Thanks for all of the very helpful input on the 250 AR wheels. I will
scan the page from the book and put it on a web site this
afternoon/evening (I am hoping to get some work done on my own Jaguar
project this morning). I will also try and get some digital pics of the
wheels themselves to post.
Larry Miceli
Pompano Beach, Florida
Gold Coast Triumph Club
'73 Stag * '66 Herald * '69 Jaguar XKE FHC (in a million
pieces)
On Sat, 23 Sep 2000 22:53:58 -0400 "Lawrence G. Miceli"
<lgmtr6@juno.com> writes:
>
> I have the unfortunate task of probating a friend's estate and
> helping
> his widow unload a warehouse full of Triumph parts here in south
> Florida. Most parts are mechanical bits such as motor, trans, and
> suspension parts, as well as body parts, but one item in the
> warehouse is
> a set of American Racing Wheels that were dealer optional on the TR
> 250.
> A picture of these wheels is shown in the book "The Triumph TR5/250
> and
> TR6 companion", by Rossi and Clarke, on page 41. I have never seen
> another set of them.
>
> These are not the 4 spoke AR wheels that were optional on TR6s, but
> have
> 8 spokes. I do not know if they are aluminum or magnesium (both were
> available).
>
> There are 4 of them all in excellent condition. I think they should
> be
> worth at least as much as a new set of repro minilites (about 200
> bucks
> each). Am I off base here? I do not a have a need for them, and only
> want
> to get a fair price for them for the estate.
>
> Any input would be appreciated.
>
> Larry Miceli
> Pompano Beach, Florida
> Gold Coast Triumph Club
> '73 Stag * '66 Herald * '69 Jaguar XKE FHC (in a million
> pieces)
>
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