Darren Smith's wheels
Darren Smith's wheels
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tbdgriff500

Original Poster:

1,647 posts

232 months

Friday 5th August 2011
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stunning looking wheels on a tuscan, i know they were specially made but wondered how much, and would anyone else think about a group buy, i would have two sets, if Darren is on here can you pm me the details please, or does anyone know of 18" wheels with the correct offsets for the tuscans that look like the original 16" period rims, ie polished deep set rim with a 5 spoke centre or any other deep polished rim suitable for racing,
cheers
tim.

HUI

1,025 posts

277 months

Friday 5th August 2011
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Tim

Darren is RetroWheels here on pistonheads.

Maureen aka Mrs Hui


tbdgriff500

Original Poster:

1,647 posts

232 months

Friday 5th August 2011
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smile cheers

RetroWheels

3,397 posts

300 months

Friday 5th August 2011
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Hi Tim,
The wheels are the original black 18" O.Z (as fitted to mid 90's Challenge cars) stripped and refinished with powder coated red centres and the rims polished to look like lovely 16" O.Z fitted to the early cars.

See thread for pics..
http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...

I contacted O.Z U.K last year with a view to a small batch production of the 16" wheels, but after a few phone calls and emails to Italy they couldnt supply as they no longer had the tooling (and cost to re-tool would big money).
I dont know, but i expect the anser would be the same for the 18" Challenge O.Z as well.

As per the other thread, the only other route is to source some of the original 18's... ( Dave Chant has 3 wheels for sale BTW ! )

Another alternative might be somethig from Image wheels - I looked at these Billet 5 ... http://www.imagewheels.co.uk/large_wheel_pages/b5....

For race use,best go for the billet range, as the cast versions wont appreciate Tuscan style leaping over kerbs biggrin

tbdgriff500

Original Poster:

1,647 posts

232 months

Friday 5th August 2011
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cheers Darren
nice looking rim that image one.
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ctsdave

872 posts

203 months

Friday 5th August 2011
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Hi Tim,

If you do go Image route, Harry is a great guy and the wheels have always been god for us (we used split rims on the MG too!)

Guillotine

5,516 posts

293 months

Friday 5th August 2011
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I understand that they also do

whiplash aerials
Furry dice
AND
under car neons Tim!

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tbdgriff500

Original Poster:

1,647 posts

232 months

Saturday 6th August 2011
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wheels are everything!!

RetroWheels

3,397 posts

300 months

Saturday 6th August 2011
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tbdgriff500 said:
wheels are everything!!


Amen to that ....


sarbec

514 posts

217 months

Saturday 6th August 2011
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Try These they are showing wheels on there web site Tim
www.acroney.com/A_C_Roney/Spare_Parts.html