Black Wheels on Race Cars...

BAracer · 11th-Jul-20, 09:37 PM

A standard family hatchback...

The real deal...

BAracer · 27th-Jul-20, 08:52 PM

DPJ · 27th-Jul-20, 11:31 PM

BAracer · 28th-Jul-20, 07:27 AM

Exactly my point!

BAracer · 28th-Jul-20, 07:29 AM

Gordon Steadman · 28th-Jul-20, 08:10 AM

What rubbish! Proper cars have wire wheels, only a total peasant would paint them black Bigsmile

BAracer · 28th-Jul-20, 08:17 AM

You (possibly) might have a point...

However, i think there is a cut off year when rather than making an old car look smart, it makes it look like a pram.

And i offer this opinion based on my past ownership of a TR6, which does not look right on wires, whereas a TR5 does.

So that would make the cut off year somewhere around 1972.

BAracer · 28th-Jul-20, 08:27 AM

And if we (I) am talking about the rules around black wheel, then I would propose any post 72 car with 300+bhp must have black wheels in order to optimize performance, whereas anything under that power level it would be optional, although good for messing with your opponents heads.

dvd3500 · 28th-Jul-20, 08:49 AM

My Firebird looked awful with wire wheels. :-)
Wrench

Gordon Steadman · 28th-Jul-20, 09:25 AM

If you have a very old Alfa, you are allowed to paint them red.

We could then get into the er ...discussion about chrome versus silver paint.