Re: Motor Wheel "Fly" wheels
Scuncio,
------I have a full set of Flys on "Red Alert",My old 70 SS/DA 70 Chevelle.Originally the 1st owner(Bob Hamilton)had a deal with Motor and got his wheels free.They sent him Spyders for the rear though as they werent willing to guarantee strength early on.I have since located a set of 12 inch rear Flys to complete the set.Bob always said he wanted them as they were the lightest wheels on the market at the time.Former poster is correct.The rears are aluminum,and have a floating spacer in between the two halves.The narrow fronts are magnesium two piece wheels with a red filler in between the two sides.I have been told by an old Motor Wheel employee that the red filler was bowling ball material!Oh,they are a very classic flat five spoke design.
------Make sure you get lug nuts with the set as they are a specific size,and difficult to find.The center caps are also hard to find,some being aluminum,like mine,and some being plastic.Front and back sides are both useable.If you find a weird offset you can turn em around,polish em,and use em the other way.
------They can bring a pretty good amount on the right day,but sometimes you can find a set cheap.A buddy down in Cleveland has about a hundred of em!I got my rears from him ,but as a rule he wont even talk about selling em.Dont know why he needs em all.Probably sleeps with em I guess............Bill S.......ol red!
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