Bruce,
I have a set of these wheels acquired 20 years ago with my TR4A. Several
people told me at the time that for what I paid I got "a great set of wheels
with a car attached". I paid $1700 for the wheels and the car. These wheels
were sold through the American dealerships and I am told, manufactured by
American Racing Wheels and called 'Silverstones'.
My wheels have no markings anywhere in the castings that I have detected. I
have two exact replicas of these wheels in aluminum. I use one for the
spare. I don't believe any 'replicas' would have been made from magnesium as
it has fallen out of favor as a wheel material (brittle, porous, fire
hazard?). These wheels require constant maintenance as they corrode quickly
and coatings don't seem to stick.
A set of these wheels with some damage sold for over $1250 on Ebay recently
(without spinners, I believe). They are worth whatever someone is willing to
pay. They are a very sought after original Dealer Accessory (they were not a
factory accessory).
Hope this helps!
Brad
65 TR4A - with Magnesium 'Silverstones'
62 TR4 - with 4 spoke aluminum 'Cokebottles'
Date: Mon, 16 Jul 2001 21:21:52 -0700
From: <britauto@ihpc.net>
Subject: Magnesium Wheel Value
I have a set of wheels that were on my TR250 that turned out to be magnesium
8 spoke wheels that look like the American Silverstone wheels I've seen in
pictures. They are bolt on wheels with 2 eared cosmetic spinners. Is there
a way to identify these wheels? Did anyone make magnesium replicas? I
don't see any names or numbers on the wheels. Any idea on what these wheels
are worth? I have someone that wants to buy them but we need to come up
with a fair price. One wheel has some scraps on the flat edge, another has
a gouge about 3/16 inch on diameter on the edge. The other two wheels are
fine. I have all 4 spinners and they are in good shape. The wheels were on
the car when I purchased...the tires are still on and are holding air. The
wheels will definitely need to be cleaned and polished along with some
repair on 2 of them. Any input is appreciated.
Bruce Harding
68 TR250
80 TR8
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