Anyone recognise these rims?

[lotus72]

Yesterday evening I collected these rims to go on to my 66 Mustang. My mate and I are stumped as to what they are and how old they are, anyone have an idea?


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[sim16v]

They look like Centerlines, so I had a quick Google and came up with Centerline Champ 500s

[Loose_Cannon]

Thesew would have been the pinnacle of cool in about 1987 and shockingly expensive. Now being unceremoniuosly dumped en masse in order to fit period correct steelies and the like.

[sparkey]

Different shape to the Centrelines. I think they're ENKEIs. Expensive Japanese wheel brand popular in the US (and currently used by McLaren) - if so they will have JAPAN cast in the back. Same style as on my Datsun which has recently come from US:



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[davepoth]

lotus72 said:

Yesterday evening I collected these rims to go on to my 66 Mustang. My mate and I are stumped as to what they are and how old they are, anyone have an idea?


click on the image for a larger pic.

What does it say on the centre cap?

[DegsyE39]

Are there any stampings on the back?

[sim16v]

sparkey said:

Different shape to the Centrelines. I think they're ENKEIs. Expensive Japanese wheel brand popular in the US (and currently used by McLaren) - if so they will have JAPAN cast in the back. Same style as on my Datsun which has recently come from US:



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At least my suggestion had the right number of holes in the centre


They could indeed be a JDM version of my suggestion though.

[TooMany2cvs]

sim16v said:

At least my suggestion had the right number of holes in the centre

Looking at the basic layout, it'd make a lot of sense to have the same number of big 'oles as wheel bolt holes, though.

[Allan L]

TooMany2cvs said:

Looking at the basic layout, it'd make a lot of sense to have the same number of big 'oles as wheel bolt holes, though.

You'd be surprised at how often normal production cast wheels have conflicting bolt hole and spoke numbers. Always looks wrong (and weak) to me, but perhaps "what looks right, is right" is in the eye of the beholder.

PS I see the fashion for calling wheels "rims" is still with us. What does one say if one really means rims, not wheels?