[ROVERNET - UK] Wheels

[Eric Russell]

Jeez....
My 5 or 6 Magstars are looking like a good investment
:-)

Eric


--- Vern Klukas <vern at inkspotco.com> wrote:

> I just did a bit of research, and find that Motor
> Wheel Corporation 
> made the Magnum 500 wheels, they are very common on
> the American 
> Muscle car scene.
> 
> The Magstars are a Kelsey-Hayes product.
> 
> BTW, new Magnum 500 and new Magstars are available,
> though not in any 
> Rover suitable sizes. The Magstars are $350 US each.
> 
> Yours
> Vern
> 
> >Vern Klukas wrote:
> >>OK, now we're getting into it.
> >>
> >>I have a TC brochure, using much of the same
> photography, quotes 
> >>and text as the brochure on the Hemmings site but
> with these 
> >>exceptions:
> >>
> >>The feature car is April yellow, and of course
> does not have the 
> >>paint patches under the badges.
> >>
> >>The Magnum 500 wheel photo is identified as a
> "Magtype road wheel" 
> >>and the text specification states that "Ro-style"
> drawn steel with 
> >>chrome plated spoke sections and rim are optional,
> unlike the 
> >>Hemmings brochure, which mentions both the Magnum
> and the Magstar 
> >>by name.
> >My understanding was that the Magnum 500 wheels
> used in the USA were 
> >made by Kelsey Hayes and sourced in the USA. They
> were used on 
> >sporty Dodges and Plymouths as well as on Shelby
> Mustangs.
> >
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> -- 
> Vern Klukas                             I'm a little
> . . .
> Inkspot Type & Design
> vern at inkspotco.com
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