The other alloys

Post by **foggyjames** » 27 Dec 2004 03:55 am

Hey kids,

With all this talk of alloys, has everyone forgotten the other two styles of original wheel (other than those shown in the 89MY accessories brochure)? A Merry Christmas prize of a half eaten Polo goes to the person who gets them both (with photographic proof) first!

I'll post the pics in a few days if were all stuck.

cheers

James

Post by **5lab** » 27 Dec 2004 12:47 pm

the ones i had and some others?

Post by **5lab** » 27 Dec 2004 12:56 pm

i win. not *sure* about the top ones - they're similar to the later glt alloys, but look a touch different

Post by **foggyjames** » 27 Dec 2004 01:17 pm

You half win.....but no half eaten polo!

The second ones are the easy ones (heck, you bought a set!!), but the first ones are standard early 14" GLT ones as far as I can tell - its just a funny angle. Would they really make two styles so similar? Well probably yes, but lets assume that since that that's a GLT, those are the 'normal' GLT ones.

In other words....keep looking! IMO, the ones you're looking for are by far the tastiest rims ever available from the factory for the 300 (with the possible exception of the 5-spoke 400 series ones offered at the very end).

cheers

James

Post by **5lab** » 27 Dec 2004 06:05 pm

maybe?? lookj a bit like steelies to me thou

Post by **SteveP** » 27 Dec 2004 06:26 pm

They are steelies

I've only ever seen them wheels in brochures before though on the Mk2 GLTs around 1983. I can't think of the other one that Foggy is talking about... put us out of our mysery!

Steve

Post by **foggyjames** » 28 Dec 2004 01:07 am

Not quite yet....I have to remember to get the pics off my other PC first!

cheers

James

Post by **foggyjames** » 29 Dec 2004 04:12 am

Time to put you lot out of your misery.....part 1....

Hugh got the first ones (no need to repost)....while the second set of previously unseen alloys are....13" R-Sport ones...and I think they're damn sexy...

Part of a forthcoming feature presentation.

cheers

James

Post by **SteveP** » 29 Dec 2004 12:23 pm

No wonder I couldn't think which ones they were, I've never even seen them before. They look superb!

Post by **foggyjames** » 30 Dec 2004 03:46 am

Shame they're not 17" really

cheers

James

Post by **jtbo** » 11 Jan 2005 11:45 pm

They have done very bad things to this car, but what are these wheels?

http://www.tati-motorsport.nl/public_ht ... alVolvo360

Post by **5lab** » 11 Jan 2005 11:52 pm

yup! very rare..

Post by **foggyjames** » 12 Jan 2005 01:59 am

At a guess I'd say non-original, but who knows!

cheers

James

Post by **SteveP** » 12 Jan 2005 11:33 am

foggyjames wrote: Part of a forthcoming feature presentation.

Whens Part 2 coming

Post by **jtbo** » 12 Jan 2005 11:45 am

Those wheels I posted, maybe they are from Peugeot 205GTi mid/late 80's???
Could it fit?