Alternative wheels SV. Let's see them.

[Paul67]

I have a 67 SV with ET 5 slots wheels.
I'm interested in what anyone has tried that works other than the minilite/ panasport usual. And by work I mean look good.
Post your pictures! There must be some options out there that work.

 

[Silver Creek Sunbeam]

 

[Paul67]

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Very nice! And where did you find them?

 

[Silver Creek Sunbeam]

Very nice! And where did you find them?

Thanks…
Chip Foose…kidding but they are one-offs.
When I got the car a couple of years ago, it had a set Superior brand wheels sold by Sears in the 8os.
They had the pseudo, wire wheel baskets held on by spinners that would reach out and grab you if you got close.
I hated them. They looked like they’d be more at home on a 70s Caddy.
Being on a budget, I got creative. I polished the tubs that you couldn’t even see with the baskets on, found some blank center caps on eBay that would fit (not as easy as it sounds) and found a guy in the UK that die cut the Rootes emblems to size spec.
Less than $100, some time invested, some elbow grease, and I had my one of a kind Rootes wheels.
They actually look a little nicer than the photo and are usually the first thing I get asked about by other Sunbeamers online and at shows.

 

[alpine_64]

VTO offer 15" versions of the American racing libre ( also known as daisy) and Silverstone wheels in correct sunbeam offsets... Check them out.

There are 15" versions of the Sunbeam LAT 70s and 13"

Then there are all the wheels used on 60/70 fords that are 4x108 and porsche 928 wheels.

You want 13 /14/ 15" larger? Period or modern?

 

[nsbluenose]

Paul, Your ET’s look awesome. Personally, I wouldn’t switch them out. imho.

 

[bobbo]

Yes, excellent wheels Tod / Paul. I found mine at a yard sale. They are off a Hyundi, came with tires also for $150. they are a 195/ 55/R15.
wheels are a 4 inch pattern so I picked up a set of spacers to convert the 4-1/8 alpine hub to 4.

 

[MikeH]

I thought about using Mustang “phone dial” rims that were on the 79 Mustang V6 donor.
Either with center caps or without them and smoothing the centers out.

 

[Barry]

Yes, excellent wheels Tod / Paul. I found mine at a yard sale. They are off a Hyundi, came with tires also for $150. they are a 195/ 55/R15.
wheels are a 4 inch pattern so I picked up a set of spacers to convert the 4-1/8 alpine hub to 4.
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The Series Alpine lug pattern is 4 x 4-1/4", not 4 x 4-1/8" and the Hyundai lug pattern is 4 x 100 mm which is 3.97", not 4".

 

[JackSun]

Since first seeing the Dunlop wheels used on the early LeMans Jags & after rescuing “ Laza-rust “ from a barn where it had sat
since 1987 … the mismatched wheels & flat tires barely got it on the trailer ….. Thought was given to making Dunlop wannabes ,
The steel wheels from the Alfa Romeo Spider Graduate series were sorta close , ( & the bolt pattern was the same ) I had a Graduate
parts car w/ 4 , ( & Eric had a 5 th , he was kind enough to ship ) , a trip to the local “ hub caps a million “ store yielded a Mustang
hub cover w/ the same bolt pattern that fit perfectly within the Alfa wheel ….each wheel had to be drilled & tapped to mount the
Mustang covers , ( & the red plastic Mustang disks knocked out ) , an eBay search yielded the bogus knock off threads & spinner
that was a close OD to the Mustang center , back to eBay UK for the Dunlop decals , rattle can paint for the Alfa wheels & the
14” Alfa , Mustang , eBay bits gave “ Laza-rust “ new foot ware … low budget but they work & fun to look @ .

 

[absunbeam]

I have a 67 SV with ET 5 slots wheels.
I'm interested in what anyone has tried that works other than the minilite/ panasport usual. And by work I mean look good.
Post your pictures! There must be some options out there that work.

Superior dish mags, a friends sister had them on her Mustang II.

 

[bobbo]

Barry. I'll keep you as my fact checker. Thanks, appreciated.
Bob

 

[Jay Laifman]

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Jack,

I love it! Great sentiment, great job.

 

[DanR]

Here's Blue Boy

 

[Billm]

Here’s mine, VTOs.

 

[alpine_64]

Here’s mine, VTOs.View attachment 24587

Bill your tyres appear to be performance tyres... Are they sides... The pattern appears to be facing backwards. Be worth checking if they L and R sided

 

[DanR]

Good point ! My BF Goodrich are directional. They are installed correctly

 

[MikeH]

The look like Cooper RS3-A tires. They have an outside, but are not directional. Great tires, I run them on two of my vehicles.

 

[65sunbeam]

Here is a J.A Pierce 13 inch wheel. A nice period British made alloy wheel.

 

[Billm]

Bill your tyres appear to be performance tyres... Are they sides... The pattern appears to be facing backwards. Be worth checking if they L and R sided

Yes they were! That is an old photo.