<VV> Hands Wheels and Clark's repros

[Mark Noakes]

Interesting, I just did a search on Clarks site for the wheels and found nothing.

I had heard about the lawyers soaking up all the Devin stuff to keep parts scarce and prices high.  Another reason I don't like lawyers.  I'd sure like to know where the molds are for the Devin C variety.

Mark Noakes

----- Original Message -----
From: "Larry Forman" <larry at forman.net>
To: "Smitty Smith" <vairologist at verizon.net>, virtualvairs at corvair.org
Subject: Re: <VV> Hands Wheels and Clark's repros
Date: Fri, 13 Jan 2006 13:50:45 -1100

> 
> Hi Smitty,
> If it is a secret, Clark's would be VERY upset, since I saw it maybe a year ago RIGHT 
> INSIDE their mailed ad of specials and new offerings.  That is certainly an expensive 
> way to contain a secret!  LOL.  I hope that others will call Clark's and tell them 
> that they too want the Hands replicas and for them to keep them in stock.
> 
> However, I suspect that they might have only ordered enough to mate up with their 
> spinners that Bill Devin made for them.  Clark's might not be too inclined to stock 
> more, since the next question is who can supply the spinners.  BTW, when I visited 
> with Bill Devin three weeks before he died, I held the mold for those spinners in my 
> hand.  He mentioned at that time that was the only mold for producing those spinners 
> and that he also sold the spinners to Clark's.  I am sure it is now in the hands of 
> the group of Beverly Hills attorneys who purchased Bill's Devin stock and molds for 
> their Devin SS cars.  Us poor Corvair owners stand little chance of seeing any of the 
> parts made off that mold.  Not that another mold could not be created if there was 
> sufficient demand.
> 
> As for how exact a copy is it, I haven't looked very closely to tell YET.  I 
> purchased a set of Hands wheels with 5 bolt holes for Stingers from Bill when I was 
> there with the intent on converting them to four holes for the Devin C.  That is not 
> practical, nor desirable, so I am planning on keeping them for one of my Late 
> convertibles.  It will be fine for that car.  Since it is a Hands 14 inch and the 
> Clark's is a 13 inch, there might be some differences due to that alone, being a 
> different mold size, of course.  One day when I think about it, I will compare the 
> two wheels.  I can tell you that I was quite pleased looking at the wheels that 
> arrived.  If anyone is interested, they should give Clark's a call.  I guess I 
> already said that.
> 
> -- Larry
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Smitty Smith" <vairologist at verizon.net>
> To: virtualvairs at corvair.org
> Subject: <VV> Hands Wheels
> Date: Fri, 13 Jan 2006 14:57:38 -0800 (PST)
> 
> >      Larry Said
> > If Clark's had not gotten these as repros (so I would not have to have them 
> > restored and polished), I would be right there in the feeding frenzy with you guys. 
> > As it is, the set of four wheels from Clarks is FABULOUS! Check them out. Brand new 
> > and ready to show!
> >    --------------------------------------------
> >    Smitty says:  Must be one of their better kept secrets.  They obviously let you 
> > in on the secret though, so are they exact replicas or just something that looks 
> > similar, but isn't?  When you want a Hope diamond you don't go down on the lower 
> > end of Mail street and buy one that looks kinda like it.
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