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Tamworthbay Rank: Talbot Matra Rancho

Tamworthbay

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6 minutes ago, Tadhg Tiogar said:

That's FraBu Classic in Switzerland. The fella sank his own time and money into producing a 16" (and only this size) replica of the Turbo metric alloy. The overall diameter is slightly increased, I think.

I got the impression it wasn’t the only one, perhaps others are different companies?

Sir Snipes Rank: Lancia Gamma

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4 hours ago, Mr_Bo11ox said:

In the past I have tried to find out if you can buy those Metro and Montego metric tyres now anywhere. I have given up looking and concluded you simply can't, not at any price.

On the continent having the 'original' homologated tyre size is often an MOT requirement so i thought they might remain in low-volume availability over there long after everyone in the UK had swapped to imperial rims, (I remember dear departed Davenumbers battling with this issue actually) but I can't find anyone selling them anywhere. 

That would really piss me off big time if I had a nice D-reg Metro City X in clove brown and I could not put the original wheels and tyres on it even  if I was ready to throw money at the problem. (Luckily I haven't got one so its not wrecking my sleep patterns just now)

I don't know where he found them but my g/f's old man bought a set of metric Dunlops for his e34 520. The set cost him £1000. I could have found him a set of near enough 15" or 16" BBS rims and tyres for probably half that if I had known he needed them.

Sir Snipes Rank: Lancia Gamma

Sir Snipes

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4 hours ago, Mr_Bo11ox said:

In the past I have tried to find out if you can buy those Metro and Montego metric tyres now anywhere. I have given up looking and concluded you simply can't, not at any price.

On the continent having the 'original' homologated tyre size is often an MOT requirement so i thought they might remain in low-volume availability over there long after everyone in the UK had swapped to imperial rims, (I remember dear departed Davenumbers battling with this issue actually) but I can't find anyone selling them anywhere. 

That would really piss me off big time if I had a nice D-reg Metro City X in clove brown and I could not put the original wheels and tyres on it even  if I was ready to throw money at the problem. (Luckily I haven't got one so its not wrecking my sleep patterns just now)

I don't know where he found them but my g/f's old man bought a set of metric Dunlops for his e34 520. The set cost him £1000. I could have found him a set of near enough 15" or 16" BBS rims and tyres for probably half that if I had known he needed them.

Tadhg Tiogar Rank: Talbot Tagora

Tadhg Tiogar

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5 minutes ago, Tamworthbay said:

I got the impression it wasn’t the only one, perhaps others are different companies?

Only FraBu went to the lengths of applying for TüV approval for that single wheel design, as far as I'm aware. It took ages, as the German requirements are exhaustive.

The result is a wheel that is almost indistinguishable from the original metric, but which can have much cheaper tyres, so all those CX Turbos currently running on Alfa alloys can return to something that looks the part.

Wack Rank: Talbot Matra Rancho

Wack

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This is the most optimistic thing I've read in a month, things will soon be back to normal 

 

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Maurice Marina Rank: Austin Maxi

Maurice Marina

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1 hour ago, billy_bunter said:

Paint 'HELCH' on the bridge. 2 birds one stone

HELCH?

Cavcraft Rank: Matra Rancho towing a Tagora

Cavcraft

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Just now, Amishtat said:

What is it? Annoyed with myself for not knowing 

Only know because they put it in the item description auto fill boxes. Some sort of Lancia.

Cavcraft Rank: Matra Rancho towing a Tagora

Cavcraft

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11 minutes ago, Maurice Marina said:

HELCH?

He meant FELCH.

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NorfolkNWeigh Rank: Talbot Matra Rancho

NorfolkNWeigh

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17 minutes ago, Amishtat said:

What is it? Annoyed with myself for not knowing. (Other than presumably fucked, I meant) 

Beta Spyder.

Cavcraft Rank: Matra Rancho towing a Tagora

Cavcraft

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That's what I was getting at!

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Cavcraft Rank: Matra Rancho towing a Tagora

Cavcraft

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Minge tax.

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billy_bunter Rank: Austin Maxi

billy_bunter

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1 hour ago, Cavcraft said:

He meant FELCH.

Erm no!  Up to you if you want to keep the Boris bit :-)

 

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Maurice Marina Rank: Austin Maxi

Maurice Marina

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8 hours ago, billy_bunter said:

Erm no!  Up to you if you want to keep the Boris bit :-)

 

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I've learned something today....

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