[TR] ARE Silverstone Replicas

[david brady]

Hi Jerry,

I didn't know about VTO wheels. I'll definitely give Acme Speed Shop a
call. I see that the VTO wheel starts off as an A356 casting tempered to
T6. Anyone know what the materials and tempering are for the GC360 wheel?

David Brady
TR250, CD8124L

On 9/2/2017 8:11 PM, Jerry Van Vlack wrote:
> David by the time the TR250’s came around a 4 spoke American Racing
> Libre wheel which are nearly impossible to find these days was getting
> popular with racers. There are some photos of Group 44’s TR6 with these
> wheels.  Fortunately VTO Wheels makes a nice knock off in several
> styles. Acme Speed Shop sells these or you can go direct to VTO. These
> would be in my opinion more period correct for Late TR4A’s 250’s and
> 6’s. Had they been available when I bought my Panasports I’d have
> purchased them instead. Having said all this it’s your car and your
> option to buy what you like. Web site for Acme is below.
>  
> www.acmespeedshop.com <http://www.acmespeedshop.com>
>  
> JVV
>  
> *From:* david brady
> *Sent:* Saturday, September 2, 2017 2:58 PM
> *To:* David Friedlander ; triumphs at autox.team.net
> *Subject:* Re: [TR] ARE Silverstone Replicas
>  
> 
> Hi David,
> 
> All good questions. The only objective answers are weight and more of an
> authentic vintage look with the GC360 Silverstone replicas. These will
> be going on my 1968 TR250. The Panasports weigh 18 lbs and the GC360
> Silverstone IIs weigh 15 lbs. The Panasports are more of a Minilite look
> while the GC360's are close to exact replicas of the original American
> Racing Mags available at the time. The only difference I can see is that
> they're aluminum and not magnesium and they're 6" wide versus 5" for the
> ARE. Still undecided but the authenticity of the look is important to
> me. Thanks for your input.
> 
> David Brady, '68 TR250, CD8124L
> 
> On 09/02/2017 02:38 PM, David Friedlander wrote:
>> David;
>>  
>> I see your Comm. number but don't know what model/year
>> vehicle you're driving. How much would a set of the GC360
>> wheels cost (I don't see any prices on their website)?
>>  
>> If you're currently running Panasports, what's your incentive
>> to switch to something that looks so much like it?
>>  
>> Dave
>> '74 TR6
>> '59 TR3A
>>  
>> On Sat, Sep 2, 2017 at 9:35 AM, david brady <dmb993 at earthlink.net> wrote:
>>
>>     Folks,
>>
>>     I'm currently running Panasport Extra Light Weight wheels but I'm
>>     thinking of buying a set of these:
>>
>>     http://www.gc360enterprises.com/index.php
>>     <http://www.gc360enterprises.com/index.php>
>>
>>     Anyone here have experience with these American Racing Silverstone
>>     II replicas? Are you happy with them or would you recommend I stay
>>     with my Panasports?
>>
>>     BTW, checkout these original ARE's sold on ebay:
>>
>>     http://www.ebay.com/itm/1965-American-Racing-Silverstone-Mag-Wheels-5-Triumph-TR-3-4-5-250-6-TVR-MG-/162606520641?hash=item25dc1a9941:g:~bgAAOSwceNZOfB8&vxp=mtr
>>     <http://www.ebay.com/itm/1965-American-Racing-Silverstone-Mag-Wheels-5-Triumph-TR-3-4-5-250-6-TVR-MG-/162606520641?hash=item25dc1a9941:g:%7EbgAAOSwceNZOfB8&vxp=mtr>
>>
>>     TIA,
>>
>>     David Brady, CD8124L
>>
>>
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