Re: Closed "Water Ingress", and new leather...

[Rubbond]

'Fraid I had to resort to Wikipedia once again....
Man-made fabric 68% polyester/32% urethane made by Alcantara SpA in Nera
Montoro, Italy.
Looks very tacky in a Ford Mondeo, but who wouldn't?

[lansdownplace]

Looks aside, is there any reason why wire wheels aren't suitable from a technical perspective? I can't recall having ever seen them on a Bristol

Paul

[lansdownplace]

I stand corrected. One less thing to feel guilty about I suppose.

Is West of England cloth hard to get a hold of?

Paul

[GREG]

The only thing I can think of is whether wire wheels could cope with high torque but the wire wheels I posted on the other thread are designed to cope with XJS Jag grunt ! Will you try them for me please :-)

[GREG]

The only Bristol I have seen with wire wheels is a 401. I was looking at a Alvis 21 with wire wheels and thought it looked superb.

[lansdownplace]

If the Astons and Ferraris could cope with them I am sure they must be up to the task, they might be a bit flash for anything post 411 though.

I have seen a Morgan with ultra low profile tyres on wire wheels and it looked fantastic.

A job for someone with Photoshop perhaps?

Paul

[GREG]

For the wire wheels I was thinking 408 to 411 S1 and maybe 405

[GREG]

Quote -

Greg,
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Having seen that car once, it should not be allowed out in daylight.
Is that the one you thought wire wheels would look good on?
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It could not make it any worse! Quote:

Nic, from a man that has the dress sense that makes Baldrick look like James Bond, I know my instincts are intact when it comes to style if you don't approve !

And I was thinking the 411 S1 for the wire wheels.

Greg Bond