Patrick, a centerlock wheel is a wire wheel that uses a single knock-off
fastener which holds the wheel fast against the hub, vs. the bolt-on wire
wheel that uses lug nuts like any other wheel.
----- Original Message -----
From: Bowen, Patrick A RP2 <PABowen@sar.med.navy.mil>
To: 'Mitchell, Douglas (D.B.)' <dmitchel@ford.com>; 'Carter Shore'
<clshore@yahoo.com>; Barry Schwartz <bschwart@pacbell.net>; Ken & Beth
<bethken@erols.com>
Cc: <spitfires@autox.team.net>; <triumphs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, December 08, 1999 5:21 AM
Subject: RE: Same wheels as Spit/GT6 ???
>
> To show my ignorance, what is a centerlockk wheel?
>
> Patrick Bowen
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mitchell, Douglas (D.B.) [mailto:dmitchel@ford.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, December 08, 1999 6:25 AM
> To: 'Carter Shore'; Barry Schwartz; Ken & Beth
> Cc: spitfires@autox.team.net; triumphs@autox.team.net
> Subject: RE: Same wheels as Spit/GT6 ???
>
>
>
> Wrong. The Formula Fords had the same bolt pattern because
> the early cars used Spitfire wheels. Probably because many
> of the early FFs were built by Lotus. They now use centerlock
> wheels.
> Barry is correct, the Lotus Europa, Spit, GT6, etc...
> were the only cars with the 3 3/4 x 4 pattern.
>
> Doug Mitchell
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Carter Shore [mailto:clshore@yahoo.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, December 07, 1999 10:32 PM
> To: Barry Schwartz; Ken & Beth
> Cc: spitfires@autox.team.net; triumphs@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: Same wheels as Spit/GT6 ???
>
>
>
> So called "English Ford" also had 3.75 bolt circle.
> The US Formula Ford spec called for these wheels. I
> have a set of steel 13 x 5.5 rims from FF that fit
> nicely on a Spitfire. Except for the width, they look
> exactly like the stock Spitfire Mk I and II wheels.
> But mind the offset, I have fender flares on the
> front.
>
> --- Barry Schwartz <bschwart@pacbell.net> wrote:
> >
> > >Did any other cars (I think my Lotus Europa did)
> > have the same pattern and
> > >offset as the Spits/GT6s ? ....
>
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