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capeoddboy Samba Member
Joined: November 08, 2003 Posts: 231 Location: Las Vegas
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Posted: Sat Sep 18, 2010 2:08 pm Post subject: Anyone know any info on Smith's Wheels? |
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Any idea of where these were made and what they are worth for a set of four?
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mister bungle Samba Member
Joined: February 15, 2008 Posts: 592 Location: pottsvegas
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Posted: Mon Sep 20, 2010 11:44 am Post subject: |
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I've seen a very similar wheel called "interceptor" try searching on that... _________________ I don't care about the bug you used to own back in the day ,leave me alone I am trying to pump gas in my car |
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LeviMan2001 Samba Post Whore
Joined: April 11, 2009 Posts: 3855 Location: Alaska
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capeoddboy Samba Member
Joined: November 08, 2003 Posts: 231 Location: Las Vegas
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Posted: Mon Sep 20, 2010 3:03 pm Post subject: |
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Thanks for the info on the "interceptors"! |
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IMPI Samba Member
Joined: January 19, 2006 Posts: 35 Location: South Africa
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Posted: Fri Oct 15, 2010 9:46 am Post subject: |
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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 . |
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ORNJKR8 Samba Member
Joined: March 09, 2009 Posts: 32 Location: Edmonton
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Posted: Mon May 30, 2011 5:32 pm Post subject: |
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Only one of my Center Caps has a decal ... |
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Greenrod Samba Member
Joined: March 26, 2017 Posts: 10 Location: Tampa
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Posted: Sun Apr 30, 2017 8:54 pm Post subject: Re: Anyone know any info on Smith's Wheels? |
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... 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.
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scottandrew Samba Member
Joined: July 15, 2017 Posts: 2 Location: Utah
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Posted: Fri Jul 21, 2017 3:42 pm Post subject: Re: Anyone know any info on Smith's Wheels? |
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I have a set I'd like to part with. Recently removed them from my '66 Ghia.
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scottandrew Samba Member
Joined: July 15, 2017 Posts: 2 Location: Utah
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Posted: Fri Jul 21, 2017 4:35 pm Post subject: Re: Anyone know any info on Smith's Wheels? |
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I have a set I'd like to part with. Recently removed them from my '66 Ghia.
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Micyak Samba Member
Joined: November 04, 2022 Posts: 2
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Posted: Wed Jan 11, 2023 1:50 pm Post subject: Re: Anyone know any info on Smith's Wheels? |
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Hi everyone… there’s anyone that can tell me how much four of these wheels will cost? 15” j6?
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