stock hubcaps or wire covers

[retrowagen]

The German automakers were among the first to abandon spoked wheels. Anyone who has experience running a car on them (British sportscar with "Wobbly Webs," classic Ferrari with Borranis, etc.) learns that they are maintenance-intensive.

Lighter weight and rebuildability were probably the two advantages they held... before lighter steel wheels, or later, aluminum alloy wheels made them obsolete.

Also, they are a pain in the posterior to clean!

It is very rare to see any German car of the 1940's up with actual wire wheels. Some Mercedes had Rudge spline-hub knock-offs (on steel or magnesium disc rims); these were an option on Porsche 356's, too. But no wires. Wires were more of an Anglophile hold-out, and some silly Sports Car Club types in the USA in the late 50's-early 60's made a market for accessory wire wheel-look hubcap systems for Porsche and VW. Look at old sports car magazines of the era, and you'll see places like MG Mitten or Vilem Haan selling a mix of cool accessories and genuine cheese.
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David Ruby
President, Karmann-Ghia World Club

[ghiafreek]

Reviving old thread cuz I just came across this pic user "scottyrocks" posted here.
Just don't seem them that often.

[Starbucket]

Your fingers will get real sore when it comes time to polish & wax the wires. Put them on Crags list for $50. Keep your Ghia all Ghia.