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capeoddboy Sat Sep 18, 2010 2:08 pm



Any idea of where these were made and what they are worth for a set of four?

Thanks in advance!

mister bungle Mon Sep 20, 2010 11:44 am

I've seen a very similar wheel called "interceptor" try searching on that...

LeviMan2001 Mon Sep 20, 2010 2:30 pm

Fattie rolls interceptors.

capeoddboy Mon Sep 20, 2010 3:03 pm

Thanks for the info on the "interceptors"!

IMPI Fri Oct 15, 2010 9:46 am

Smiths wheels were made in South Africa and were made to fit almost any car the company went under a few years ago and was sold off at auction .

ORNJKR8 Mon May 30, 2011 5:32 pm

Only one of my Center Caps has a decal ...

Greenrod Sun Apr 30, 2017 8:54 pm

... IMPI hit the nail on the head.

Those are Interceptors ... made by Smith's wheels ... from South Africa. From what I heard, they were so damn close to Empi 8 spokes that Empi threatened to sue (or did). Regardless, they stopped making them.

It took me forever to find a complete set (my car came with just the back 2) and some missing center caps; however, after much checking around the classifieds here, I found them! I have them on my car now (this photo is a tad old, you can still see a missing center cap in the front). They are nice, sturdy wheels and have a decent amount of chrome on them. I made my own decals for the caps.


scottandrew Fri Jul 21, 2017 3:42 pm

I have a set I'd like to part with. Recently removed them from my '66 Ghia.

scottandrew Fri Jul 21, 2017 4:35 pm

I have a set I'd like to part with. Recently removed them from my '66 Ghia.

Micyak Wed Jan 11, 2023 1:50 pm

Hi everyone… there’s anyone that can tell me how much four of these wheels will cost? 15” j6?
Thanks



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