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A little history of the original Silverstone wheel.
Back in 1962 American Racing Equipment® (ARE) designed a new eight spoke wheel for the North American sports car market. They called it the silverstone after the famous race track in the UK.
Made from magnesium alloy the silverstone wheel was made famous in 1964 when Triumph's competition manager Kas Kastner used them on the Shell 4000 Rally factory rally TR4 http://www.shell-4000-rally.org/4000_web/1964/pdf/1964_TSOA.pdf
The Silverstone was used on many racing Triumphs back in the day, including those driven by Group 44. Vintage photo showing the silverstone wheels on the Group 44 TR here: Group 44 TR250 photo by Bill Dobbins
The wheel was also offered by the factory as an option for the Triumph TR4/4a/250
Silverstones were also fitted to other sports cars such as Alfa, Datsun, MGB, Sunbeam Tiger, et al.
Have a look at this display by Revington TR showing a number of original works TR's shod in their original silverstone wheels
Image here: http://www.revingtontr.com/shop/TextIncludes/Historic_Show_06_Before_Rush_big.jpg
Model manufacturer revell ® manufactured a model of one of the rally TR4's with the original silverstones. It can be viewed here:http://www.diecast.org/diecast98/html/asp/list_reviews/xq/ASP/id.RVG8873/qx/reviewpix.htm
Model maker Automodello® tribute to the TVR Griffith also has the original silverstones. http://blog.hemmings.com/index.php/2011/08/16/its-not-too-late-to-enter-our-model-car-giveaway-contest/
Production of the wheel was eventually phased out in 1972. Today originals are very rare & you will need more than a little luck finding an original 15x6 silverstone.
Now the elegance of the original design lives on with the introduction of the all new Silverstone II. Made from light weight aluminum alloy with contemporary engineering it will be sure to enhance your vintage car's lines...wheels make the car.
SILVERSTONE II
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