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There's a nice featuring on "speed age" magazine on the race... they say it was a rear bearing locking up the real cause and this was used by...
Zagato stuff... well who doesn't want one? I need a bigger wallet... Alfa Romeo 1900 CSS
well about some more Euro-US car? no doubt about it!!!
It is true today of course! The molecular structure of any type of alloy will change with aging. This natural event plus the daily used, so heat...
ain't no need for, clothes, fornitures, magazines ect ect those can go, my cars will go after me! Even if i'm not drinvin them i keep'em... so i...
For 60's cars a do prefer skinny white wall on radial (rides better), about this?
Best wheel for is 15" and also the bigger tyre selection available. Contact Factory, i'm sure they will love your bu$ine$$...
Hey Pal... i'm not here to do metal classes, just havinf fun, light alloy is Huge argument to talk about it, the series 6082 alloy used on wheel...
wow ... this is an amazing idea... anyone good with photoshop? please post it, i need a big picture for my office.
You are correct the RW standard from early 1900's states so: -type 32 = 66 splines up to 32mm bearing -type 42 = 75 splines -type 52 = 88...
WWW on dunlop wheels ... in this case! Those ain't Borranis
From 59 till 69 all supersport and race Ferrari had type 32 on 66 splines just like the 250 LM
What a paint job!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Wow....good shoot
Anyway... before someone gets hugly... i'm posting a domestic one!!! and a "Mistery car" let's see if anyone reconize this other one...
Yep Jags had Dunlop wire, some racing cars had Borranis like the 1950 XK120 for the MilleMiglia, Aston Martin had Borrani on DB2 DB3S optional on...
Hey in this youtube channel you can see the Caddy with Borrani wires and some clips how wheels are made. It's fun to look at it...
Here the surprises... take a look, if y'all are mechanics freaks... look at this crank!!!!!! And the open "Faumous" sequential gearbox... 65 year...
THis car designed in 1947 was the most unbelievable mechanical piece of art... something that the 40's technology couldn't manufacture! next i...
Here we go! a couple of pic... this is 1967 when the car bought by Porsche museum from a private collector in Argentina. The car was supposed to...
Well later series had the 8" front and 9" rear so the width is not the problem... I say again that it was the cost of them, just like today on...
Type C is an amazing machine, i saw it at Montecarlo Historic GP last may... wow!! but the most impressive car of all the Porsche legacy you can...
Wow... sorry i don't know where to start, don't get mad of me i'm just trying to share some of my experience with wire wheels: the cast dimple...
this not true, sorry!! i never got a knock-off wheel off, and i had a nail 2 week ago while visit in a friend with construction going on......
Well, this is not correct! First can't crack a rim since it is light alloy af 6000 series (even if you hit a curb at 50 MpH) will deform but not...
while racing budget is important... about a full set of casted wheels for a cost of a single wire? Than i agree... later it was a new performance...
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