 Aftermarket Wheel Archeology, Enkei copy of Western and/or Gurney? |
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| jrmdir |
 Jun 15 2021, 07:26 AM
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Hi: I really like the alloy wheels that came with my "new" 1.7 but am curious whether or not they are common or rare. I've found a lot of threads about this style on VW sites and it's often referenced that they were popular take off dealer items on 914's. But the stories all state they were made by Western with some claiming they are Dan Gurney designs.
To complicate things as you can see, mine (I have 5) are Enkei. I suppose they could have been copied by Enkei, or is it possible Western copied Enkei? I do know for sure that Enkei made this style for race cars back in the day because when I co-owned the Russell racing school we were sponsored by Enkei and they were sourced in Japan for the Formula Mazda cars. Anyway, does anyone know or recall how popular this style was back in the day? Are they considered desirable today? Thanks, Ron     |
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jrmdir Aftermarket Wheel Archeology Jun 15 2021, 07:26 AM
AZBanks I don't have an answer to any of your question... Jun 15 2021, 08:50 AM
Big Len
I don't have an answer to any of your questio... Jun 15 2021, 02:34 PM Bullethead Jack McAfee designed them and they were hugely pop... Jun 15 2021, 09:15 AM Racer
I suppose they could have been copied by Enkei, o... Jun 15 2021, 10:04 AM jrmdir Thanks everyone. Bullethead, armed with your McFee... Jun 15 2021, 12:08 PM Craigers17 ....a bit more to gnaw on....
https://www.thesamb... Jun 15 2021, 03:02 PM jrmdir Great info. Thanks!
I was curious why someone... Jun 15 2021, 04:09 PM  |
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