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Old 06-19-2011, 04:09 PM
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Who wants to pay gas for this Bonneville??
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Old 06-19-2011, 04:18 PM
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Very nice, I think that friend needs to be a member here.
Old 06-19-2011, 05:07 PM
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those rims are very interesting
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I'd pay for the gas in that.Very nice car
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Originally Posted by Buick96
those rims are very interesting
I may be wrong, but I believe they might have the brake drums built into them..

That is a really nice car. I kinda like that Satellite/GTX next to it..
Old 06-19-2011, 07:47 PM
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Originally Posted by 2k2cse
I may be wrong, but I believe they might have the brake drums built into them..

That is a really nice car. I kinda like that Satellite/GTX next to it..
Those wheels are actually the brake drum. They are called "8 lug wheels" because they have 8 lugnuts holding the rim to the drum. A few of my cars have them. I think they are the best looking mid 60'* factory wheel ever made.

That 62 Bonneville has a smaller gas tank (24 gallons) than my 65 Bonneville (26.5 gallons).
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Originally Posted by sgp358
Those wheels are actually the brake drum. They are called "8 lug wheels" because they have 8 lugnuts holding the rim to the drum. A few of my cars have them. I think they are the best looking mid 60'* factory wheel ever made.
I feel smart now lol I remember a 65 (I think) GTO or LeMans with them on Barrett-Jackson a couple years ago, and they were talking about it. They do have a real nice, unique look to them.
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Those wheels were only available on big Pontiacs from 1960-68. Pontiac wanted to use a version of them on 1966 GTO'*. They actually had them listed in the sales brochure, but they were never released due to problems.

People have put them on GTOs, but with lots of modifications.
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Okay, maybe I was wrong there. lol
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But maybe not!!!!

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