Hi Rande,
Actually my wheels (shown on the Tigers United web site) are Cosmics. The
name is cast right into the wheel. While I haven't scrutinized every detail
between mine and the wheels on the Harrington they appear similar. However,
the previous owner I purchased the car from did tell me that the blacked out
(painted) portion of the wheel is pretty much the reverse of the Harrington
Tiger. So, that might account for the difference in appearance. I also
have replacement center caps (made to fit by wrapping with electrical tape,
by PO not me).
The picture that Steve used on the TU site is a zoomed in portion of a
larger picture. So the resolution is also limited. I'd be happy to swap
wheel pictures with you to confirm what is accurate. If in fact my wheels
are different I will seek to rectify the error.
Regards, Tom Witt
> If we're thinking of Bill Van Velkinburgs former car, the wheel his car
> was photographed
> with at the May 1992 Temecula United was a different brand and design than
> Tom
> Witt is thinking of.
>
> It's a Cosmic brand wheel ( I don't know the model name). If you have a
> copy
> of the Mike Taylor book Tiger-The making of a Sports Car, first edition
> with
> color pictures (1979, not the 1984 reprint), there's a picture of the car
> and
> the wheels taken in the UK. These are the same wheels the car was
> displayed
> with at Temecula.
>
> I have a jpg of just the wheels if anyone needs a look, or can send a
> photostat
> of the car at Temecula via snail mail.
>
> RB
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