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But you know that's unimportant to many mag owners. They go out of their way to age and distress them-or let them turn to salt. Pitting and porosity the two huge issues to longevity. So these are not too much rougher than when bought and used in the day. They weren't icons back then, just holding up the corners... |
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I have seen the wheels and they are nice. They can be done in custom backspacing or pin configurations. They are real. And they didn't need "deposit money to fund the production" as someone charged in the last thread about these. I have no skin in the game, these are not my wheels but they are being sold by a friend so I am posting what I know to be true. |
I like the wheels that came with my Kirkham, work great for me and were free with the car...:eek:
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As for someone charging that Fran needed deposit money to fund the production of the wheels, Fran did previously ask for deposits and his wheels weren't in production at the time of taking those deposits. The deposit money was to used for funding the production run. That fact is indisputable. These wheels today will be made to a buyer's spec. You only have to prepay $6,000. |
BTW, Mr. Muck, if you truly want to be helpful, and not a troll on this thread, then I'd suggest helping to arrange for a Kirkham owner to visit Fran with his or her Kirkham so that Fran can determine if his new wheels will fit on a Kirkham with the billet suspension and Wilwood brakes.
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Rick,
I, for one, did speak to Fran 'enough' times. At the time, I was so horny for mags, I would have paid 'whatever' for mags made from molds owned by........, from a person who didn't need seed money (yet wanted deposits), and would be sold without the backing of a company. But it died on the vine. He eventually didn't call back and my/our list dwindled to the two Rodneys. No disrespect to Fran whatsoever. Those are the facts. Once ALL avenues were exhausted [see below] I continued my search and got a beautiful set from Colin. What additional avenue was exhausted, you ask? I spoke and emailed Richard at Halibrand, and offered him all the money needed for a min run. The deal: I pay for the run, get paid back (on a set by set basis), split profits with Richard, all the while usings Halibrands 'business' - boxes, name, etc. Richard could save face (he couldn't afford the run on his own), make some cash, and, oh yeah, please customers. But he said NO. I wasn't going to make the same offer to Fran (heard he's well heeled - maybe not true), didn't want help other than deposits, ran mags before - yes, but no name or backing to offer. Now the wheels show up. Great! I hope Frans sells all of them and more. But some of the 'put up or shut up' comments are unfounded. |
I bought a set.............
Hard to do but worth every penny................ |
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I can't remember the person's name, but I spoke via telephone with someone at M&A Casting a couple times. We were hatching a plan to create new molds for $10,000 and then new wheels at a cost roughly about $800-$900 per wheel. M&A Casting wanted a minimum production run of 15-20 sets of wheels. Total cost of $75,000 +/-, but I had two fears. One, I didn't want to go into the wheel business, because I know I would lose money. And two, I thought my house would be filled to the ceiling with boxes everywhere.
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Naw.
The offer is: If I'm to pay for postage, I'd be happy to accept and test the wheels at casa de Rodney. Returned, of course. ;) |
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And yes, Fran does now use email but that is a VERY recent development. |
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If I had the coin... I'd probably roll the dice and buy a set irrespective of them not being hallibrand badged. I'll wait for those lotto numbers of mine to come up.
In the mean time Fran would do well to speak with Kirkham and the shelby boys about adding it as an option to their spec sheets. Just sayin' |
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