Re: Milano Verde OE Wheels Questions

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I can say with a fair amount of certainty that both of the wheel styles were available and are correct for a 1987 Verde, but the "phonedial" type was less common that year, mind that there were only 187 Verdes made for the US market in 1987. I owned two. I have original '87 sales brochures that show both types on Verdes, and saw both on the showroom at that time. Hope this helps.
Cheers,
Paul Mitchell

In a message dated Mon, 21 Jan 2002  3:39:34 PM Eastern Standard Time, Johnson David-QA2282 <David.R.Johnson@domain.elided> writes:

> Alfisti,
> 
> I own a 1987 Milano Verde, which I acquired fitted with a set of Momo 16
> inch wheels.  While there is nothing wrong with the Momos (except for a
> noticeable amount of extra weight), I have been intending to purchase a set
> of the original equipment wheels if and when I came across them.
> Unfortunately, I'm unclear on what style of wheels the car originally came
> with.  Many Verde's, I'm told, came with the "phonedial" alloys, with round
> or oval cutouts around the rim.  But although my car came with the Momo's,
> it does have an OE spare in the trunk.
> 
> My spare does not appear to be a phonedial type.  It has (as best I can
> describe from memory) a fairly plain flatish center, with small radial slots
> machined or cast near the rim.  Is that what is referred to as a "wineglass"
> style wheel?  Not sure.  In any case, I am interested in hearing from anyone
> who can tell me definitively which wheels an '87 Verde would have worn when
> built, or better still supply pictures thereof.  I have searched on the
> Milano websites I am aware without finding anything.  I haven't ruled out
> using the phonedial wheels in any case, since I rather like them, but I
> would still like to know what is technically correct.
> 
> While I'm asking, I'd be interested in comments people may have about the
> behaviour of a Milano on wider than stock wheels and tires, both on the
> street and on the track.  My car currently sports 205 section rubber at the
> front and 225 at the rear.  I'm curious if the extra treadwidth is worth the
> weight penalty of the wheels over stock, particularly on road circuits like
> Road America at Elkhart Lake.
> 
> Many thanks,
> 
> Dave J.
> Island Lake, IL.
> 1987 Verde
> 1964 2600 Sprint
> 1982 GTV6 parts car - most parts available, including good motor and
> transaxle.  Need anything?
> 
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