"Halibrand Cobra II wheels in......MAGNESIUM

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Originally Posted by RodKnock

Fran is not GM and cannot negotiate the same deal as large multi-national corporation. And Fran would only produce 25 sets of wheels and that is a very small production run. Lastly, the wheel manufacturer needs to make a new mold, front and rear, since they no longer have or no longer can use Halibrand's old molds.

These wheels are $1200 a wheel if I'm correct, ($4800) that's only a $1800 dollar increase over the wheel offered by GM in 1998 for the Vette, ($3000) that seems about right seeing that was 15 years ago for the GM wheel so the price seems spot on. And Fran cannot negotiate the same deal as a large-multi national corporation.