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Kanester Samba Member
Joined: April 06, 2016 Posts: 76 Location: East Dakota
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Posted: Mon Aug 06, 2018 8:39 pm Post subject: Looking for info about wheels on a 73 Fastback. |
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My neighbor just got a 73 FB and we are both wondering about these wheels.
Aftermarket I assume? Any value to them? Looks like they were chrome at one point.
Any info appreciated. Thanks!
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KTPhil Samba Member
Joined: April 06, 2006 Posts: 33820 Location: Conejo Valley, CA
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Posted: Mon Aug 06, 2018 9:53 pm Post subject: Re: Looking for info about wheels on a 73 Fastback. |
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Those look familiar, maybe late Type 2, perhaps a Brazilian source?
They look silver painted, not chromed, at least based on those photos.
The look like those in this photo of a custom Bus-derived vehicle from Brazil:
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Kanester Samba Member
Joined: April 06, 2016 Posts: 76 Location: East Dakota
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Posted: Mon Aug 06, 2018 10:44 pm Post subject: Re: Looking for info about wheels on a 73 Fastback. |
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Cool. That looks like them. Thanks!
They were sprayed silver. You can see chrome on a couple of the other ones.
I'll check for an offset stamp next time he has them off. Do Type 2's run the same offset as Type 3's? |
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gt1953 Samba Member
Joined: May 08, 2002 Posts: 13837 Location: White Mountains Arizona
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Posted: Tue Aug 07, 2018 6:52 am Post subject: Re: Looking for info about wheels on a 73 Fastback. |
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The type 3 you have will use the ET46 offset.
_________________ Volkswagen: We tune what we drive.
Numbers Matching VW's are getting harder to find. Source out the most Stock vehicle and keep that way. You will be glad you did.
72 type 1
72 Squareback
({59 Euro bug, 62, 63, 67, 68, 69, 73 type ones 68 & 69 type two, 68 Ghia all sold}) |
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Bobnotch Samba Member
Joined: July 06, 2003 Posts: 22328 Location: Kimball, Mi
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Posted: Tue Aug 07, 2018 10:21 am Post subject: Re: Looking for info about wheels on a 73 Fastback. |
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Those are Mangles wheels. They were sold in the 80's, 90's, and even the 2000's. CIP used to carry them too, as did JC Whitney. They fit fairly well on type 3s, but I don't know what the offset is. I believe they are 5.5 inches wide. Maybe 6. I've got a set here on a 70 Squareback with 205-65-15 General tires on them. _________________ Bob 65 Notch S with Sunroof
71 Notch ...aka Krunchy; build pics here;
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=249390 -been busy working
64 T-34 Ghia...aka Wolfie, under construction... http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=412120
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Kanester Samba Member
Joined: April 06, 2016 Posts: 76 Location: East Dakota
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Posted: Wed Aug 08, 2018 3:18 pm Post subject: Re: Looking for info about wheels on a 73 Fastback. |
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Thanks Bob! Just what I was looking for.
These are 4.5" stamped. |
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Bobnotch Samba Member
Joined: July 06, 2003 Posts: 22328 Location: Kimball, Mi
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Posted: Thu Aug 09, 2018 12:58 pm Post subject: Re: Looking for info about wheels on a 73 Fastback. |
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Kanester wrote: |
Thanks Bob! Just what I was looking for.
These are 4.5" stamped. |
So they're the same width as a stock t-3 rim. _________________ Bob 65 Notch S with Sunroof
71 Notch ...aka Krunchy; build pics here;
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=249390 -been busy working
64 T-34 Ghia...aka Wolfie, under construction... http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=412120
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"Friends are God's way of apologizing for relatives." |
Tram wrote: |
People keep confusing "restored" and "restroyed". |
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Rome Samba Member
Joined: June 02, 2004 Posts: 9584 Location: Pearl River, NY
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Posted: Sun Aug 12, 2018 8:43 am Post subject: Re: Looking for info about wheels on a 73 Fastback. |
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Brazilian OEM VW wheels from the Brazilian Type 3 Sedan/Brazilia Wagon as well as their Type 3 Ghia. JC Whitney sold them in 4.5" and 5.5" width still through the early 1990's. I remember them arriving in boxes marked "Mangels". Bob- my '70 Fastback had the set of 5.5" wide, which were the same as on your Notchback. The 5.5" had alot more offset/deep dish effect than on the OP's original photo.
Here's a page from the Brazilian Rio Type 3 4-door sedan showing the exact wheel from the OP:
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Bobnotch Samba Member
Joined: July 06, 2003 Posts: 22328 Location: Kimball, Mi
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Posted: Sun Aug 12, 2018 10:43 am Post subject: Re: Looking for info about wheels on a 73 Fastback. |
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Rome wrote: |
Brazilian OEM VW wheels from the Brazilian Type 3 Sedan/Brazilia Wagon as well as their Type 3 Ghia. JC Whitney sold them in 4.5" and 5.5" width still through the early 1990's. I remember them arriving in boxes marked "Mangels". Bob- my '70 Fastback had the set of 5.5" wide, which were the same as on your Notchback. The 5.5" had alot more offset/deep dish effect than on the OP's original photo.
Here's a page from the Brazilian Rio Type 3 4-door sedan showing the exact wheel from the OP:
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When I bought Sue's 70 Fastback in 1989, it came with a set of 5.5 Mangles with new "flat" style hub caps. We ran those rims on it until 1997 when they got replaced with a set of polished 8 spokes. Those got swapped for a set of regular 8 spokes, as I got tired of spending 4 hours polishing them up everytime I cleaned the car.
I still have them here, but they're on a 70 Squareback that's waiting for some work to happen on it. _________________ Bob 65 Notch S with Sunroof
71 Notch ...aka Krunchy; build pics here;
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=249390 -been busy working
64 T-34 Ghia...aka Wolfie, under construction... http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=412120
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Tram wrote: |
People keep confusing "restored" and "restroyed". |
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