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Jul 13, 2020 10:32:42 GMT
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I noticed the steel wheels for the cf were made by Dunlop. Had a bit of a Google and seems they also made the steels for mini coopers and lotus cortinas i think.
Dunlops steel wheels all seem to look similar in style.
I was wondering how many/what other cars had Dunlop made steels. Were they prolific? We're they a common steel wheel manufacturer?
I know they made some fancy steels and some alloys.
I assume a lot of vehicle manufacturers farm out the wheel manufacturing.
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Dez
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Jul 13, 2020 11:47:00 GMT
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Dunlop steels are pretty common. As You say they ended up On loads of different stuff.
Pretty much no car manufacturers make their own steel wheels. They require fairly specialised tooling as are pretty much all farmed out to various third parties worldwide.
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Jul 13, 2020 12:18:29 GMT
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A lot of Triumph wheels were made by Dunlop and are stamped with their logo as well as the Triumph part number.
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Jul 13, 2020 14:34:09 GMT
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They still make them - or did a few years ago as I went to one of their plants to fix something.
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Jul 13, 2020 16:14:22 GMT
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Never been to coventry then? The wheel factory was massive.
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Jul 13, 2020 16:48:00 GMT
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Never been to coventry then? The wheel factory was massive. I had to look it up on the map to even know where Coventry was 😂 |
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Jul 14, 2020 10:11:19 GMT
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Never been to coventry then? The wheel factory was massive. I had to look it up on the map to even know where Coventry was 😂 It's an easy trip down south from where you are! |
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Jul 14, 2020 10:43:32 GMT
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I had to look it up on the map to even know where Coventry was 😂 It's an easy trip down south from where you are! Just never had reason to go. If I did have a reason it needs to be better than gaydon or the motorcycle museum as I think I'd go past both those first  |
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Last Edit: Jul 14, 2020 10:43:48 GMT by VW
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Jul 14, 2020 10:47:39 GMT
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the motor museum in Coventry is a good one and they have thrust SSC
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Jul 14, 2020 13:05:55 GMT
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the motor museum in Coventry is a good one and they have thrust SSC Seems a reasonable reason to visit . I rarely do anything other than drive through the Midlands though, on my way somewhere else. I'll put it on my mental list of places to check out. |
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Jul 14, 2020 17:06:56 GMT
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the motor museum in Coventry is a good one and they have thrust SSC Seems a reasonable reason to visit . I rarely do anything other than drive through the Midlands though, on my way somewhere else. I'll put it on my mental list of places to check out. Technically its the Midlands, we can't be too far away from each other as I'm in Mansfield [insert rival town comment] |
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Jul 14, 2020 17:16:31 GMT
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The MGB V8 wheels which have an alu center and a steel rim are also Dunlop wheels and these were also fitted to Scimitars
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Jul 14, 2020 18:07:31 GMT
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Seems a reasonable reason to visit . I rarely do anything other than drive through the Midlands though, on my way somewhere else. I'll put it on my mental list of places to check out. Technically its the Midlands, we can't be too far away from each other as I'm in Mansfield [insert rival town comment] I'm in chesterfield |
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Technically its the Midlands, we can't be too far away from each other as I'm in Mansfield [insert rival town comment] I'm in chesterfield Its a nice place, shame about the spire! |
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