Yes Chris, they took over the manufacturing some time ago.
I wonder if the Enkei look-a-like's from the 1960's were made
in Japan? I know they were in the 1970's. They are difficult to
tell from the Minilite unless you find the name somewhere in
the casting. I like the Magnesium style with the thinner spokes
better. Too bad they dont make them in 17". Maybe they do
but only as a 3-piece.
Thomas
Garage K. Schauff Ag wrote:
> Hi Thomas,
> Compomotive in Great Britain, www.compomotive.co.uk are producing Minilite.
>
> Regards,
> Chris the belgian Roadster
>
> -----Urspr|ngliche Nachricht-----
> Von: Thomas the Swede <csp311@telia.com>
> An: Hall, Phillip <Phillip.Hall@msfc.nasa.gov>
> Cc: David & Candy Pina <casalp@earthlink.net>; CalSpeed@aol.com
> <CalSpeed@aol.com>; sprague@ufl.edu <sprague@ufl.edu>;
> datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
> Datum: Dienstag, 12. Dezember 2000 16:25
> Betreff: Re: what kind of wheels
>
> >FWIW the original Minilite are still made in Great Britain in
> >case somebody want's the real thing. Available up to 15".
> >
> >Thomas
> >
> >Hall, Phillip wrote:
> >
> >> I agree with Thomas. Roger has England made Minilites on a Roadster and
> >> they are different then Mike Young's wheels. To me they look like my
> EMPIs
> >> with the more round spokes that stand out more and come close to the
> center
> >> hub which makes lug nuts hard to come by due to tight clearances. Some
> say
> >> the AR wheel is close to the EMPI - OK Mike what are these wheels.
> >>
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: Thomas the Swede [SMTP:csp311@telia.com]
> >> Sent: Tuesday, December 12, 2000 2:29 AM
> >> To: David & Candy Pina
> >> Cc: CalSpeed@aol.com; sprague@ufl.edu;
> >> datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net
> >> Subject: Re: what kind of wheels
> >>
> >> Nope, they are not genuine Minilite (made in England).
> >> On the race car they are Minilite aluminium type.
> >> Magnesium type have different spokes and is the
> >> design others copy. The 8 spokes are not rounded
> >> but have a more oval cross section.
> >>
> >> Thomas
> >>
> >> David & Candy Pina wrote:
> >>
> >> > These are early style magnesium Minilites. I have a pair on my
> >> car. I
> >> > used to have four but one morning I came outside to find my
> garage
> >> door
> >> > open and guess what was missing. Fortunately, I had three
> "newer
> >> "
> >> > style Minilites. These are the ones that Panasports are
> modeled
> >> after.
> >> > I am interested in trading these older style for the newer
> style.
> >> You
> >> > can see the newer style on SRL 701 at
> >> > http://www.datsun.org/fairlady/ParkinsonRace.jpg Oh yea, I
> don't
> >> have
> >> > the cool hub caps that Mike Young's car has.
> >> > David Pina
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