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Rome Samba Member
Joined: June 02, 2004 Posts: 9602 Location: Pearl River, NY
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Posted: Fri Aug 07, 2020 6:34 pm Post subject: Re: Vintage photos |
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Looks like Beauty rings but they look weird for some reason |
They actually look like the rims themselves without any rings. Beauty rings for 1965 would've still had the 10 "narrow" slots. These look like they have only 8 slots, also being longer than the 10 slots. Porsche 356 4.5" chromie wheels (sold by Empi & others) had 10 slots also, with a rounded "D" shape. The chromies also had a more deep dish look than these; my guess is that these rims are 4.0". These slots look like very long "sausages". Also, beauty rings tended to bridge the gap between the hubcap edge and the outer edge of the rim, and not dip inwards towards the outer edge like these do.
If this is truly a steel wheel, it's one I've never seen...
dirtbug- you would not happen to still have these wheels on your Beetle? |
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p horvath Samba Member
Joined: December 29, 2003 Posts: 1225 Location: south carolina
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Blue Baron VW Aficionado
Joined: June 16, 2006 Posts: 23748 Location: Southeast USA
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Posted: Fri Aug 07, 2020 10:03 pm Post subject: Re: Vintage photos |
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Blue Baron VW Aficionado
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Posted: Fri Aug 07, 2020 10:04 pm Post subject: Re: Vintage photos |
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Blue Baron VW Aficionado
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Posted: Sun Aug 09, 2020 2:43 pm Post subject: Re: Vintage photos |
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Blue Baron VW Aficionado
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Posted: Sun Aug 09, 2020 2:44 pm Post subject: Re: Vintage photos |
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Blue Baron VW Aficionado
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Posted: Sun Aug 09, 2020 2:44 pm Post subject: Re: Vintage photos |
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Blue Baron VW Aficionado
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Posted: Tue Aug 11, 2020 10:43 am Post subject: Re: Vintage photos |
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Blue Baron VW Aficionado
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Posted: Thu Aug 13, 2020 10:32 am Post subject: Re: Vintage photos |
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Blue Baron VW Aficionado
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Posted: Thu Aug 13, 2020 10:33 am Post subject: Re: Vintage photos |
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Der Stern was the most popular magazine in Germany.
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Blue Baron VW Aficionado
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Posted: Thu Aug 13, 2020 10:37 am Post subject: Re: Vintage photos |
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Randolph_Carter Samba Member
Joined: April 08, 2017 Posts: 221 Location: Germany
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Posted: Thu Aug 13, 2020 11:36 am Post subject: Re: Vintage photos |
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Blue Baron wrote: |
Der Stern was the most popular magazine in Germany.
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...and still is. |
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Blue Baron VW Aficionado
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Posted: Thu Aug 13, 2020 2:35 pm Post subject: Re: Vintage photos |
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Blue Baron VW Aficionado
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Posted: Thu Aug 13, 2020 2:35 pm Post subject: Re: Vintage photos |
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unclebilly Samba Member
Joined: January 07, 2019 Posts: 42 Location: AB
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Posted: Sat Aug 15, 2020 6:46 am Post subject: Re: Vintage photos |
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Same intersection, 50ish year later...
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KTPhil Samba Member
Joined: April 06, 2006 Posts: 33875 Location: Conejo Valley, CA
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Posted: Sat Aug 15, 2020 11:38 am Post subject: Re: Vintage photos |
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Looks like a later mirror he's holding. But I guess they were avialable before. I only remember round style through at least '65 in the US.
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Blue Baron VW Aficionado
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Posted: Mon Aug 17, 2020 2:33 pm Post subject: Re: Vintage photos |
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rcraigbug Samba Member
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Posted: Thu Aug 20, 2020 8:10 am Post subject: Re: Vintage photos |
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This Les Sipes photo was taken on August 1st 1969 and is labeled "screwball pix's of horse tied to a parking meter on Main street, business district" Walnut Creek.
Horse on the sidewalk, I assume it did not need to "pay the meter"
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big fat whitewalls Samba Member
Joined: April 16, 2006 Posts: 472 Location: Sedalia MO. Formally San Fransisco Bay Area
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Posted: Thu Aug 20, 2020 7:37 pm Post subject: Re: Vintage photos |
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I wonder if it's Walnut Creek CA.? I lived there for awhile. I would think the picture would be a little older than 1969, but I guess the date could be right. I was there in the early 70's and it didn't look like that. It definatly doesn't look like that now. I wish I knew the street name. |
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finster Samba Member
Joined: May 26, 2012 Posts: 7839 Location: north o' the border
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Posted: Fri Aug 21, 2020 12:22 pm Post subject: Re: Vintage photos |
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