pre a wells slotted 16

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Michel Ghigo · #1 Post by **Michel Ghigo** » Mon Jun 02, 2008 1:56 pm

this is my first post with you
sorry i live in FRANCE and my english is very bad
so be patient with me !

question for pre a specialist
what can you tell me about this set off pre a whell all in 16 slotted in 3.00 and stamped
this set was on my pre a 5476 when i have buy it

michel Ghigo

Barry Brisco · #2 Post by **Barry Brisco** » Mon Jun 02, 2008 2:08 pm

Bonjour michel,

Veuillez excuser mon français faible. Qu'est-ce vous
veulent-il savoir vos roues de 16 pouces ?
[What is it you want to know about your 16 inch wheels?]

Voulez-vous savoir s'ils sont corrects pour votre voiture ?
[Do you want to know if they are correct for your car?]

Barry Brisco

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this is my first post with you
sorry i live in FRANCE and my english is very bad
so be patient with me !
question for pre a specialist
what can you tell me about this set off pre a
whell all in 16 slotted in 3.00 and stamped
this set was on my pre a 5476 when i have buy it
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michel Ghigo

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Michel Ghigo · #3 Post by **Michel Ghigo** » Mon Jun 02, 2008 2:28 pm

OH OH MERCI pour votre aide BARRY

when i have buy my car this wells was on it !
but i have never see slotted rims on a pre a 1950 ! now i have on my car VW whells of course in 16 !
this set is in 3.00 i have never see this size ! always in 3.5 ! NO ????????
first race car whells ????? My car was a race car in Portugal
For me this is the original whells but every body said me NO : you must have vw whell !!!

so what do you think about ?

Michel

E Ray Knight · #4 Post by **E Ray Knight** » Mon Jun 02, 2008 5:24 pm

serial number 5476 is listed in my charts as early 51 (51 being assigned 5411-5600 - of course never being sure how far into the series the numbers were used), but your car is a fairly early 51. Brett Johnsonis book states slotted wheels began in early 51, this apparently by survey, not parts book. The first time they were parts book listed they were 3.25x16. yours are correct Kronprinz, but 3.00x16, and absolutely stamped 12/50. This fits your early 51 completed car very nicely. AND the 3.00x16 is quite correct for very early use of slotted wheels, which would have been 3.25x16 a bit later. Any wheels which would have been fit later would have later date stamped and would have been 3.25. Also the shape of the slots/holes are correct and appropriate. I think your wheels are probably correct, and therefore would be some of the earliest known slotted wheels. Unless someone can make an opposing convincing argument, I have to say congratulations. Now you just need to come up with period photos when the car was first bought showing slotted wheels and the doubters can be quieted.
Welcome to the registry online community, your car looks gorgeous. Please post some more pictures. sorry I could not post in French and English.
Ray Knight 51 Sauter roadster, 51 coupe 10359, 54 coupe.

E Ray Knight · #5 Post by **E Ray Knight** » Mon Jun 02, 2008 5:26 pm

PS and the color on the inside of the rim, clearly original, appears to match to color the car is painted. What is this color and is it correct to the car. If so, this also fits nicely that the rims are original to the car. Ray

Michel Ghigo · #6 Post by **Michel Ghigo** » Tue Jun 03, 2008 5:03 am

thanks for your help RAY

yes the color inside the rim is cleary the 526 palm green !
the 526 was the original color of my car

but my car was repaint in an other green : i don t like the palm green because it is too army , too dark for me
the color is not exactely matching but i love my car with this green
yes it was green now it is also green but not the same

my engine is the 1100 cc number 478
yes i try to post some pictures

michel

Michel Ghigo · #7 Post by **Michel Ghigo** » Tue Jun 03, 2008 5:18 am

i have post some pictures in the album

michel the frenchy

Jean-Luc CRIADO · #8 Post by **Jean-Luc CRIADO** » Tue Jun 03, 2008 6:56 am

hi michel, welcome in board !
JLC 8)

Omar Almada · #9 Post by **Omar Almada** » Tue Jun 03, 2008 2:25 pm

Michel Ghigo wrote:thanks for your help RAY

yes the color inside the rim is cleary the 526 palm green !
the 526 was the original color of my car

but my car was repaint in an other green : i don t like the palm green because it is too army , too dark for me
the color is not exactely matching but i love my car with this green
yes it was green now it is also green but not the same

my engine is the 1100 cc number 478
yes i try to post some pictures

michel

X2 I dont like Palm green either. You car look very nice in that green tone.

Michel Ghigo · #10 Post by **Michel Ghigo** » Thu Jun 05, 2008 5:35 am

look at this picture a split windows with slotted rims
i think it is a 50 models because there is no chrome on the quarter window
thanks JL CRIADO

michel

Michel Ghigo · #11 Post by **Michel Ghigo** » Sun Jun 08, 2008 12:48 pm

Between my slotted rim and a slotted rim in 3.25 i have noted one difference there is no hole for adjust the brake on my brake
so that is normal for me because on a 1950 i have the VW brake and the adjustment is behind the brake
i don t if i am clear ?
LET ME KNOW please !

michel

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