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Non-stock wheels on your 356? Post a pic!
Posted: Fri Apr 04, 2008 10:25 am
by Mike Klapac
First post in this great new forum format. I know there are folks out there with "out of the ordinary" wheels on their tub. Lets see 'em. BRM's, Campagnolo, Torque Thrusts, Five Spokes, etc...
As a side-note, some may not be familiar with Busselecta in here. No affiliation, just a cool site to get a visual on how your ride would look with different colors, accessories, ride heights and the like.
http://busselecta.com/porsche/index.htm
Posted: Fri Apr 04, 2008 10:56 am
by Mark Pribanic
Mike,
These wheels were on my 356 when I bought it in 1997/1998. Don't really much care for them. I think they are American Eagle but am not positive. I call them wide 5 fake fuchs. I recall them were fairly light in weight as well. I see them every now and again, mostly on VW's as opposed to 356's
I also ran 15" beetle smoothies for a while to give it an earlier look. Even installed porta walls. That lasted a year or so.
I'm back to running KPZ & Lemmerz rims now.
I have a couple friends who were running aftermarket wheels. One ran BRM's on his 1953 coupe, the other I believe ran sprint stars on his 1956 coupe. I'll have to look through my files for pics of those.
Posted: Fri Apr 04, 2008 11:04 am
by Mike Klapac
Cool.... I remember those wide five fuchs being pretty popular back in the day. Haven't seen them for a while. Keep 'em coming.
Posted: Fri Apr 04, 2008 11:18 am
by Mark Pribanic
Can't remember what these are. Anyone know?
Posted: Fri Apr 04, 2008 11:26 am
by Mike Klapac
Aren't those American D-spokes or something else? I have a buddy who has similar wheels on his 56 Panel.
Posted: Fri Apr 04, 2008 11:29 am
by Mark Pribanic
Here's pics of Mark R.'s old '56
Kris H's old '53. Now in france.
Sorry for being a picture hog...
Posted: Fri Apr 04, 2008 11:52 am
by Dan Macdonald
You guys have seen this before but here's my A coupe.
Do you know where this picture was taken?
Posted: Fri Apr 04, 2008 11:53 am
by Mark Pribanic
Pebble Beach?
Nice choice of wheels by the way.
Posted: Fri Apr 04, 2008 11:54 am
by Dan Macdonald
Wow Mark! That was fast ...and correct!
Posted: Fri Apr 04, 2008 12:13 pm
by Mike Klapac
Are those stockers with knockoffs on the drums?
Posted: Fri Apr 04, 2008 12:22 pm
by Mark Pribanic
Mike Klapac wrote:Are those stockers with knockoffs on the drums?
Good Eye Mike, I didn't look close enough and thought Dan was running the original style Rudge wheel. Here's a post by Dan from another thread about his wheels.
Posted: Fri Apr 04, 2008 12:47 pm
by Mike Klapac
Nutty! Never seen anything like that.
Posted: Fri Apr 04, 2008 5:39 pm
by Robert Trinkle
These are our Techo Magnesium wheels.
Posted: Fri Apr 04, 2008 8:24 pm
by Freddy Rabbat
Stock, not so different but with the unusual offset for the wider drums...
Stock 4.5" wheels widened to 6"
Posted: Fri Apr 04, 2008 11:26 pm
by Ryan Volin
Stock 4.5" wheels widened to 6"
Thanks - Ryan