I didn't suggest that the Rally cars used any type of Alloy wheel ,
Panasport, Minilite or otherwise. I contend they ran on wire wheels.
People restoring cars today probably include all sorts of goodies that were
not on the cars originally. I'd bet its got electronic ignition. Alloy
wheels were offered as optional about 1966-67 they could be obtained through
the competition dept started in the US. The factory dropped the TR4 from
rallying about the time the Mini's started winning everything. Cheers Henry
Morrison
-----Original Message-----
From: Kai Radicke <mowogmg@pil.net>
To: Henry A. Morrison <dos_gusanos@email.msn.com>; WSpohn4@aol.com
<WSpohn4@aol.com>; mgs@autox.team.net <mgs@autox.team.net>
Date: Wednesday, July 28, 1999 4:18 PM
Subject: Re: Racing Wheels
>> I also find the statement that Factory TR4's used Minilites in their
>rally efforts in the sixties a bit bold because the fact is that they used
>wire wheels exclusively and I callenge you to find a period photo of a
>rally car with them on. <
>
>>Cheers Henry Morrison Cedar Crest, <
>
>If you had read my message correctly, you would have noticed that I did not
>say the factory TR4 rally cars used minlite wheels. This is what I wrote:
>
>"In the 60s/70s the Panasport wheels, similar to a Mini-lite, were very
>popular in rallying and racing. So much so that the Works TR4 Rally cars
>used them; they were also options on TR4/A/250/5 and early 1969 TR6s."
>
>Neil Revington, who has restored three of the four factory TR4 rally cars
>and they ALL have Panasport wheels. Not only that, but you may go check an
>original factory options list for these TRs and notice that Panasport
wheels
>were an option. For photos, you may check the last years worth of Classic
>Car and / or Classic & Sportscar as both featured numerous articles on
these
>rally cars, specifically the one being currently restored.
>
>--
>Kai M. Radicke -- kradick1@ic3.ithaca.edu
>Not the only Triumph TR6 @ Ithaca College
>
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