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Re: classic car question

To: Peter Zaborski <peterz@merak.com>
Subject: Re: classic car question
From: Dennis & Bridget Lambert <blambert@socal.rr.com>
Date: Sat, 18 Sep 1999 14:15:09 -0700
Cc: "'TR6 List'" <triumphs@autox.team.net>
References: <52F80127D9F2D211A77A0090274EFB9C567FB5@exchange.merak.com>
Those wheels look a lot like old Volkswagen Beetle wheels ('67 or earlier).

Dennis

Peter Zaborski wrote:

> Today I attended a local European car show. Among the British, Italian &
> German cars there was a 57 Porsche Speedster (restored). It had the weirdest
> wheels. I couldn't find the owner so I thought someone on the list might
> know. I put a picture at <http://gumbi.com/peterz/tmp/wheel.jpg>. The wheels
> are 15" and the tires are 165-SR15. The thing that I can't figure out is the
> bolt pattern. If you look at the picture you'll notice the studs are
> extremely far apart compared to a more conventional wheel. Does anyone know
> what the scoop is on these wheels? (The other 356 models had more
> "conventional" bolt patterns on their wheels).
>
> TIA for any info.
>
> Peter Zaborski  CF58310UO


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