Those look like the early American Racing wheels that some dealers sold as
optional wheels. They had
a steel rim and an aluminum center riveted to the rim. There were two reported
problems with them:
(1) they tended to leak, and (2) they sometimes cracked around the rivets. They
were on my car when
I first got it, but I replaced them with 1-piece wheels because of the reported
problems. I saw a
set at Shasta last weekend.
RoadsteRob@aol.com wrote:
> Hi
>
> Can anyone identify these wheels on my 1600?. They're split two piece items
> with an alloy mesh and a steel rim. I've had the car over 3 years now and it
> was only when I was sandblasting the old paint off that I got curious.
>
> http://www.datsun.org/fairlady/Robs1600.jpg
>
> PS Website activity fairly low at the moment although I've got stacks on the
> boil - the #1 priority is to fettle the 1600 before she's sold - trouble is,
> all this fettling makes me wish I wasn't selling her! BTW Stan's replacement
> door panels look a treat (Thanks Stan)
>
> Rob
> <A HREF="http://www.datsun.org/fairlady/";>The Classic Fairlady Roadster
> Register</A>
> 69 2000
> 68 1600 (will she stay or will she go?)
> 65 1600
> 78 260Z Roadster (or will this one have to go?)
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