>
> Hope the chrome wire wheel knock-offs were Dayton, or hub-caps and not
> Dunlop, or that they were Alpines. Rootes never offered that option with
> the Tiger because the torque would tear the wires out of the rims. Pin
> drive disk wheel knock-offs were on racing Tigers.
>
Most 289 Cobras came with wire wheels. Mine has them, BTW. Not as
light or strong or as wide as alloys, but they work just fine. And don't
forget all those V12 Jags with wires.
Roland
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