Shelby just put his name on a number of generic '80's wheels-
they're neither better nor worse than most from the era.

But not nearly up tp the standard of a GOOD BBS or any Panasport...

fwiw.

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I have a car disease. There is no cure.
I'm not even managing the symptoms very well...

Had a set Carroll Shelby Minilite-Copy heels on my '78 Saab 99 Turbo -- polished rim, charcoal centers.

Bought 'em at the Saab dealer...

Anyway, old wheels are kind of a pig-in-a-poke. The German and Italian wheels, Alpina, BBS, Mahle, ATS, Campagnolo and Momo are more likely to be cast at a higher standard than say, the British wheels, like Cosmic or Minilite. Apparently, it takes a Japanese company like Panasport to make a proper Minilite copy.

Shelby seems to have been a pioneer in licensing his name on wheels, steering wheels and various Dodge products in the 1980s...good for him...but not always in the best interests of the buying public.

IMO, these are not worth the powder to blow'em to hell. And, the likelihood of finding a spare is just about nil.

I feel very fortunate to have a set of vintage Minilites on my '73tii. And since they are back in business in the UK I can still buy the centercaps (but not the lugnuts).

The only saving grace of running these wheels of questionable repute, is the NOS set of four I have languishing in my storage.

Delia
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1973 2002tii
Inka (aka "Orange Julius")
VIN 2762756

1974 2002tii - damaged
Polaris (aka "Mae West")
VIN 2782824

BMW CCA member #1974

www.oldschoolbmw.com

deliawolfe@gmail.com

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I have a set on my 74. Offset is marginal making rolled frnders desirable and parking speed steering heavy. Otherwise good solid wheels

or whatever Shelby was sticking his name on at the time.
vr4boy - Are you Rob in Pasadena, MD that has the E30 front spoiler I'm hoping to snag? Congrats on the 2002 purchase!
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John in VA
'74 tii "Juanita"
'85 325e "Ol' Blue"
'86 535i "M-POSSTR"
'00 328i "Fern"

Sup Rob,

I've got a few sets of wheels here at the house if you are interested... Cheap like.... I posted a set of rikens up yesterday on the forum.

KC in Bel Air

kcdonahue wrote:

Sup Rob, I've got a few sets of wheels here at the house if you are interested... Cheap like.... I posted a set of rikens up yesterday on the forum. KC in Bel Air

Nope. Omni GLH is five-bolt.

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1973 2002tii
Inka (aka "Orange Julius")
VIN 2762756

1974 2002tii - damaged
Polaris (aka "Mae West")
VIN 2782824

BMW CCA member #1974

www.oldschoolbmw.com

deliawolfe@gmail.com

John_in_VA wrote:

or whatever Shelby was sticking his name on at the time. vr4boy - Are you Rob in Pasadena, MD that has the E30 front spoiler I'm hoping to snag? Congrats on the 2002 purchase!

Hi Doc John:-)
yup that's me....been trying to snag that spoiler for awhile now(lol)-let's make it happen soon!

can't believe it's been a year now owning the 2002:-)

kcdonahue wrote:

Sup Rob, I've got a few sets of wheels here at the house if you are interested... Cheap like.... I posted a set of rikens up yesterday on the forum. KC in Bel Air

Hi KC!
how's your project going?
thanks for the steering box you sold me last year-it worked out great!
post some pics of the wheels let see whatchagot:-)
rob in pasadena