> Did the TR250's and TR6's use the same method of attaching the
> wire rims that
> the earlier cars did? That is the bolt on adapter. And are they
> all 4 1/2" circle size for the studs?
Yes, with the proviso that early TR2s didn't use adapters but rather had
special wire wheel hubs, ala MG.
Stags also use adapters. The "small" Triumphs (Spitfire, Herald, etc.) have
a different bolt circle.
> And on an off topic. What makes a spider a spyder?
Like most automotive names, I suspect it's just the product of some
overheated brain in Marketing. Most often, it refers to an open 2-seater
performance car, but there have even been hatchbacks labeled as 'Spyder' as
well as "2+2 Spyders".
> is that just Italian for
> drop head coupe?
Doesn't appear to be Italian or Latin at all, rather it's the middle-English
spelling of 'spider'. Still Alfa Romeo has been using it for a long time
(earliest reference I could find was a 1938 model), so I guess you could say
it is part of the language today.
Randall
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