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VE3WBZ > CARS 17.02.12 20:03l 77 Lines 3256 Bytes #999 (0) @ WW
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Subj: RE: Wire Wheels etc ...
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From: VE3WBZ@VE3LSR.#SCON.ON.CAN.NOAM
To : CARS@WW
TO: CARS @WW
FR: VE3WBZ
DT: Friday, February 17th.,2012 @ 0937hrs EST <JPST>
Hello Ian, and other motoring folks, looking to drive and no fuss
muss car ...
I posted something on "Wire Wheels" and this morning, after breakie
the email bin was full of replys from folks on the subject, mainly
collectors in the USA, and well first my posted comments then,
some of theirs;
<< Quote of a Posting to CARS @WW from moi ve3wbz >>
> DT: Thursday, February 16th.,2012 @ 0805hrs EST <JPST>
>
> I can remember well my neighbour and his MG wire wheeled car,
> and my father out there helping him, due to having Morgans,
> MGs etc pre-war and all with wire wheels.
> The first problem was keeping them clean, and having to clean
> about the spokes and other surfaces, as well checking inside
> the hubs so that the spokes didn't puncture the inner tube,
> but nothing like having to adjust the spokes which if one had
> the equipment, well as dad said, it was all a part of motoring.
: Some wanted pictures of my dad's Super Charged Morgan <classic
racing green w leather hood <bonnet> straps?
Sorry none exist as far as I can remember, but a few pre-war and
during the war pictures of cars and his motorbikes...but no
Morgan ..sorry :(
: Some were also car collectors and wanting to be helpful and were
freely giving me advice on their collection of 1960s "Jags"
and "MGs" as well the wire wheels.
I found that useful as most 3 out of the 6, mentioned the cleaning
reference, and yeah the spokes and adjustment, then something about
the hubs and if you had this or that, due to something horrible
happening <Will have to email one of them on this issue> Perhaps
why they don't make the wire wheels my dad would be familar with,
as all 6 pointed me to companys in the USA making wire wheels to
replace the steel wheel. Most of the collectors seem to have
steel wheel imitations of wire wheels on their babys.
Another interesting item, came from a collector who likes to drive
his, and is entered in vintage car events. None of the teams he
knows or the majority use wire wheels in these events due to
handling and other reasons, but go for the steel wheel.
From one collector also came a request for ...what my dad's
wire wheels were made of? I didn't know, but then as along
with the rest he gave reasons why the material changed to
a safer wire wheel, and well now I want to see this site of
the company that makes them. I guess they were made of the
same material that the bikes then were made of...seemed tough
as my dad put his bike to use, going between England and
Scotland to see his "love of his life" and that ended up in
marriage and more trips thru the rest of the war..so the
roads weren't in tiptop shape.
In all an interesting morning, so there is something else to
share in this interesting topic Ian G0TEZ has started.
Oh yeah..in the big list of items on a car, by Dave VK2AWZ
I can not recall Dave listing the Driver's seat "Warmer".
Nice item for here in Canada on a normal winter, like we are
not getting. But thanks Dave for you listings... more
belts to drive the toys, more energy off the engine, and
less mileage.
73 Pete VE3WBZ
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