08:59 PM
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Right again about the classic rallye wheels. However, I wanted to be able to buy modern tires;i.e. larger that 15 inches. I've got Wheel Vintiques versioin of the classic rallye wheel. They're 17 inch diameter which gives me a wide selection of modern tires. But they look like classic rallye wheels when you look at them on the car say at about 20 feet away. They're all aluminum, the have the "hat" hubcaps, the classic wheel chrome trim ring is actually a chrome plated part of the wheel, and the vertical part of the wheel is painted silver/grey to match the classic wheel.
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Old Aug 25, 2004 | 09:25 PM
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I like the classic look of the rally wheels on the C3s. Maybe its just a bit nostalgic, but they look so much better than the rims you had on it.
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Old Aug 25, 2004 | 11:39 PM
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It too boast 17" rallye's


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Old Aug 26, 2004 | 02:19 AM
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I did the same conversion after driving one summer with "Westerns"... I like the rallies a lot more too!
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Old Aug 26, 2004 | 04:10 AM
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I personally love ralies and think your old wheels took away from the beauty of your beautiful car :o)
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Old Aug 26, 2004 | 06:39 AM
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Originally Posted by Laguna70
Good choice...gotta love the classic look of rallys
I'd never consider anything else.

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Old Aug 28, 2004 | 10:00 AM
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Do you know what the difference in weight was between the magnesiums and the ralleys?
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Old Aug 28, 2004 | 10:12 AM
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Originally Posted by 1971Ultra
It too boast 17" rallye's
I see that the "Billet Chevy Style Rallye 17x8 is custom built to your specifications". Could you share the sizes you specified and do you have any rubbing problems?
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