I was wondering if anyone has pictures of classy 50s and 60s style Nardi wheels installed on a 355 ? Is such an installation possible? My 355 is the classic red and tan and the design imho has certain retro elements to it, I was think of heightening the retro appeal and installing a Nardi (or if you know of others) wooden Ferrari wheel but I don't know if anyone has done it or if it is possible or not. I did a google search that gave me a couple of websites selling the wheels but they are not with the Ferrari logo and I don't know if they can be made to fit the setup on the 355. I want to get something that really nice that represents the racing heritage of Ferrari from a by gone era without making the car and the interior look tacky. Any ideas???
IMO, it is quite a mix of design elements. Some may say the 355 looks "dated", but it is a modern car. A wood wheel will look as out of place as wire-spoke wheels. The horsey on the center of the stock wheel says it all.
The wood wheels of the 60's and 70's were fabulous, but there was a very dangerous side on those early cars. In a collission, the body would lunge forward over the wheel causing the wheel to bend forward which turned the beautiful wood into deadly splinters! I had seen an accident where this happened, and it punctured the chest and lungs of the driver killing him. This was before air bags and proper shoulder belts, however. Other than this, they were quite nice. Maybe you should stay with the OEM wheel.
