wire wheels
I recall seeing a photograph of a black coupe with wire wheels posted perhaps on this forum in the photogallery. Was it possibly a one-off convertible? Mentioned this to a comrade (who was driving his 246 Dino with chromodoras) and he said he thought the car I was thinking about was once pictured on a catalog from "Hafner's tuning" in So California?
In any event, to einspritz a little petrol on wheel preferences. By happenstance, a red Ferrari Daytona Spyder parked next to the wreck I was driving. It had magnificent chromed Borrani wheels shod with 15" XWX's. I paid particular note in light of Orangener's post. Even though I "think" the Daytona came with 5-spoke cromodoras, the wires only accentuated an already terrific looking car. Call me a hairdresser along with Ringo, but I liked it.
To be fair, the spokes are a bit of a throw back to a decade or two before the E9 made its first appearance. I have 16" turbines on my coupe, but I admit occasionally thinking of changing to basketweaves or the original 14's. If I had the Dunlop wires in the garage, I "might" be tempted. Maybe I'm just fond of wires because of dad's '37, our MGTC, the neighbor's XK120, or brother-in-law's AH3000.
Strangely enough, I can't envision a 911 or a 356 with wires and suppose it would be even more sacrilegious than wires on a coupe. :?
To those of you who find the thought of wires on an e9 nauseating, I'll go you one worse: wire wheels on a 2002. :cry: I will however, readily concede, the wheels enhanced the maroon velvet interior quite nicely.:roll: The experience was like using smelling salts. :wink:
Orangener - please post em when you bolt them up.
