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Old 23rd April 2016, 00:16   #11
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Having had a number of cars with wire wheels, it should be noted that they are a real pain in the bottom to clean.

Having said that, they look great on cars of that period i.e. 1960s and earlier.

However, not for a Rover 75 or a ZT in my opinion.
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Old 23rd April 2016, 09:23   #12
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and proper "KNOCK ON" wire-wheels
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Hmmm, would you put wire wheels on a 15 year old Audi or BMW, or for that matter a Mondeo or Vectra? ....... Not in a million years! So why a Rover? I love wires on the right car like that Jag, but on a modern(ish) Rover, that just looks sooo wrong!
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Wire wheels are heavier than alloys which is why alloys came in to start with. I have also owned two Morgans - one with wire wheels and one without. Wire wheels are poor aerodynamically so the performance is not so good. Also you don't just have to clean them but the go rusty, spokes break or work loose and they need maintenance.

Before the war people with wire wheels covered them up with wheel discs to save the cleaning and to hide the maintenance horrors out of sight! (No MOT then!)
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I like it. Its a bit derivative of the 60s Jags but I guess the owner is making a point about lineage - classic British bruiser saloon/ gents express etc... that's assuming its a 2.5 under the bonnet.
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I seem to remember that. with proper wires, you had to run them with inner tubes too, otherwise the air would leak from where the spokes came into the rims.

Anyway, here is a shot of the last car that I had with wires.
Chrome ones that took about a week to clean.



It had a nice mallet in the boot, lead on one side and hide on the other, for bashing the spinners on and off.
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The wire wheels that were knock on/off also needed to be removed and greased up regularly or you would need a crane to get the wheel off when needed...

And on the "S" Jag (in the pics) you also had to jack the rear end up a mile to change a wheel. (the MK1 and 2 had removable spats) ..
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