Joe Curry wrote:
>
> Huw Upshall has 2 Spitfire 1500s. One of them is sitting on a set of
> most irregular wheels. They look for all practical purposes like stock
> steel rims. But instead of the series of oval holes they are vented
> with a series of slots (probably 8 of them). I have seen pictures of
> the Dolomite 1850 and it seems to have these wheels but not enough
> detail to say for sure. They are decorative and painted silver.
>
> Can anybody tell me if this car was equipped with 4.5" x 13" wheels with
> the same bolt pattern as the Spit?. Otherwise, can anybody identify
> these mystery wheels?
>
> Regards,
> Joe Curry
>
> --
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> -- Dave Weinbaum in National Enquirer
Joe,
Not sure which wheels you are referring to, but keep in mind that
the Spitfire 1500 had a slotted wheel for a couple of years. They
went back to the round/oval holes late in the run.
All of the Dolly range had the same bolt patterns as the Spit/GT6
and Herald/Vitesse, 3 3/4 inch by 4 bolt. The wheel width varied,
from 4.5 inch to 5.5 inch. The Dolly Sprint may have had a 6 inch
rim, but I don't believe this to be the case.
Cheers,
Doug
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Doug Mitchell
dmitchel@ismi.net
dmitchel@ford.com
'73 Spitfire 1500 on 5.5 inch wide rims.
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