Subject: Re: [Tigers] LAT70 Wheels

From: Jay <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 22 Sep 2025 10:10:19 -0700

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Check out Jack McAfee wheels, which were actually first made by Hands =
Engineering for Sears, yes Sears, to be an Allstate brand.  But that =
fell through and McAfee bought them.  I believe that Gurney came after =
McAfee.

http://www.jackmcafee.com/7.html

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> I took my Tiger to a car show this past Saturday and a guy walked up =
and stared at my wheels for a long time.  He finally came over and asked =
me if they were "Dan Gurney" wheels.  He pulled out his phone and showed =
me a picture of his Porsche 914 that had a set of wheels that looked =
just like the LAT70s.  I thought that the only other car that had our =
HandS made wheels was the Corvair.  When I got home I pulled out my book =
of Norman and read up on the history of these wheels and it does say =
that Dan Gurney and some other companies made their own versions of this =
wheel later in the '60s and '70s.  =46rom Googling around it looks like =
a lot of 914 guys are using this style of wheel.
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> I learn something new every day.
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> Have Fun,
> Joe Brown
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and McAfee bought them. &nbsp;I believe that Gurney came after =
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&lt;[email-masked]&gt; wrote:</div><br =
class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><div><div dir=3D"ltr">I took my =
Tiger to a car show this past Saturday and a guy walked up and stared at =
my wheels for a long time.&nbsp; He finally came over and asked me if =
they were "Dan Gurney" wheels.&nbsp; He pulled out his phone and showed =
me a picture of his Porsche 914 that had a set of wheels that looked =
just like the LAT70s.&nbsp; I thought that the only other car that had =
our HandS made wheels was the Corvair.&nbsp; When I got home I pulled =
out my book of Norman and read up on the history of these wheels and it =
does say that Dan Gurney and some other companies made their own =
versions of this wheel later in the '60s and '70s.&nbsp; =46rom Googling =
around it looks like a lot of 914 guys are using this style of =
wheel.<div><br></div><div>I learn something new every =
day.</div><div><br></div><div>Have Fun,</div><div>Joe Brown</div></div>
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From: D or G at sbc <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 22 Sep 2025 17:34:30 +0000 (UTC)

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 Many companies made aftermarket LAT 70 style wheels. These copies don't ha=
ve the spinner mount cast as part of the wheel like an original LAT wheel. =
The same goes for the original Corvair or Porsche wheels.
David Franchi
http://www.jackmcafee.com/resources/SidebySide.jpg
    On Monday, September 22, 2025 at 09:04:52 AM PDT, Joe Brown <jbbrown198=
[email-masked]> wrote: =20
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 I took my Tiger to a car show this past Saturday and a guy walked up and s=
tared at my wheels for a long time.=C2=A0 He finally came over and asked me=
 if they were "Dan Gurney" wheels.=C2=A0 He pulled out his phone and showed=
 me a picture of his Porsche 914 that had a set of wheels that looked just =
like the LAT70s.=C2=A0 I thought that the only other car that had our HandS=
 made wheels was the Corvair.=C2=A0 When I got home I pulled out my book of=
 Norman and read up on the history of these wheels and it does say that Dan=
 Gurney and some other companies made their own versions of this wheel late=
r in the '60s and '70s.=C2=A0 From Googling around it looks like a lot of 9=
14 guys are using this style of wheel.
I learn something new every day.
Have Fun,Joe Brown_______________________________________________

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        <div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Many companies made aftermarket LAT 70 style wheels. These copies don't have the spinner mount cast as part of the wheel like an original LAT wheel. The same goes for the original Corvair or Porsche wheels.</div><div><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">David Franchi</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><a href="http://www.jackmcafee.com/resources/SidebySide.jpg" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.jackmcafee.com/resources/SidebySide.jpg</a></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div>
        
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                        On Monday, September 22, 2025 at 09:04:52 AM PDT, Joe Brown &lt;[email-masked]&gt; wrote:
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                <div><div id="ydp1b6f90f0yiv1258509484"><div dir="ltr">I took my Tiger to a car show this past Saturday and a guy walked up and stared at my wheels for a long time.&nbsp; He finally came over and asked me if they were "Dan Gurney" wheels.&nbsp; He pulled out his phone and showed me a picture of his Porsche 914 that had a set of wheels that looked just like the LAT70s.&nbsp; I thought that the only other car that had our HandS made wheels was the Corvair.&nbsp; When I got home I pulled out my book of Norman and read up on the history of these wheels and it does say that Dan Gurney and some other companies made their own versions of this wheel later in the '60s and '70s.&nbsp; From Googling around it looks like a lot of 914 guys are using this style of wheel.<div><br></div><div>I learn something new every day.</div><div><br></div><div>Have Fun,</div><div>Joe Brown</div></div>
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From: Jay <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 22 Sep 2025 10:52:27 -0700

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One other thing to note about original LAT 70s, they did not have a bead =
lip around the edge for the tires to hook into.  When Sunbeam =
Specialties remanufactured the wheels, they had that lip added.

> On Sep 22, 2025, at 10:34=E2=80=AFAM, D or G at sbc =
<[email-masked]> wrote:
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> Many companies made aftermarket LAT 70 style wheels. These copies =
don't have the spinner mount cast as part of the wheel like an original =
LAT wheel. The same goes for the original Corvair or Porsche wheels.
> On Monday, September 22, 2025 at 09:04:52 AM PDT, Joe Brown =
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thing to note about original LAT 70s, they did not have a bead lip =
around the edge for the tires to hook into. &nbsp;When Sunbeam =
Specialties remanufactured the wheels, they had that lip =
added.<div><br></div><div><br =
id=3D"lineBreakAtBeginningOfMessage"><div><br><blockquote =
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        <div dir=3D"ltr" data-setdir=3D"false">Many companies made =
aftermarket LAT 70 style wheels. These copies don't have the spinner =
mount cast as part of the wheel like an original LAT wheel. The same =
goes for the original Corvair or Porsche =
wheels.</div><div><br></div><div dir=3D"ltr" data-setdir=3D"false">David =
Franchi</div><div dir=3D"ltr" data-setdir=3D"false"><br></div><div =
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                        On Monday, September 22, 2025 at 09:04:52 AM =
PDT, Joe Brown &lt;[email-masked]&gt; wrote:
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                <div><div id=3D"ydp1b6f90f0yiv1258509484"><div =
dir=3D"ltr">I took my Tiger to a car show this past Saturday and a guy =
walked up and stared at my wheels for a long time.&nbsp; He finally came =
over and asked me if they were "Dan Gurney" wheels.&nbsp; He pulled out =
his phone and showed me a picture of his Porsche 914 that had a set of =
wheels that looked just like the LAT70s.&nbsp; I thought that the only =
other car that had our HandS made wheels was the Corvair.&nbsp; When I =
got home I pulled out my book of Norman and read up on the history of =
these wheels and it does say that Dan Gurney and some other companies =
made their own versions of this wheel later in the '60s and '70s.&nbsp; =
=46rom Googling around it looks like a lot of 914 guys are using this =
style of wheel.<div><br></div><div>I learn something new every =
day.</div><div><br></div><div>Have Fun,</div><div>Joe Brown</div></div>
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