What are these early wheels worth?

sprintstar67 · Post by **sprintstar67** » Mon Jan 05, 2009 5:08 pm

I have a set of two pairs, one pair are deep 5.5" "hearts" (I believe the yanks call them?) and the others are early deep 6"s.
All straight, all polished, but detailed in a lovely turquoise of the Cal beetle they are on! This is quite an "important" Cal-look car, (if there is such a thing!) but I may be persuaded to part with them and just buy a new set of Flat4 repros for it. Just wondering if its worth the effort.

Cheers, Andy

Post by **Bootsy** » Mon Jan 05, 2009 5:25 pm

Are they the wheels off the Turqoise Cal Convertible of Southend fame from the early 90s?

sprintstar67 · Post by **sprintstar67** » Mon Jan 05, 2009 8:11 pm

You mean 1987 and pre-Bugjam?
Who's been talking!!? I've been rumbled!

Yes, Andy Barry's Blue '62 Cabrio. The GCC poster car. It'll be some months before I start this project, but just weighing up the options.

jimmysav · Post by **jimmysav** » Mon Jan 05, 2009 9:38 pm

Andy,

Depending on what condition they are in, I would say probably around 1,500 if they are in as good as new, maybe even slightly more.

Personally I wouldn't get rid of them but I guess they would go some way to helping fund the project.

I know the exact car you are talking about. Very much into my V-dubs when younger and building up a '66 looker at the moment which will also be running on 5.5 and 6.0 front and back with a set of Mahle Gas Burners for special occasions.

Cheers,

Ben

Post by **Bootsy** » Tue Jan 06, 2009 8:05 am

sprintstar67 wrote:You mean 1987 and pre-Bugjam?
Who's been talking!!? I've been rumbled!

Yes, Andy Barry's Blue '62 Cabrio. The GCC poster car. It'll be some months before I start this project, but just weighing up the options.

Cool car, used to have the poster on my wall!

cubist · Post by **cubist** » Tue Jan 06, 2009 9:37 am

I'm with Ben... keep the rims with the car and let the kids starve instead

sprintstar67 · Post by **sprintstar67** » Tue Jan 06, 2009 12:02 pm

it was the starving kids that made me sell my '57 speedster, sod em, i'll keep the rims!