uksnatcher Posted May 2, 2011 Share Posted May 2, 2011 Whilst picking up a bumper i bought of ebay, and a lovely long drive up to Cumbria, i was offered some wheels that came off a spitfire that he had from his gaggle of classic cars.Didnt take them, he wanted 50 quid for them, not my taste, need cleaning up new tyres etc but never seen them before but complete set of 4 with caps so thought i would take a couple of pics and ask the question on the club forum.They are 13" 5.5J AVON SAFETY WHEELS Made in Belgium,...and came off a spitfire.Only info i can find is fitted on Marina's, Spitfires, Dollys etc in the 70's, designed so tyre doesnt fall off when flat.What do you think, ugly and nasty or beautiful unique classsic period wheels that need saving? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gt6s Posted May 2, 2011 Share Posted May 2, 2011 BE'JEASUS those have fallen out of the ugly tree and hit every branch on the way down.And this coming from someone who has Montego / Maestro alloys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gt6s Posted May 2, 2011 Share Posted May 2, 2011 Sorry meant to attach this to last post but edit mode would not let me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tiggrr1 Posted May 2, 2011 Share Posted May 2, 2011 beauty is in the eye of the beer holder..............................Glad you left them up there Gaz ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hugh Posted May 2, 2011 Share Posted May 2, 2011 uksnatcher wrote:Whilst picking up a bumper i bought of ebay, and a lovely long drive up to Cumbria, i was offered some wheels that came off a spitfire that he had from his gaggle of classic cars.Didnt take them, he wanted 50 quid for them, not my taste, need cleaning up new tyres etc but never seen them before but complete set of 4 with caps so thought i would take a couple of pics and ask the question on the club forum.They are 13" 5.5J AVON SAFETY WHEELS Made in Belgium,...and came off a spitfire.Only info i can find is fitted on Marina's, Spitfires, Dollys etc in the 70's, designed so tyre doesnt fall off when flat.What do you think, ugly and nasty or beautiful unique classsic period wheels that need saving? £50 I would have them for £40 are classsic period wheels and when grit blasted and re sprayed in stain black they will look very nice so see if he will take £40 and I will have them.Cheers Hugh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uksnatcher Posted May 2, 2011 Author Share Posted May 2, 2011 908 wrote:see if he will take £40 and I will have them.Cheers HughI have PM'ed you his details Hugh, i am not selling anything here, just wondering if they cool or cack...i cant decide (think) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gt6s Posted May 2, 2011 Share Posted May 2, 2011 Have you had a bang on the head Hugh ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHRIS211083 Posted May 2, 2011 Share Posted May 2, 2011 I think they would look cool on a later spit if refurbed and would also be cheap nice alloys.Chris. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GT6 M Posted May 2, 2011 Share Posted May 2, 2011 Can soon make em look better, off into the shed, and machine the flutes off, re paint, and you got a set of wheels that not many have.and they 4 spoke too, very few cars on 4 spokes.go for it Hughbert. :) :) :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smithy Posted May 2, 2011 Share Posted May 2, 2011 I like them! Cooool!Oh. I have absolutely no taste though. Well known for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deleted User Posted May 2, 2011 Share Posted May 2, 2011 if they are alloy? you should have bought them for and weighed them in for scrap.. Scrap is great £ at the moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
molten Posted May 2, 2011 Share Posted May 2, 2011 maybe charles xavier could use a pair on his wheelchair ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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