Best car of show!

Posts : 868 Join date : 2014-05-09 Location : Seattle

Well, not really, but I was just glad to be able to make it this year!

Best car of show! 7d2_1310

Subject: Re: Best car of show! Wed Oct 14, 2015 1:51 am

Sweet. I pick up my 96 in a week. Adriatic/Adriatic, cast wheels, woody 24,000 chauffeur driven miles, Dog transport and grocery getting, winter use 4 times to get dogs to shore over Christmas. I kid you not.

Posts : 868 Join date : 2014-05-09 Location : Seattle

24k miles! Nice. Sounds like there were some lucky dogs but you may be the luckiest dog of all! Smile

Subject: Re: Best car of show! Sun Oct 18, 2015 12:13 am

Lamune, nice looking car! What are those wheels from? They look a little like early 90's Cadillac FWD wheels.

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Mark 96 Roady wrote:: Lamune, nice looking car! What are those wheels from? They look a little like early 90's Cadillac FWD wheels.

They are apparently from a Caprice. Not the Impala, as the guy who I got the car from thought they were. They're not bad, I would have been happier with the Buick wheels but these hold the tires on just as well. Smile

95 Caprice wheels

Subject: Re: Best car of show! Sun Oct 18, 2015 9:52 am

It's funny, most times "wrong" wheels look weird, but in your photo they look great. Maybe its the dark color of your car with the polished wheels, but I really like it.

Posts : 580 Join date : 2014-01-12 Location : NH

They look way better than Roadmaster wheels

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Mark 96 Roady wrote:: It's funny, most times "wrong" wheels look weird, but in your photo they look great. Maybe its the dark color of your car with the polished wheels, but I really like it.

Thanks Mark. Their condition is pretty good for them being 20 years old. I just washed them, nothing special. Certainly not very well polished Smile

I'm not sure if those wheels were available on the Caprice wagon. Still a B body, so it's not too far off!

Subject: Re: Best car of show! Sun Oct 18, 2015 8:54 pm

Like most GM aluminum wheels, they probably have that clearcoat that dries out and gets funky after too much washing with harsh cleaners......The clearcoat can be stripped with acetone, but doing those wheels would be a challenge......

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AzDon wrote:: Like most GM aluminum wheels, they probably have that clearcoat that dries out and gets funky after too much washing with harsh cleaners......The clearcoat can be stripped with acetone, but doing those wheels would be a challenge......

It wouldn't be too hard on these- if it ever had the paint on the embossed parts, it's long gone.

Subject: Re: Best car of show! Mon Oct 19, 2015 5:13 pm

There is a nice 1994 Caprice LS sedan on ebay right now with those same wheels. Mystery solved.

Posts : 580 Join date : 2014-01-12 Location : NH

I didn't know this was a mystery. Those were optional wheels for 91-96 Caprice sedans.

Subject: Re: Best car of show! Mon Oct 19, 2015 6:31 pm

Kelsey-Hayes ? 60 Spoke.

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Mom's Florida 1991 has those wheels. The spare is another full size lace aluminum wheel. Never been out of the trunk, it's beautiful. Three more and someone would have a nice set!

Subject: Re: Best car of show! Mon Oct 19, 2015 11:51 pm

Your car looks very nice.

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bamalongroof wrote:: Your car looks very nice.

Thanks!

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