Oi Minispares!

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KR200
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Oi Minispares!

Post by KR200 »

If they're watching how about tooling up for some nicely dished 6 x 10 Rosepetals.

I know they never existed (or did they? I'm thinking not...) buy I think they'd look ubercool on an S with some subtle arches like W&P's etc.

I'm sure they'd sell. Not a thing for the purest but seeing as there's soooo many crap wheels out there I'm thinking this one's worth a shot.
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Post by JC T ONE »

Some were made, these 4 have raced on Roskilde Ring in the 60ies.

Very few sets were made.
I was lucky enough, to know a former race car mechanic, who got these 4 wheels, after they stopped racing Mini,s

http://www.showcars.dk/images/basicfile ... x_2.htm#16

I know of one / possible two more set, that have survived.
KR200
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JC T ONE wrote:Some were made, these 4 have raced on Roskilde Ring in the 60ies.

Very few sets were made.
I was lucky enough, to know a former race car mechanic, who got these 4 wheels, after they stopped racing Mini,s

http://www.showcars.dk/images/basicfile ... x_2.htm#16

I know of one / possible two more set, that have survived.
Now that is interesting. Not to mention W&P. W&P used quite a lot of trick wheels on their mini's like knock on minilites etc.

So all Minispares need to do is get a wheel to mould off...

Black/Silver rim for me...
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KR200 wrote:
Now that is interesting. Not to mention W&P.
W&P used quite a lot of trick wheels on their mini's like knock on minilites etc.
Yes knock off,s were used on a few WP,s here is 2 = http://www.eurods.eu/wp/gallery/laurenc ... arvey.html

and = http://www.eurods.eu/wp/gallery/expensi ... nsive.html
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Post by guru_1071 »

it will never happen, the costs involved are huge to get the dies made.

i do think that mws missed a trick here, they would have been better off making a 6x10 version rather than the straight copy of the 4.5 as im sure they would have sold far more
please note, these are my own, individual sales, nothing whatsoever to do with my employer, minispares
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guru_1071 wrote:it will never happen, the costs involved are huge to get the dies made.

i do think that mws missed a trick here, they would have been better off making a 6x10 version rather than the straight copy of the 4.5 as im sure they would have sold far more

This sir is utterly correct. Perhaps some grotty quality Chinese factory will have a pop?

I see a market..
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Post by Chalkie »

I'm sure if you go to Force Racing they will make you a set from a normal set of Rose Petals :]
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RidingLow wrote:I'm sure if you go to Force Racing they will make you a set from a normal set of Rose Petals :]
Yes but I don't think a split rim rosepetal will look much cop...!
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RidingLow wrote:I'm sure if you go to Force Racing they will make you a set from a normal set of Rose Petals :]
it cannot be done, carls gone through all the wheels we sell!!!!
please note, these are my own, individual sales, nothing whatsoever to do with my employer, minispares
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Ah damn :( would been cool!
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guru_1071 wrote:
it cannot be done, carls gone through all the wheels we sell!!!!

Maybe I should fit lock bolts on mine then :mrgreen:
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RidingLow wrote:Ah damn :( would been cool!
Why?

Eddie
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