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Re: Minilite replicas

To: Mike Gigante <mg@cgl.citri.edu.au>
Subject: Re: Minilite replicas
From: Chip Old <feold@umd5.umd.edu>
Date: Wed, 10 Aug 1994 01:39:22 -0400 (EDT)
On Tue, 9 Aug 1994, Mike Gigante wrote:

> Minilites are expensive, so few of those who would *love* to have a set
> actually are prepared to pay for them. Here in Australia at least there
> is an alternative - superlites from Performance Mags. I have a set on my
> spridget racecar (13x7) for my radials/wets. They will basically make up
> width and offset to suit. They have made *lots* of sets for spridgets as
> there are at least 10 sets in our club!
> 
> They cost me approx A$140 or so (say US$110) and they shipped them over
> with a week of my order.
 
What do they look like?  Are they copies of the old Minilite design?  In 
my opinion those were the best looking alloy wheels ever made.  Most 
modern alloy wheels look like star wars rejects.  Do you have an address 
and phone number for the supplier?
 
Here in the U.S., Moss Motors has reproduction Minilites at about $160,
and The Roadster Factory has a wheel that looks very similar to a Minilite
(don't remember the maker) at about $200.  Those prices are approximate -
I'm not near my catalog collection at the moment. 
 
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Chip Old              1948 M.G. TC  TC6710  NEMGTR #2271
feold@umd5.umd.edu    1962 Triumph TR4  CT3154LO (daily transportation)


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