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
|