This is interesting! When I got my Tiger in 1973 it was in terrible
condition with every panel wrinkled in one way or another and the car had 14
in wheels with Alpine knock-off centers welded into the wheels. Could this
have at one time been a factory rally car... or maybe a cheap imitation?
Bob
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----- Original Message -----
From: <Drmoonstone@aol.com>
To: <awtiger@cox.net>; <tigers@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, March 08, 2004 3:30 PM
Subject: Re: A new question
> In the early 70's I work for a foreign car repair and wrecking business.
We
> got one of the factory rally cars in. This car had knock off solid rims.
What
> they had done was to take the center splined hub from wire wheels and then
had
> solid centers made. The hubs were welded to the rim and new center. I
actually
> had a set made for my TR4 for auto cross, worked great. With today's
pattern
> cutters/duplicators you could even make them look good.
>
>
> Moonstone
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