Empi is the Silverstone look a like..... or vise versa. Not sure who came
first or who may have copied who. Most likely the Japanese did the copying.
The Empi's could be had on the early Datsun roadsters.
Bob Davis
Mt. Dora, FL
62TR4racer
67.5 Datsun2000racer
69 Zink FV
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bill Rosenbach" <wgrosenbach@juno.com>
To: <Rikrock@aol.com>
Cc: <fot@autox.team.net>
Sent: Friday, April 30, 2004 1:07 AM
Subject: Re: Silverstone Wheels?
> When I bought my GT-6 it came with a pair of ARE Silverstone wheels on
> the back. On the inside of the wheel, between the spoke section and the
> back section of the wheel was cast into the aluminum 'American Racing
> Equipment Silverstone 13 X 4.5 1/4 Negative Offset'. The only thing they
> had going for them, aside from being a good looking wheel that looked as
> if it belonged on the car was the 4 on 3-3/4 bolt circle. One was fitted
> with a two ear imitation knock off that someone at sometime must have
> mistaken for a real one and bent and cracked it.
>
> The set of magnesium Silverstones now black from years of neglect) have
> no similar markings. Even so, never thought any were reproductions.
>
> There is a wheel for VW Beetles that looks like the Silverstone. Those
> were not ARE products and they were only 15" and 4.5" or 5" wide. Still
> see lots of those around.
>
> I called ARE some years back after hearing a rumor that they were
> producing the Silverstones again. The woman I spoke to told me they were
> not making them. When I asked if they had wheels in the 3-3/4 bolt circle
> she abruptly said NO! Then rudely added, and we don't ship wheels
> undrilled.
>
> Bill
> 70 GT-6+
>
> On Tue, 27 Apr 2004 09:26:38 EDT Rikrock@aol.com writes:
> > Bon Amici,
> >
> > I have some questions about the 8-spoke ARE "Silverstone" wheels.
> >
> > First, were there replicas? If yes, how did a replica differ from
> > the real
> > thing?
> >
> > Did all of the real Silverstones have numbers and/or letters cast in
> > the
> > backside of the wheel?
> >
> > Rich Rock
> >
> >
>
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