[Spridgets] Vintage Wheel ID Help

[Colin Comer]

Thank you all, especially the fog buster Dave Brown! I'll forward the info.
And yes, Nathan, you are right as rain. I've learned, as recently as last
weekend at RA, that the sharper the knife the deeper it cuts...

Colin

On Tue, May 22, 2018 at 10:22 AM, Jay Lutz <jlutz3338 at yahoo.com> wrote:

> Dave is correct… I had a set of GT wheels on rains on my H car (saved the
> magnesium minilites for two sets of slicks). Decent wheels but not the
> lightest.   Jay
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On May 22, 2018, at 9:58 AM, David Brown <dcb45 at aol.com> wrote:
>
> OK, time to clear away the fog.  That's a generation two GT wheel... GT
> was the makers name.  The first generation wheels are more interesting, but
> you hardly ever see them.  They were made in the U.K., and Sprites and
> Midgets from 68,69 used a stamped steel lookalike.
> Dave Brown
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On May 22, 2018, at 8:30 AM, Ron Soave <soavero at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> Those are original Rostyle factory wheels, available for a couple of years
> before they went to the "Vega" style wheels. Nathan has them on his car. I
> have a set that came on a parts car.
>
> Ron Soave
> Roscoe, IL
> "It only goes one way." - P. Asgeirsson
> "Pay it forward." - F. Clarici III
>
>
> On Tuesday, May 22, 2018, 8:03:14 AM CDT, Colin Comer <
> colin at colinsclassicauto.com> wrote:
>
>
> Hello All,
>
> Given the wealth of Spridget knowledge here can anybody positively
> identify what the make and model of these vintage “mag” wheels on this
> Bugeye? They are on our old race car that is currently up for auction (until
>  tomorrow!) on www.bringatrailer.com and folks are curious about them.
>
> Hoping we see the next owner running with us at least at the ELVF this
> year! Then again we both hope that we will be running there as well...ah
> the joys of prepping TWO (dare I say unreliable?) old British race cars.
>
> Best,
>
> Colin and Cana
>
>
>
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