TheSamba.com :: View topic - NOS 5 x 205 Magnesium American Racing Torque D's

Tue Jul 24, 2007 8:30 pm

How did nobody get these?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi...3&rd=1

Wed Jul 25, 2007 6:31 am

wow amazing they didnt go crazy thru the roof

Wed Jul 25, 2007 7:01 am

Has anyone contacted the seller?

Wed Jul 25, 2007 9:33 am

Looking at the date on the auction...more than likely they are on a new owners car !!

the driver of the car surely has a huge smile on their face!! :D

Could these be the ones that sufaced at the Texas Motorplex many years ago??

the price was $1,000.00 then :shock:

Three bar spinners??...No Hex Caps?? Odd Photo Shop looking photo of one of the wheels?? payment desription sounds strange??

Real Aution??

Awesome find...When did you get the link Greg??

Wed Jul 25, 2007 10:50 am

I had a friend in AZ tell me about them.
From what I heard there was deal outside of ebay.
The high bidder and 1 or 2 other people went at it after the auction ended.

The auction "seller" was not the owner of the wheels. He was elling them for a friend. The reserve was $4000

Wed Jul 25, 2007 10:57 am

I can only wonder if these were the ones from Texas??

Wed Jul 25, 2007 3:06 pm

What's something like that worth?
I know I was offered $5000 2 days after I bought mine and they were used and dirty.

Wed Jul 25, 2007 5:41 pm

:wink:

Wed Jul 25, 2007 7:57 pm

mr. warehouse wrote: I had a friend in AZ tell me about them.
From what I heard there was deal outside of ebay.
The high bidder and 1 or 2 other people went at it after the auction ended.

The auction "seller" was not the owner of the wheels. He was elling them for a friend. The reserve was $4000

you mean these wheels

Wed Jul 25, 2007 8:03 pm

putting the wheels to good use

Wed Jul 25, 2007 8:51 pm

nice one! congrats! :twisted:

Wed Jul 25, 2007 8:58 pm

Welcome to the $10K Club :P

Nothing Beats "N.O.S Mags" ....great score!!!!

Here are my "Used Ones" some are with new owners but I have one complete set with the early "Hex Caps" http://images.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/195755.jpg[img][/img]

Wed Jul 25, 2007 9:54 pm

Mango Juice wrote: Welcome to the $10K Club :P

are these wheels that rare?

Thu Jul 26, 2007 12:18 am

Jason M wrote:
putting the wheels to good use

Is that Shuffle Torque or Torquer Board Max is playing??

Nice file names Jay....

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa313/lollypopgumball/gregswheels004.jpg

My PM box is full, thanks.

Mango Juice wrote: Welcome to the $10K Club :P

Nothing Beats "N.O.S Mags" ....great score!!!!

Here are my "Used Ones" some are with new owners but I have one complete set with the early "Hex Caps" http://images.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/195755.jpg[img][/img]

I fixed your photo Rich...

Are those my Aluminum ones pictured?
I really could use 2 more of those you know.

After seeing these NOS ones, I'm not so sure of the Hex cap theory, although I do like the hex caps more.

Thu Jul 26, 2007 8:28 am

Yes the wheels are very rare.........unbelieveble find in N.O.S condition :D .

mint BRM's $6-7+K.......N.O.S Torq Thrust Wide Fives.....the sky is the limit!!

I have heard rumors of another set was located at the Pomona swap meet by a non Vw wheel seller but I have not seen them....could this be them???

Could this be the set from Texas??

my first set was found on a 1960 Ghia convertable here in Fresno in the early 90's for $1600.00 (including the car) ..........my set had two bar spinners (Knock Offs)....the Cal Look book just hit the shelve's and a couple of cars perked my attention.....both cars had hex caps......three sets in that book.....one had two bar spinners.

Dyno Don had a set with the three bar spinners.....they are in Japan.

My old set has been passed around the world (no center caps)....UK...Central Coast...Florida...Central Coast...So Cal.

the set I bought in Oregon a couple of years ago(Has it been that long??) was a original owner set that was bought new in 1973.

I would say this has to go down in Vw History....N.O.S....unreal!!!

hunting hard for many years....spending loads of "crazy mobey" and "Thee set" pops up on ebay for a $4k reserve :lol:

Thank you for fixing my photo Greg....yes two aluminums with one center cap went to you....I hooked Jim Mayo up with two mags to complete his set of four (one is not in photo shoot)

I guess you can sell off your "Used Ones" now, I know of a few people who would love to own them!!!

Enjoy them Greg!! ....you could damn near charge admission to see them!!! :lol:

Thu Jul 26, 2007 11:22 am

These were originally bought out of the Phoenix newspaper classifieds 12 years ago.

Thu Jul 26, 2007 11:49 am

vdubmax wrote: These were originally bought out of the Phoenix newspaper classifieds 12 years ago.

For $60

:shock:

Talk about a come up.

Thu Jul 26, 2007 12:03 pm

mr. warehouse wrote: vdubmax wrote: These were originally bought out of the Phoenix newspaper classifieds 12 years ago.

For $60

:shock:

Talk about a come up.

You just have to be at the right place at the right time.

Now, just for clarification, that NOS set only had a reserve of 4k and they didnt sell? I guess I was still dealing with jet lag on the 15th of June.

Thu Jul 26, 2007 12:37 pm

I guess I was too.
I never saw the auction, must have missed an alert too, casue I don't remember getting one.

For a reseve of $4000 I would have had them.
The high bidder only bid $3500 that's why the reserve wasn't meet.

Luckily the seller knew a friend of mine and I was contacted last week.

The high bidder was also in contact with the seller.

There was a one time, make me your best offer type deal, and I made the better offer I guess. I just told him what I would have paid if I saw them on ebay.

I wish I would have saw them, I could have saved some money.

Oh well.

Thu Jul 26, 2007 3:20 pm

Bout' time the wheel forum had something tasty come along... and a doozy it is.