4 Genuine Vintage Aluminum GT-40 Wheels

[Two Meters]

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Located outside of Detroit.
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[Fred/Belgium]

Can you send some pics ?
Tx
FRed

 

[Jac Mac]

Just type in the Club Cobra as it appears in the post up to the purple face , which will bring up the IDA's then click on to next advert for the wheels.

Jac Mac

 

[John]

PM Sent

John

 

[Lynn Larsen]

Click image to see classified ad

 

[Mike Drew]

I would expect 'vintage' wheels to be magnesium, not aluminum (or, were the original wheels made with magnesium centers mated to aluminum rims? Experts here should know the answer to that). Do they have any Halibrand markings? (I would expect genuine Halibrand wheels to be identified as such somewhere, but again, the experts should chime on on that shortly).

I find it curious that you apparently have four, 8x15 wheels, when originally the rear wheels would have been wider, i.e. 10x15 or thereabouts. Can you confirm that all four of your wheels are the same, 8x15?

Does anybody know if somebody was making replica GT40 wheels 35 years ago? If these are indeed all aluminum, I would presume they are replicas, rather than genuine Halibrands.

I still like 'em though!

 

[CliffBeer]

I'm no expert but the pic certainly looks like an original front wheel for a GT40. Definitely not the rear wheel.

I believe there should be a halibrand marking on the wheel however - perhaps there's too much oxidation/dust on them presently to identify this.

Anybody have any data points on what an original halibrand (front or rear) goes for?

Thanks!

 

Interesting !

These in Aluminum at 17 1/2 lb's bare,
are over 5 lb's each more than my 15x10 Halibrands in Magnesium.

Cheer's