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Cast Iron wheels

ScumLord · 2008-02-20 14:02:03

They probably where not actually made of cast iron but it looked a bit like it. I saw these wheels on a people carrier, don't remember which one, they where black, unpolished metal. They where of a 5 spoke design and I thought they where preaty cool looking but have never seen anything like them since. Anyone seen…

20-02-2008 2:02pm

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ScumLord

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They probably where not actually made of cast iron but it looked a bit like it.

I saw these wheels on a people carrier, don't remember which one, they where black, unpolished metal. They where of a 5 spoke design and I thought they where preaty cool looking but have never seen anything like them since.

Anyone seen something similer to this?

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#2 20-02-2008 2:36pm

Henry Ford III

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Cast iron would be a tad heavy n'est pas?

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#3 20-02-2008 4:07pm

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Cast iron would be a tad heavy

Heavy & brittle.

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#4 20-02-2008 4:11pm

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you're probably thinking of cast-alluminium alloys, they have a "machined" look, with darker inserts/spokes. I've seen Ford S-Max's with wheels like that.

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#5 20-02-2008 4:13pm

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something like this ?

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