Correct Borrani Stamping 250gt lusso & PF Coupe

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John, did you blacken the stamping, it looks good?

 

No, they had just returned form the re-builder and they were covered with polishing rouge. In case you're wondering about the crack, it was overlooked so it went back to the shop.
john

 

Grant, mine has the word "RECORD" after the number 3801. The wording is clipped in photo I posted earlier.

Do you know if the dimensions of your wheels are the same as a standard RW-3801? If so, then it is possible that the 3801 wheels were re-laced for special use. Who knows, your wheels may have celebrity status, maybe in a previous life they served in the anterior of the 330LM ; )

Good luck in your search.

john

 

Taken from"Classic Wheels History and Evaluation Guide" by Route Borrani"

pp48:

"Some RW numbers have a slash and one more digit, for instance RW 2460/1, the original wheel for a Maserati A6GCS. This indicates the original design has been modified in some way, mainly because competition wheel specificiations could be different for each race track."

15 x 6.5L RW 3801 is correct for a 250 Ferrari

Borrani nomenclature is:

Rim Dimension
Record = Light alloy rim
RW = Rudge Whitworth
4 Numberic digits = drawing number (and relevant application)

M

 

Record = Light alloy rim

Michael is that the literal translation from Italian ?

 

Howard
No, It's directly from the Borrani book (which is in English). I assume that "Record" is simply their way of designating light alloy rims.

M

 

my google translater says record = record
Maybe someone who speaks Italian can enlighten