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Tue Mar 06, 2007 12:11 am

they look to be 2 piece aluminum riveted to steel hoops

Tue Mar 06, 2007 7:44 am

They look like VW versions of Keystone Klassics.

Tue Mar 06, 2007 9:46 pm

did not know why I said cosmics. lol long day. they look similar to astros no?

Tue Mar 06, 2007 9:54 pm

not so much...

this one looks more like a cragar..

astro supreme

Wed Mar 07, 2007 6:17 pm

Some of mine are here....

http://vintagewarehouse.com/wheelcollection.htm

I'm still trying to get pictures of all my wheels though. I don't have the room to display them like Chadd does, yet. :wink:

Mag American Torque D's

Aluminum American Torque D's

Thu Mar 08, 2007 5:58 am

ratlookvw wrote: my rarest set of 4 wheels are the keel wheels. only set known to exist at the moment. :twisted:

Would you believe I obtained those wheels via a swap for a pair of crusty ordinary bosch foglights! I came over to this guy's place (in Melbourne/Australia) as I remember, scrounging under this guy's house(at night) looking for some tinware and there it was in a corner,covered with crap etc..seats,and the flashlight just briefly went over it,my eyes lit-up! Parts changed hands and I got into Empi,sold it to a friend(who then sold it on Ebay)when I got my 5 lug Sprintstars which to this day, I still like more than the Keel wheels. Some of those caps are actually cast in plastic and then chromed as two of them were missing,the lug bolts are also machined specific to the wheels. I'm glad it went to good hands. I'll post some photos with those wheels installed on my last Ghia...when i find them!
Cheers,
a

Sat Mar 10, 2007 12:40 pm

These are another verson of Fumagalli stamped '67, I've never seen another set around. A few years back Everett had one wheel he sold on here, I think he just wanted the tire. I have a set of 5 sitting in the garage.

Sun Mar 11, 2007 7:37 pm

henry roberts wrote:

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so did those [chadd's] wheels just get de-crowned as being the only set?

Mon Mar 12, 2007 11:12 pm

I can pretty much guarantee they are indeed another set from the ones I used to own that Chadd now owns :shock: !

Tue Mar 13, 2007 7:18 pm

I've had this pict of a Keel for awhile, so just another xample unless this is in one of the set from the collection, but the outer rims seems more shiny then the collections' pict

http://www.runtrod.com/gallery/v/wheels/
I have various other picts too, some real odds one too

How about artillery rims off some pre-40 Beetle prototypes

Wed Apr 11, 2007 12:56 pm

yes, thats one of the 4 in my collection. I will post some of the weirdo wheels in my collection too. :twisted:

Wed Apr 11, 2007 1:04 pm

NOS track wheels, Nor Cal look similar to cal parts, never seen another set, purchased from a private collection in JAX FLA. :twisted:

Wed Apr 11, 2007 1:06 pm

ratlookvw wrote:

NOS track wheels, Nor Cal look similar to cal parts, never seen another set, purchased from a private collection in JAX FLA. :twisted:

Keep posting, those Aluminum Torques may be yours....

Wed Apr 11, 2007 1:11 pm

mag wheel, unknown make, found @ Adam's VW in 2006

Wed Apr 11, 2007 1:17 pm

purchased from a friend in SD believe these are from Mexico. I have seen another set in Vocho Mania magazine about 6 years ago. they are take offs of the fuch reps that everyone seems to be hot for now. lol :twisted: [/img]

Wed Apr 11, 2007 1:25 pm

purchased these from a fella from Mexico at Octo in 2006

Wed Apr 11, 2007 9:29 pm

Not really the most rare wheel, but as far as furniture goes, my Rostool is the rarest. Some refer to it as the elusive "South African Sprint Stool".

Thu Apr 12, 2007 1:08 am

That one is a Paris wheel, not sure what the "S" is for though

Thu Apr 12, 2007 4:19 am

glandnut wrote: Not really the most rare wheel, but as far as furniture goes, my Rostool is the rarest. Some refer to it as the elusive "South African Sprint Stool".

Those wheels are named Rostyle or South African Sprintstars.

The wheel has "GUESTRO Industrie (ltd) pty" markings inside. :D

Here is some infos : http://www.terovirta.com/volks/Frame.html

Thu Apr 12, 2007 5:24 am

axel wrote: glandnut wrote: Not really the most rare wheel, but as far as furniture goes, my Rostool is the rarest. Some refer to it as the elusive "South African Sprint Stool".

Those wheels are named Rostyle or South African Sprintstars.

The wheel has "GUESTRO Industrie (ltd) pty" markings inside. :D

Here is some infos : http://www.terovirta.com/volks/Frame.html

guess that went over his head, jeff.