Magnesium wheels

[Lew Ledyard]

I am looking into have a run of magnesium reproduction Halibrand wheels made. The magnesium available today is more stable and of better quality than what was available 40 years ago, so corrosion won't be the problem that it was with the older wheels. The wheels would be approximately 30% lighter than the currenetly available cast aluminum wheels. The lips would be polished and the centers could either be natural colored, black or gold, not the shiny powder coated gray that is currently available.

They would obviously be more expensive than the cast aluminum wheels that are currently available, but I am not sure how much yet. Because of the cost of casting, I am only looking into reproducing the original 427 Cobra wheels (also known as the Cobra II wheels) in the original sizes (15 X 7 1/2 and 15 X 9 1/2). If there is sufficient interest and volume, other sizes and styles may be considered.

Obviously, price is an issue, but if they were available at $2,500-3,000 a set, would there be interest?