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    EFI DeLorean dmc6960's Avatar
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    I'm seeing a 4th style there. Both wheels appear to have a "thin" casting between the spokes, but one of them has a distinct "flare-out" at the end of the spokes. In the pictures Dave posted at DMCNEWS I see the light/thin style to not have much of an apparent flare-out, but the light/thick one does seem to.
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    The wheel design was changed in August 1981 because of a casting problem at the manufacturers GKN Kent Alloys due to a cold shut (crack) caused by a thin flow line for the liquid material. The result was a change to the design of the wheel allowing the metal to flow and August September we had cars with two different style of wheels on either side.

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    Oh. Sorry for the spoiler.

    Mine is an August car, so that would explain why I have two types.

    I will now randomly determine that this rareness should add $2000 extra to my cars value when I ever sell it. 😄
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    Look here (click to enlarge):
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    Quote Originally Posted by Ron View Post
    Look here (click to enlarge):
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    Are those same position wheels - fronts/rears?

    Or is one a front and one a rear?

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