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FIA wheels on a 427
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| Lew Ledyard |
03-06-2003 08:40 PM |
FIA wheels on a 427
Is anyone running the FIA-type wheels on their 427? As I recall the bare aluminum 427 comp cars that were parked at the airport (at least the ones that were not on blocks) for FIA certification in that famous 1965 photo were wearing FIA-type wheels, not the Cobra II/GT40 style wheels. Does anyone have any recent color photos of a 427 with those FIA wheels? Could be a cool look, especially with vintage Goodyear race tires (the ones w/o the big white letters).
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| Specialk |
03-06-2003 08:50 PM |
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| Lew Ledyard |
03-06-2003 09:00 PM |
That is a good looking car.
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Sure is good looking. Quick answer to the question, hey Lew? If there's a pic out there--Kris has got it.
BTW--go for an "a$$ fitting"--David's got nice hands. :LOL:
Those visors look nice--different.
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COB WITH FIA WHEELS
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Here's a real COB Cobra with FIA wheels. Photo taken at SAAC 27.
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Geesh! As does Stan!:3DSMILE:
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| Lew Ledyard |
03-06-2003 10:20 PM |
Damn Jamo. Did you buy him a drink at least?
Lew
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That's the neat thing about Mormons--cheap dates.:3DSMILE:
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| NROTOXIN |
03-06-2003 10:34 PM |
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| NROTOXIN |
03-06-2003 10:37 PM |
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one more time
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| southernfriedcj |
03-07-2003 05:15 AM |
Thanks for the tip Specialk, I'm in the hunt for FIA wheels(to go on a FIA, odly enough), and I was unaware Trigo produced them.
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| ToyCollector |
03-07-2003 07:53 AM |
I'm looking for a set of 4 blocks for mine :D
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| snakeeyes |
03-07-2003 08:17 AM |
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My car has ERA's FIA "inserts" on Centerline wheels, pictured below. I, too was unaware that Trigo is producing FIA's now but that's good to know. Now, if they would just do repro Sunbursts...
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| Specialk |
03-07-2003 09:22 AM |
I actually held a wheel in my hands with Lynn Park standing next to me how they produce them, so I am certain he is making them. :) That is the only way I would do a Cobra, so I was pretty excited about them. :D
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nice color for that COB, looks like the fia blue(viking blue).
Were the COBs painted the same colors as the CSXs?
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Vintage White Letter Tires?
Lew,
Am I experiencing brain-fade? I always thought the Big White Lettered Goodyears were a recent development, not vintage.
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| pderouss |
03-08-2003 09:41 AM |
All the 60's photos in Firman's books show small embossed Goodyear lettering - not the large stencilled variety.
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| Lew Ledyard |
03-08-2003 10:33 AM |
Stan:
I believe that you are 100% correct, I think that the big letter tires are a fairly new style. I have not seen any vintage photos with the big letter tires. Frankly, I do not like the big letter tires and would prefer the small stencilling or just plain black. I have seen a lot of posts where people were looking for the big letter tires, and I was trying to see if people had pix of the FIA wheels with small or no lettering tires for a true vintage look.
Lew
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| computerworks |
03-08-2003 10:54 AM |
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| KobraKarl |
03-08-2003 11:00 AM |
Ron, what do you think the era of that rubber is ?
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