The quickest, easiest way to change or enhance a car’s style is with aftermarket wheels. Whether chosen to allow wider or bigger diameter rubber, for lighter weight, to clear upgraded brakes, for a change of style, or any mix of these reasons, wheels undeniably make or break a car.
There are certain classic combinations that never go out of fashion, like Minilites on MGs, Cragars on Detroit Muscle, and Dunlops on E-types, but sometimes bold experimentation nets great rewards—for example, how about a set of Ferrari 308 Cromodoras for your Volvo 242GT, or a set of the incredibly funky Saab 99 Turbo “Inca” wheels, designed to look like turbo vanes, on a first-generation RX-7? Results, of course, may vary. While bolt pattern and offset restrictions mean that not every wheel will work with every car, this information is pretty easy to come across with a quick Google-ing. Alternately, a good wheel can make an amazing piece of garage art, or for the single man, one seriously cool glass coffee table base—just check out the single F40 wheel we found!
Here’s a little slice of the tasty selection of vintage rolling stock available on eBay at the moment.
Wheels shown above:
Benzoni BWA for Alfa Romeo GTV 6 or Milano
Vintage Dunlop Mini Cooper Wheels
