<VV> BMW wheels for your Corvair

[MarK Durham]

Seth thanks for looking, but I think I will take the "hot potato" comment
seriously.
I have settled on a retro look. Go to www.thewheelsmith.net, look at the
pic, then visualize the tan wheel as red with the trim ring and that center
cap.Mark Durham Hauser Idaho
On Sep 5, 2014 2:14 PM, "Sethracer--- via VirtualVairs" <
virtualvairs at corvair.org> wrote:

>
> I read  an ad in our local Penny Saver newspaper on Wednesday night. It was
> for 5 BMW  wheels & tires from a 1984 533i. I have heard of folks using the
> 5 on 120mm  wheels on their late Corvairs (5 on 120.65mm pattern.) So I
> thought I would at  least take a look at them, and I made an appointment.
> They
> were not sure of the  wheel/tire size. At $100 for all 5, it would be a
> bargain, even just to do a  trial fit-up. So, at 11 AM on Thursday
> (retirement
> has its benefits) I stopped  by the home of an elderly couple whom I had
> contacted on the phone. He told me  they had just donated the car (original
> owners) to a “Breast Cancer Awareness”  charity, and the long removed ti
> res/wheels were most definitely surplus. The  wheels had been in covered
> storage
> (California) for, maybe 20 years, but were  clean. The tires were old and
> bald
> (I will draw no comparisons here) Michelins.  When I looked at the tires, I
> realized why he had removed them – as a set – and  installed new wheels
> and tires, 20 years before. These OEM wheels were Michelin  TRX metric
> design
> and the tires were 295/60 – 390. If that doesn’t sound  familiar, it
> shouldn
> ’t! The French Company got a wild hair up in the late-70s  and went their
> own way on a new wheel/tire design which was accepted by a couple  of other
> countries’ cars, some BMWs, many Ferraris and even a Ford Mustang  option.
> Goodyear actually made a few TRX tires for a while. The TRX was used for  a
> few years and then dropped like a hot potato. A few years ago, 2008, Coker
> tire convinced Michelin to make some reproduction tires for the restoration
> market. They came on the market (specific size unknown) at $425 each.  I
> checked and they are still available –  now at $514 a piece. So if you
> really
> want your Corvair to have a unique  tire/wheel combo, unlikely to be seen
> at
> your local cruise night, this might be  the ticket.
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