Early Corvette Blue Prints
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When one sits back and considers the difficulties in manufacture, use and applications for automotive aluminium wheels back in the early 60's its actually amazing that a manufacturer such as GM fitted them to a car.
Yes, a few real premium, top-end sports/GT cars would perhaps offer them maybe as options, some race cars would use them, and we had the wire wheel on ally rims fitted to Ferarris and the like.
Aftermarket alloy wheels from the 'states were limited to a few race type cast magnesium wheels and heavy cast ally centres and even heavier chromed rims. With a few exception it was only racing applications where you would see cast alloy and perhaps magnesium wheels or forged alloy dish mags. Amazing really that period Vette wheels still look fantastic!
My favorite wheel of the day was the spindle mounted front only drag race wheel (so no brakes)
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Yes, a few real premium, top-end sports/GT cars would perhaps offer them maybe as options, some race cars would use them, and we had the wire wheel on ally rims fitted to Ferarris and the like.
Aftermarket alloy wheels from the 'states were limited to a few race type cast magnesium wheels and heavy cast ally centres and even heavier chromed rims. With a few exception it was only racing applications where you would see cast alloy and perhaps magnesium wheels or forged alloy dish mags. Amazing really that period Vette wheels still look fantastic!
My favorite wheel of the day was the spindle mounted front only drag race wheel (so no brakes)
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Nassau65
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Took the '66 red coupe to a little show on Tuesday and that was said "great arse"
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Take note of the costs new in the Lendrum & Hartman ad - £3537 for the 64 coupe. That was a costly ride back then .............. E Type Coupe £1910 Ferrari 250 GT SWB approx £4300 that year
Lendrum Workshops in 1970 ......... quite a place and fully packed out
Lendrum Workshops in 1970 ......... quite a place and fully packed out
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Most of Lendrum’s work during the 60’s 70’s and into the 80’s came from the various foreign embassies in London. That business kept them very busy. By the late 80’s many embassies unfortunately switched to Mercedes vehicles.
When my dad bought his new 1970 impala from them I think it was about the same price as a XJ6. Lendrum fully loaded their cars, with Air conditioning being the only available option on the majority of their cars if you were prepared to wait on delivery. Their Cadillacs probably had it on.
Their lead salesman lived a couple of doors away and always bought home a GM product every day. Dad saw the impala and got a good deal on it. Fully loaded except for Air.
When my dad bought his new 1970 impala from them I think it was about the same price as a XJ6. Lendrum fully loaded their cars, with Air conditioning being the only available option on the majority of their cars if you were prepared to wait on delivery. Their Cadillacs probably had it on.
Their lead salesman lived a couple of doors away and always bought home a GM product every day. Dad saw the impala and got a good deal on it. Fully loaded except for Air.