Wheel Identification

[P_Roloff]

YoungCR said:

If it's decently clean it would be worth tracking down the title. They're worth money now more than ever.

You might be right, I’ll look into what the process might be for this case. I don’t want to get myself into an expensive mess for a rough e28 if I don’t have to. I believe the guy said it was a SC or GA car, the underside would make me believe that. No rust on the pans that I saw.

[m42b32]

I've been searching all over and I can't figure out what they are, but they look cool! They're close to MOMO Star's (a personal favorite of mine, especially the R3) but the spokes are wider, they dont have provisions for a center cap that covers the lugs, and they have MOMO embossed on the spoke.

[P_Roloff]

m42b32 said:

I've been searching all over and I can't figure out what they are, but they look cool! They're close to MOMO Star's (a personal favorite of mine, especially the R3) but the spokes are wider, they dont have provisions for a center cap that covers the lugs, and they have MOMO embossed on the spoke.

I came to the same conclusion, they look a lot like a one-piece version of the R3. I’ll keep digging, maybe someone on R3V or Facebook would have some insight. There’s gotta be an old catalog somewhere that has them on it, wouldn’t you think?

[straight6pwr]

these are OWOW brand, as in Oh, Wow, these are fake. 

well, they smell like replicas to me, anyways. 

i cant find any other examples where momo has emboss their name on spokes like that. 

it doesnt have center caps (cheaper to be capless for replicas) 

momo does emboss wheel specs on the inner lip on their star wheels, this one doesnt have that

if they are indeed real, maybe obscure custom race wheel?

i'm trying to decide if something fishy is going on with the lug pattern/center bore. like if these are 5x130 with adapters, or something.

[m42b32]

straight6pwr said:

these are OWOW brand, as in Oh, Wow, these are fake. 

well, they smell like replicas to me, anyways. 

i cant find any other examples where momo has emboss their name on spokes like that. 

it doesnt have center caps (cheaper to be capless for replicas) 

momo does emboss wheel specs on the inner lip on their star wheels, this one doesnt have that

if they are indeed real, maybe obscure custom race wheel?

i'm trying to decide if something fishy is going on with the lug pattern/center bore. like if these are 5x130 with adapters, or something.  

I hadn't considered that and I'm inclined to think you are right about them being fake. I don't think I've ever seen a replica momo wheel (not that I was looking very hard) but its entirely possible! The only way to know more is to take them off and look at the back for stampings/etc.

[HipMF]

P_Roloff said:

You might be right, I’ll look into what the process might be for this case. I don’t want to get myself into an expensive mess for a rough e28 if I don’t have to. I believe the guy said it was a SC or GA car, the underside would make me believe that. No rust on the pans that I saw.

Sounds like a car I would be interested in (manual?), but the title issue isn't something I'd want to deal with either. Keep me in mind if you decide to dig into this more. You can keep the wheels if you want them.

[P_Roloff]

HipMF said:

Sounds like a car I would be interested in (manual?), but the title issue isn't something I'd want to deal with either. Keep me in mind if you decide to dig into this more. You can keep the wheels if you want them.

Yup, manual 535is. I’m gonna check today to see if it has a LSD, might make it worth it for a partout or something. Drivers side front fender is gone, as is the front bumper, grilles, valance, etc. Hood is a little bent up as well. Interior is mostly gone, all the seats and door cards are missing with the exception of the rear seat bottom.

Apparently it was the victim of a pretty stupid move by the previous owner, who tried to tow it around his yard or something with his pickup. Left it in gear with the ignition on, and it bump-started itself and hit a small tree, resulting in the damage. Radiator was fine though and doesn’t look like it was hit hard enough to do real damage. I guess the intention was to convert it to a track car, but it never got finished. 
 

I’ll keep you in the loop for sure!

[Jdesign]

No idea what those are, although I don't think they are fake. Vintage MOMO wheels had the embossed logo like that. Look at MOMO GTP or magnesium wheels.  I spent more time that I should admit searching. I assume they are some type of competition wheel by the style of them. Sizing on the other hand likely would not make them worth much unless they are made from something that is not aluminum (Magnesium or titanium).

[P_Roloff]

Jdesign said:

No idea what those are, although I don't think they are fake. Vintage MOMO wheels had the embossed logo like that. Look at MOMO GTP or magnesium wheels.  I spent more time that I should admit searching. I assume they are some type of competition wheel by the style of them. Sizing on the other hand likely would not make them worth much unless they are made from something that is not aluminum (Magnesium or titanium).

Yeah, seems odd that someone would go though the trouble of making replica momos in a style like this, but who knows. Tempted to run back down there and ask the guy if I can pull a wheel to check to specs or markings just for giggles. I’m really intrigued by these, even if they are fake I’d like to know more about them. Also gives me a chance to see what lowering springs and suspension work it has...

[Jdesign]

P_Roloff said:

Yeah, seems odd that someone would go though the trouble of making replica momos in a style like this, but who knows. Tempted to run back down there and ask the guy if I can pull a wheel to check to specs or markings just for giggles. I’m really intrigued by these, even if they are fake I’d like to know more about them. Also gives me a chance to see what lowering springs and suspension work it has...

Make sure to take a Aluminum magnet to check the material.