which kind of 16" rim is this?

Isn't SL the designation for Speedline?

 

I gave my original unused Goodyear spare to the tire shop to hang on the wall when I put new rubber on the wheel. Was that dumb? Are the tires worth smthg?

Beau LeBlanc

 

If the car become very collectable over the years and all original a collector may like to have the original tires to show the car.

A friend of mine is restoring a 1970 Boss 302 and put the original worn out tires back on the rims because he is not going to drive the car anyway.

I think it's a personnal choice but I would personally keep them to follow the car as any other original parts. Those are little things that can make a big difference to some collector buyers in some years when time to chose between two cars. To some it might be just crap to put in the garbage.

P.S. I still have the original XWX from my car and will NEVER get rid of them.

 

Am I wrong or is it the absolutely perfect fitting spare wheel for your "last but one Carb" 308 GTB ?

Congratulations !

 

On my Euro 308 GTS that came with the 16" Speedlines and Pirelli P-7s, the spare was a 7" wheel with a brand new 205/55 16 P-7. Sound familiar? When I put new tires on her, I never touched the spare and it looks like this one was treated the same. Since the 225/50 16 rear tires and 205/55 16 front tires were the same diameter, that 7" wheel could be used as a spare front or rear. Those wheels are hard to find since they were only available as options in the rest of the world, not the US. They are a real magnesium alloy, by the way.

 

You dug gold Alberto

Thinking about putting a spare back in the car but don't want to use the original TRX. If you happen to bump into another one...

 

My 79 GTS originally had 14" Speedlines. I eventually bought a set of 16" QV wheels from another member here, but I remember being surprised they weren't Campys or Cromodoras to start with.

 

Yes.

 

I doubt an 8" rear, would fit into the front bonnet....