HRE introduces the Vintage Series, modern versions of retro supercar wheels
02-07-12 | 07:58 PM
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HRE introduces the Vintage Series, modern versions of retro supercar wheels
http://www.autoblog.com/2012/02/07/h...of-retro-supe/
Classic cars have been getting all kinds of love and money lately. Classic wheels, not so much. HRE has introduced a new line called the Vintage Series that puts old rims in a new light.
There are three in the range for now. The 454 "five-window" you'll recognize from old Lamborghini Countach posters, the 505 "thick five-spoke" reminscent of the Ferrari 288 GTO and F40, and the 501 "mesh lace" worn to terrific effect by racing Porsches from decades past.
Sized from 18- to 20-inch diameters and from seven to 14 inches wide, all are forged of aerospace-grade alloys and are hand-finished to the customer's order. They just might make it all right to work backwards on your next car project: get the wheels first, add the Countach LP5000 QV later.
Classic cars have been getting all kinds of love and money lately. Classic wheels, not so much. HRE has introduced a new line called the Vintage Series that puts old rims in a new light.
There are three in the range for now. The 454 "five-window" you'll recognize from old Lamborghini Countach posters, the 505 "thick five-spoke" reminscent of the Ferrari 288 GTO and F40, and the 501 "mesh lace" worn to terrific effect by racing Porsches from decades past.
Sized from 18- to 20-inch diameters and from seven to 14 inches wide, all are forged of aerospace-grade alloys and are hand-finished to the customer's order. They just might make it all right to work backwards on your next car project: get the wheels first, add the Countach LP5000 QV later.
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02-08-12 | 12:29 AM
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O M F G that is amazing!!! I don't know why I'm totally in love with this new fad lol...maybe it's because it takes me back to my childhood?? 
I use to always think to myself what if you can reproduce the older styled super-car wheels and inflate them like this to put them on the modern super-car equivalent... it's a thought that always has been in my mind and I honestly can't believe someone had the guts to do it!! I really love this 
I use to always think to myself what if you can reproduce the older styled super-car wheels and inflate them like this to put them on the modern super-car equivalent... it's a thought that always has been in my mind and I honestly can't believe someone had the guts to do it!! I really love this
02-08-12 | 04:08 PM
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A little too much positive offset on those wheels (probably necessary on the newer cars) makes them look a tad strange. Most noticeable on the fronts (compare the two Prorsche pictures). Love the concept though...
02-08-12 | 05:32 PM
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02-09-12 | 07:41 AM
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