[ENG] Speedline for Ferrari 550 SL1363 : A swan song for the Modular.

It is only fitting that i address a term that defines the wheel-as-object-of-interest by itself. The modular wheel. It is a 3 piece wheel but with gusto. To put it in plain english, a 3 piece wheel for some exotics, mainly Ferraris. 3 piece wheels are good and beautiful but not the most telling for …

[ENG] Speedline for Porsche 964 Carrera 3.6 RS Cup. Rare Stuff.

Origins, when racing necessity creates the most beautiful 3 piece wheels And you know what ? They don't even need spacers. 1988 was a pivotal moment for Porsche Purists. It was the last year of good clean non ABS fun for the true Porsche, the 911. See, Porsche had to grow up. Find a consistent …

OZ TYP 06.A and the intractable bend toward Virginity

How "new"can you go ? And what "new" really means ? Having seen a few countries and took my ever increasing passion with me, I discovered soon that the notion of new is as numerous as the countries themselves. For some countries like France and the Philippines new is more of a perceived quality, a …

OZ Racing F1 vs BBS RS765 : a battle in two pieces

This wheel is, in a way, a collection of nodes to motorsports.

BBS RS. Part One, RS033 : Through Japan’s glance

Building another bridge. It might be weird that I never got around to comment this behemoth. That’s even weirder because i broadly use it to introduce my ever consuming passion to non-car people “Felgen ? …wheels ? BBS, basketweave. You follow ?” And they generally say yes while waiting for me to stop talking. Yes, …

Ronal for Lorinser R91. Solid Work. [Mercedes W201, W124, R129]

Ronal, Lorinser. It is not the most exciting duo. One could associate Ronal with boring OE Fares, while Lorinser’s tend to be the shiny and heavy stuff older gents put on their R107. It is not groundbreaking. But that’s not quite fair. If it wasn’t for Ronal, we would not have the sublime 3-piece wheels …

[ENG] Fuchs x BBS RT 045 for AMG : The Aero Dream Team

Well not really, except if Speedline had made the bolts, but they wouldn’t confirm it anyway. Ah the AMG AERO Wheels. It is the classic design. And it’s 2- and 3-piece applications its naturally highly sought-after siblings. It looks good on any Mercedes Benz of the 80’s and 90’s. Heck it even looks good on …

[ENG] Packing Wheels : a Tutorial, 2 x 2 method

Buying wheels online is a non issue. That is, you buy wheels off eBay, and you pay the shipping costs associated with the purchase*. Once shipping costs have been paid, and delivery is scheduled, then it’s smooth sailing. Unless if, on the other side of the transaction, you don't know how to pack wheels... I …

[ENG] RUF Speedline CTR : well-meaning Elitism

It could have gone wrong in so many ways. A small German tuner, a Porsche purist shop, a coach builder then manufacturer ordering a small batch of wheels from an extravagant Italian manufacturer, a juggernaut of the wheel game that cant say no to anything that has enough lira attached to it. [...] Well, uh, …

[ENG] Speedline Alessio (Porsche) : for bargain-hunting-air-cooled connaisseurs

But wait, where is the Porsche OEM number ? Any "Speedline for Porsche" engraving ? Alas, that clearcoat is not hosting any message. None of that, just plain Speedline layout : you get an in-house serial number (SL plus 1 to 4 numbers), a production date ( month / year), country of origin and if …