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J. Grande (Jay)
Member
Username: Jay
Post Number: 487
Registered: 10-2001
| | Posted on Friday, August 02, 2002 - 7:49 pm: | |
I've got the old metric 390's on my 75 Dino GT4. I can't justify spending the money on XWX rubber though. For that kind of money I can upgrade to the QV 16's. So before the car goes on the road I'm buying the 16's. They look excactly like the metric so it keeps the same look and feel to the car, just updates the rubber and fills the wheel well better. |
Barry Wolinsky (308gtb)
Junior Member
Username: 308gtb
Post Number: 210
Registered: 2-2002
| | Posted on Friday, August 02, 2002 - 2:52 pm: | |
David,
When I got my car, there was still one original XWX mounted. The other three were mounted in 1986 as indicated on the service slips. I too have kept my 14 inch wheels and mounted new XWXs in April. I have all the old tires down in the basement also. As Magoo has pointed out, keeping these old tires help document the car's true milage.
Barry |
david schirmer (David)
Junior Member
Username: David
Post Number: 234
Registered: 2-2001
| | Posted on Friday, August 02, 2002 - 11:08 am: | |
I've still got the original 14s" on my 77gtb. I kind of like the old school look. When I got the car it had the original xwx's. They were scary. I still have them in my basement. Here's the question. Is there any point in saving these old original tires? They are drivable in the sense that you could drive the car on a lawn at a concourse. I myself wouldn't use them but maybe a future owner? I'm kind of thinking that I would like to get rid of them, but I don't want to find out later that they were worth $8000. Thoughts? Opinions? |
David White (Dwhite)
New member
Username: Dwhite
Post Number: 24
Registered: 7-2002
| | Posted on Friday, July 19, 2002 - 11:44 am: | |
Speculators! |
JPM (John_308qv)
New member
Username: John_308qv
Post Number: 42
Registered: 4-2001
| | Posted on Friday, July 19, 2002 - 10:57 am: | |
My 85 308qv was sold to the original owner with a set of Compomotive modular wheels that the dealer put on the car. I wonder what happened to the wheels. John |
Jeff Edison (Euro308guy)
New member
Username: Euro308guy
Post Number: 6
Registered: 7-2002
| | Posted on Friday, July 19, 2002 - 7:44 am: | |
I think it important to not forget the 390mm factor here. I have an original set of 390mm wheels for my 308 that are in perfect condition. I use them only for shows, as the TRX tires are clearly inferior to the stickier modern compounds. There are several places available to pickup 16 inch QV wheels- they are even being manufactured again. I replaced mine with a more attractive, (at least to me), alternative.
Jeff |
Dave328GTB (Hardtop)
Junior Member
Username: Hardtop
Post Number: 199
Registered: 1-2002
| | Posted on Thursday, July 18, 2002 - 10:47 pm: | |
Maybe they are on kit cars! |
Horsefly (Arlie)
Junior Member
Username: Arlie
Post Number: 69
Registered: 5-2002
| | Posted on Thursday, July 18, 2002 - 2:48 pm: | |
Dave, you left out the part about wearing the German field marshall helmet during the ritual. By the way, do you know a source for reproduction deer antlers to go on Ferrari altars? My original antlers are looking a bit ragged from all the Italian candle smoke. |
Tim Hogan (Tojo)
New member
Username: Tojo
Post Number: 44
Registered: 4-2002
| | Posted on Thursday, July 18, 2002 - 10:11 am: | |
Dave, I gaurantee down here in Oz I can findyou a heap of original 14 inch rims. If anyone wants to buy mine I'll send them to you. They also make good hose reels, coffee tables, anchors.... |
Terry Springer (Tspringer)
Junior Member
Username: Tspringer
Post Number: 141
Registered: 4-2002
| | Posted on Thursday, July 18, 2002 - 9:37 am: | |
I have the original 14" wheels on my '77 GTB and they have brand new 205/70 tires on them.
Anyone out there with new 16" aftermarket wheels who wants original.... I will trade ya! |
Bill Sawyer (Wsawyer)
Member
Username: Wsawyer
Post Number: 348
Registered: 2-2002
| | Posted on Thursday, July 18, 2002 - 9:34 am: | |
Dave: Please DON'T post pictures of your ritual!!!! :-) |
David Jones (Dave)
Junior Member
Username: Dave
Post Number: 154
Registered: 4-2001
| | Posted on Thursday, July 18, 2002 - 8:14 am: | |
I have an alter built of original 14" wheels,
and late at night I pour 50 weight oil all over it and run around it naked making zoom sounds... that's where most of them went.
My 308 came with the dealer optional BBS racing wheels offered long ago in a galaxy far far away, But I have access to a set of original Ferrari 14" wheels for a 77 308 not more than 4 min. from my house...
So you see, sometimes you don't have to travel to Oz to find Ferrari wheels, they just might be in your own back yard.
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TomD (Tifosi)
Intermediate Member
Username: Tifosi
Post Number: 1059
Registered: 9-2001
| | Posted on Thursday, July 18, 2002 - 6:52 am: | |
yeah it is weird - even if its the tires most f-car owners are orginality sensitive and you would think they kept the wheels. Though since they are expensive they might have sold them but it does not answer the question of where are they now |
David Feinberg (Fastradio2)
Junior Member
Username: Fastradio2
Post Number: 105
Registered: 4-2002
| | Posted on Thursday, July 18, 2002 - 6:52 am: | |
Ken,
I believe you're right on here...as I recently upgraded to 17" wheels for my BB. Seems that the big, low profile 15" tires are no longer available, despite many calls to the tire manufacturers. The old wheels...Hmm, they'd make very pretty, albeit expensive coffee tables??
David |
Ken (Allyn)
Member
Username: Allyn
Post Number: 483
Registered: 10-2001
| | Posted on Thursday, July 18, 2002 - 6:37 am: | |
I believe tires are the issue; the older 308 wheels take some obscure tire size so people tend to buy new wheels. Can anyone flesh out the details on this? But you're right, where ARE the wheels? |
Horsefly (Arlie)
Junior Member
Username: Arlie
Post Number: 66
Registered: 5-2002
| | Posted on Wednesday, July 17, 2002 - 6:06 pm: | |
It seems that many 308/328s that I see for sale are now equipped with aftermarket wheels. And many times the ads mention that the original wheels are gone. This brings to mind the question: Where are all those original wheels? Where did they go? Even a badly wrecked car would still have several good wheels after a total loss part-out. So where is the secret warehouse stacked full of these missing original wheels? |