WHEELAHOLICS! Can You Identify These Beauties??

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06-22-2004, 01:06 PM

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613 WHEELAHOLICS ! Yet no one can identify these?????????

These phots were shot aprox. 1979-1980.
For you U.K. residents the location was Huddersfield W.Yorkshire .The keeper was maybee a Nigel Jackson around this time??? Has any one seen the car since if so remember what wheels these are???
All you guys in the U.S.A. and worldwide someone must recognise the manufacturer and brand name(im pretty sure these are NOT wheel trims)
I would dearly love to put a set of these on my vette i think theyre just as eye catching as Crager S/S. What ya all think?

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06-22-2004, 01:11 PM

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Re: WHEELAHOLICS! Can You Identify These Beauties?? (SARASOTA SAM)

Sorry folks like all 1st timers having trouble getting pictures up.
Will keep trying.Watch this space.

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06-22-2004, 01:25 PM

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Re: WHEELAHOLICS! Can You Identify These Beauties?? (SARASOTA SAM)

If you need someone to host the pic, I can put it on my forum homepage.

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06-22-2004, 11:14 PM

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Re: WHEELAHOLICS! Can You Identify These Beauties?? (SARASOTA SAM)

Advise from a NewBee...

I had the same issue until some of the experienced forum members helped me out... Found that using http://www.photobucket.com worked best... its free...just upload your pictures and it then gives you URLs to copy for either links or the actual photo... Nothing to do but cut and paste.

Good luck...

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06-23-2004, 07:35 AM

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Re: WHEELAHOLICS! Can You Identify These Beauties?? (SARASOTA SAM)

Thanks to AK-MAL for kind offer just got pictures to work
Hope all you other 200+ readers can now re check this out again

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06-23-2004, 09:21 AM

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Re: WHEELAHOLICS! Can You Identify These Beauties?? (SARASOTA SAM)

I don't recognize the wheels, but know the tires (BFG Belted T/A bias ply tires - before they came out with the radial version - quite old).

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06-23-2004, 09:32 AM

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Re: WHEELAHOLICS! Can You Identify These Beauties?? (SARASOTA SAM)

They look like the 1979 or 80 pontiac turbo trans am wheels.

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06-23-2004, 09:37 AM

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They look like the 1979 or 80 pontiac turbo trans am wheels.
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Very close, but not quite. Maybe same manufacturer though.

Try Appliance or McGregor wheels. I don't think Appliance is in business anymore, but you might find someone that deals with them still. McG is an OEM supplier with many, many nice styles like that.

Also check with some old Compomotive catalogs.

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06-23-2004, 09:42 AM

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Re: WHEELAHOLICS! Can You Identify These Beauties?? (73sbvert)

If you email the pics to Terry Rowe at AKH Wheels (akhwheels@elltel.net), he would know - also if you are looking to buy vintage wheels, he is another good source

Here his website http://www.akhwheels.com/

I got my Ansen Sprints from them (not on my car yet though)...

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06-23-2004, 10:36 AM

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Re: WHEELAHOLICS! Can You Identify These Beauties?? (SARASOTA SAM)

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I could see these dipped in chrome...

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06-24-2004, 04:48 AM

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Re: WHEELAHOLICS! Can You Identify These Beauties?? (73sbvert)

Any one got any furthur with this yet???
I have'nt .
Any leads on how to contact McGREGOR ( above)?
Any one spotted any thing in old Compomotive catalogs (i have none)
How about all you Tyre Shop, Garage guys, ever seen em on anything?
Heck someone must have used these somewhere before.

I really hope some one can come through on these,i just got to get a set.
thanks so far for replys SAM.

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06-25-2004, 04:03 AM

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Re: WHEELAHOLICS! Can You Identify These Beauties?? (SARASOTA SAM)

Come on chaps! 518 hits so far and no one got a lead on this??
Maybee this is a clue?
Any one heard of "MOTOR WHEELS" who manufactured a thing called "EXCITER" AROUND 1969-1972?
Is this it. IF it is are they still around? have they been taken over?
Are these still avail? or is there any sets(4or5)to be had in the world?
If you know anything or got some post up some pics.PLEASE.
Maybee some company is reproducing these under a different name?
AS MUCH INFORMATION AS YOU CAN HELP OUT WITH WOULD SURE BE APRECIATED.

Thanks SAM.

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06-25-2004, 06:28 AM

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Re: WHEELAHOLICS! Can You Identify These Beauties?? (SARASOTA SAM)

Did you try my suggestion in my earlier post?

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06-25-2004, 07:36 AM

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Re: WHEELAHOLICS! Can You Identify These Beauties?? (mike229)

Sure did mike229,he reckons they are but no other info yet. He's got odd 2s on shelf re his e mail but im looking for more info. from anyone, Ive never heard of the manufacturer myself but others im sure will have.
Thanks for your lead mike,every bit helps.
SAM.

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06-29-2004, 04:34 AM

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Re: WHEELAHOLICS! Can You Identify These Beauties?? (SARASOTA SAM)

WOW!!!!!!!!!!
613 HITS.
No one can really identify em. I wonder if they only made one set!
These are genuine photos and havent been doctored in any way.

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06-29-2004, 01:19 PM

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Re: WHEELAHOLICS! Can You Identify These Beauties?? (SARASOTA SAM)

What does it say on the hub?--my photo or screen makes it awful fuzzy--but it looks like there is some lettering in white on the center cap.

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