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Posted by: mikez Nov 12 2006, 09:49 AM

For those that think that they are invincible......

Posted by: rick 918-S Nov 12 2006, 09:51 AM

WTF! Is that yours? What happened?

Posted by: Travis Neff Nov 12 2006, 09:52 AM

uhh look at the tire, that thing was tortured unitl it broke and prolly not on the car

Posted by: computers4kids Nov 12 2006, 09:54 AM

Mike,
If my memory serves me correctly, didn't you post another picture a while back of another cracked Fuch? (not this one).

That's a brutal picture! Hopefully it didn't separate while you were driving.

Posted by: Tobra Nov 12 2006, 09:55 AM

Why would someone do that? Perhaps the unfortunate red paintjob

Posted by: Rotten Robby Nov 12 2006, 10:31 AM

My thoughts exactly. It could have been suicide. Unless... Was it on an early Carrera with a white body and red side stripe? Then it would have been ok.

Tire looks like the body dropped down on it before the Fuch broke, or after I suppose.

Posted by: mikez Nov 12 2006, 10:36 AM

Not mine......from another poster on another board. My red painted ones were sold to Mark's customer when I went with full polish wheels......

Just posted it to show that racing on 30-40 year old Fuchs is NOT as safe as everyone claims.......check yer equipment.

Posted by: Lightweight_911 Nov 12 2006, 12:48 PM

I may be wrong but I would say that's not a genuine Fuchs wheel...

Posted by: Aaron Cox Nov 12 2006, 12:53 PM

i will....

where the paddles meet the center cap area is fat.. where as the aftermarket fuchs are REAAAALLY narorw where they meet the center cap area

its real

Posted by: So.Cal.914 Nov 12 2006, 12:58 PM

I believe that the one you are talking about was a faux fuch.

Posted by: Aaron Cox Nov 12 2006, 01:00 PM

REAL 7's and 8's


FAKE American racing fuchs...



the difference
black centers are real..

Posted by: Lightweight_911 Nov 12 2006, 01:02 PM

There were lots of different manufacturers of replica Fuchs wheels - I agree that many of the fakes can be identified by the narrowness of the 'paddles' where they meet the centre but they were not all like that...

For instance, here's a cast replica 8x15 :

Posted by: mikez Nov 12 2006, 01:55 PM

Trust me....I can tell the diff....

Posted by: krazykonrad Nov 12 2006, 05:06 PM

If those were kiln dried for the red paint, it could have added a lot of metal fatigue to the wheels.
Konrad 72/4