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Old 03-20-2014, 06:39 AM
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Default Phone Dials not exclusive to the 928
What other cars have phone dial, or phone-dial like wheels?

Lamborghini used them on the Countach, and here is a very special one made by Bertone: 1974 Lamborghini Bravo

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Those wheels were also used at 1976-79 Lamborghini Silhouette which was targa roofed two seater version of Urraco.
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Yes, it looks like those are universal to Lamborghinis of that time.

Wasn't there some sort of US Ford Escort Coupe that had phone dial like wheels as well?
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here are some I recently took, on a vette - fugly though for sure
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I bet these would look nice on a 928.
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Alfa Romeo seems to have used variations over the years: https://www.google.com/search?q=alfa...w=1280&bih=888

Honda, Mini Cooper too...
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Originally Posted by Vilhuer
Those wheels were also used at 1976-79 Lamborghini Silhouette which was targa roofed two seater version of Urraco.
Um...kinda.

The Silhouette was based on the Urraco chassis and was a design study that turned into the Jalpa.


Urraco





Silhouette





Jalpa

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Lets not forget the 944/951 and 911.



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European Fords had them in the 1980s - mainly the Escort XR3 and XR3i
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Originally Posted by ALKada
I bet these would look nice on a 928.
Maybe it's just cause I'm from Texas, but those look like horse shoes to me.
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Don't forget my favorite car before my 928

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These VW Golf rims are from the same conceptual camp - but someone took the 'Go Big' mantra to a new level and the ovoids don't actually fit contained within the rims...!



Like wine glasses without stems...

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Originally Posted by Hacker-Pschorr
Um...kinda.

The Silhouette was based on the Urraco chassis and was a design study that turned into the Jalpa.
They made 2 prototypes and 53 Silhouette's in 1976-79 so it was more than just study. Last one was used as Jalpa prototype
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Originally Posted by Vilhuer
They made 54 Silhouette's in 1976-79 so it was more than just study.
Sorry, I misquoted. It was a styling exercise by Bertone.
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Originally Posted by Hacker-Pschorr
It was a styling exercise by Bertone.
Now you're just being silly.

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