So a few years ago I traded my car for a Viper. When I traded the Mustang, it had a set of American Racing GT40 forged wheels on it. Long story short, I got rid of the Viper and ended up buying the Mustang back, but the guy had completely ruined one of the wheels (even the center core is bent) in the short time he had the car.
I went through a ton of trouble trying to find a new wheel and finally came across someone who was involved in the department that manufactured the wheels. They told me American Racing was bought out and the program had been cut. They tried to see if they could help track down the program to replicate the wheel without much luck. It was like they were non-existent. I was told probably a handful of sets were ever made and I only was able to find one other car online that had the wheels, but that really didnt help much. The guy thought they might be able to try to replicate it, but he really make it sound to confidence inspiring so I let the idea die off for a few years.
Anyways, I still have 3 of the wheels sitting in storage. I was told the barrels are pretty standard, so I would think I would just need to find a way to get a new center forged and put one wheel back together. Does anyone know if this can be done? How hard would it be for someone to program an exact replica of the wheel?
The wheels I have on the car now are similar design, but I'd really like to get these wheels back on the car.
Here is a better pic that shows the detail of the wheel on the other car I found:
I went through a ton of trouble trying to find a new wheel and finally came across someone who was involved in the department that manufactured the wheels. They told me American Racing was bought out and the program had been cut. They tried to see if they could help track down the program to replicate the wheel without much luck. It was like they were non-existent. I was told probably a handful of sets were ever made and I only was able to find one other car online that had the wheels, but that really didnt help much. The guy thought they might be able to try to replicate it, but he really make it sound to confidence inspiring so I let the idea die off for a few years.
Anyways, I still have 3 of the wheels sitting in storage. I was told the barrels are pretty standard, so I would think I would just need to find a way to get a new center forged and put one wheel back together. Does anyone know if this can be done? How hard would it be for someone to program an exact replica of the wheel?
The wheels I have on the car now are similar design, but I'd really like to get these wheels back on the car.
Here is a better pic that shows the detail of the wheel on the other car I found:
