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View Poll Results: do U like black wheels? | |
all black wheels
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black centres w polished rims
|    | 36 | 42.35% | |
colored
|    | 8 | 9.41% | |
silver/gold
|    | 17 | 20.00% |
04-13-07, 04:23 PM
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| | kenshiro8 I Have No Life
Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Milano,Italy GT40: Fujimi 1/24
Posts: 2,144
Rep Power: 27  | black wheels I retry post my poll 
..cause I love black wheels
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04-13-07, 04:34 PM
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| | kenshiro8 I Have No Life
Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Milano,Italy GT40: Fujimi 1/24
Posts: 2,144
Rep Power: 27  | Re: black wheels I remember my very first car was at my18 an Autobianchi A112,from 1981. I changed the rims with bigger wider ones (and 185 tyre..),all painted in flat black, to look as if a nascar wheel.
LOVE too much that  ,gives a lot of aggressive look to the car (sure..maybe a little too much...yep..).
There is a picture here around in the gallery about the profile of a green gt40 with black rims...for me that picture is a real fury.
..but also with some silver is too nice 
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Last edited by kenshiro8; 04-13-07 at 04:46 PM.
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04-13-07, 04:51 PM
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| | milesdearden Rookie
Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Midlands, United Kingdom. GT40: Looking hard... Currently an Elan +2 in bits
Posts: 38
Rep Power: 4  | Re: black wheels I think Ron McCall has flown the flag for all black wheels very sucessfully with his RCR40 replica of FEL1C. I am sure a lot of people will follow his lead and in particular having the red and green left and right detailing on the spinners took his car to a very high level! |
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04-13-07, 06:56 PM
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| | 2124 5 Tenths
Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Rescue, CA GT40: Rescue, CA
Posts: 511
Rep Power: 10  | Re: black wheels I love the all black look.
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04-13-07, 07:27 PM
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| | VintageVenom 5 Tenths
Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Michigan, USA GT40: RCR-40
Posts: 568
Rep Power: 9  | Re: black wheels Yep...love em. Of course they have to go with the whole package...  Can't just throw em on any car.
Last edited by VintageVenom; 04-13-07 at 08:44 PM.
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04-13-07, 08:20 PM
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| | salmjo1 2 Tenths
Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Lynchburg, VA
Posts: 250
Rep Power: 5  | Re: black wheels I love them matte black, and all black. Especially track wheels. Had a set on my old S4, nice contrast to the pretty silver street wheels. |
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04-13-07, 10:27 PM
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| | Big-Foot Gold Supporter
Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Minneapolis, MN GT40: Replica
Posts: 1,172
| Re: black wheels Here's my old (2005 GT Boss-302/Mach1 Tribute);
I think the black wheels look totally sinister..
Ron's RCR/GT40 is just bad-2-the-bone!!!
Pat - that looks gorgeous!!! |
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04-17-07, 09:30 AM
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| | 6 Tenths
Join Date: Dec 2002 GT40: USA
Posts: 651
Rep Power: 15   | Re: black wheels I'm a Mag wheels guy, not a Black wheels guy.  |
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04-17-07, 11:23 AM
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| | bchildress Gold Supporter
Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: U.S.A. GT40: CAV w/Roush 342
Posts: 291
Rep Power: 7  | Re: black wheels Here is a nice shot of GT40P/1065 showing blacken wheel centers with polished rims and spinners. Also note the ground clearance front to back and the spacing between the tires and fenders. |
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04-17-07, 12:36 PM
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| | Julian West 7 Tenths
Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Devon, UK GT40: GTD
Posts: 747
Rep Power: 14  | Re: black wheels Paolo,
You're a Dude!!, black wheels with polished rims every time!!
Here's mine  ) |
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04-18-07, 05:19 AM
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| | kenshiro8 I Have No Life
Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Milano,Italy GT40: Fujimi 1/24
Posts: 2,144
Rep Power: 27  | Re: black wheels ihihih.. I love theme guys, really.
Look at the model of Fxx in black wheels (elite serie-hot wheels 1/18) 
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04-18-07, 06:20 AM
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| | VintageVenom 5 Tenths
Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Michigan, USA GT40: RCR-40
Posts: 568
Rep Power: 9  | Re: black wheels Ahhh yea.... Now that looks bad ass to me. |
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04-20-07, 09:12 AM
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| | daryl adams Silver Supporter
Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Illinois, USA GT40: SPF MKI P2123
Posts: 126
Rep Power: 0  | Re: black wheels I forget who the famous pro football running back was....but he said that, "Black shoes make you look slow." Give me wheels that you can see rotating. (Except, of course, for those "bling" wheel covers that keep spinning even after you stop!)
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04-21-07, 07:38 PM
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| | 10 tenths
Join Date: Jun 2002 GT40: San Francisco Bay Area California USA
Posts: 1,843
Rep Power: 25  | Re: black wheels I like black wheels, I finally went for it and painted them. It did take me a lot longer than I though it would to strip then gold stuff off but it's done now. I intend to have them powder coated when I have them apart to change tires latter this summer. What do you think of Betty's new Look?
I'll post another one when the sun comes out. I should have used the flash. But it just started to rain and I got in a hurry to get back in the garage.
Last edited by Howard Jones; 04-21-07 at 08:13 PM.
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04-21-07, 07:52 PM
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| | 10 tenths
Join Date: Jul 2003 GT40: Hampstead,Md
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Rep Power: 17   | Re: black wheels AWESOME!!!! I thought your car was bad ass before! Now it's even better! |
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04-22-07, 03:36 AM
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#16 (permalink)
| | kenshiro8 I Have No Life
Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Milano,Italy GT40: Fujimi 1/24
Posts: 2,144
Rep Power: 27  | Re: black wheels Betty looks wonderful and bad!!
__________________ Paolo
I Think Nordschleife is the nicest track in the world.
After LM classic '06 life devoted to gt40 www.alsoldatino.com |
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04-22-07, 11:32 AM
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| | 2124 5 Tenths
Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Rescue, CA GT40: Rescue, CA
Posts: 511
Rep Power: 10  | Re: black wheels Excellent!
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04-23-07, 03:20 AM
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| | David Morton Lifetime Premier Supporter
Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Marlow, England. GT40: The Jewel on the Thames: Marlow, Bucks
Posts: 2,450
| Re: black wheels (Except, of course, for those "bling" wheel covers that keep spinning even after you stop!) .............WHAT?? 1. PS "black wheels" really do look the business on a -40. 2. PPS "black wheels" has a sinister connotation in certain circles here in the UK. |
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04-23-07, 09:49 AM
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| | Neal 8 Tenths
Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Seattle, WA, US GT40: GT40 NZ
Posts: 843
Rep Power: 15  | Re: black wheels Shwing!
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