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Originally Posted by Sandeep
Thanks for the pictures Wally !
Some of the rear wheels look massive on some beetles compared to others .. Is this from personal preference or does it have something to do with the classes the cars are running in ?
Sandeep
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Your very welcome!
I guess its an evolutionairy thing: the cars with the wider wheel ran in Division W4 (type 4 engine unlimited) and were loosing grip very easily with 'normal' size wheels and rubber. What you see on some is max allowed IIRC. For the lesser powered cars, bigger wheel just meant more weight, so they didn't bother (and/or couldn't afford them).
Remember that most were just amateures on a tight budget.
The fastest cars had magnesium 10J-ish BBS 3-piece race rims with slicks ($$$, even today)
Since you asked (but are not taken by me):
IIRC, these are from a bit earlier years.