Interesting that there were a number of different manufacturers of 'slot-mags' and were usually generically referred to as 'Wooferace' wheels. Manufactured by UK's GKN metal co. they were styled after American Racing Equipment slot mag......in fact a pair of rear 8.5 X 15 new 'Woolferace' wheels I bought 'in the day' marked up with their branding actually had ARE's casting marks. Some of the UK produced Woolferace wheels in certain sizes looked a little odd......the ARE slot mag wheels were always superb quality and had a more pleasing design imho.
. Another mate had a customised Moggy Minor with an MGB engine shoe horned in . It was a real eye catcher in Ford Aubergine paint job that was very popular as a respray job on customs and ran on Wolfrace slot mags .
Yes in deedie , that was the one to have . Still love that colour and not too far removed from the Ford Violet Metallic on my C3 . The California Centre Line Convo Pro deep dish slot alloys get lots of comment too .
The very best colour for a 1600E - had a mark 1 two door Cortina that had been GT'ised with uprated engine and Rostyles.....reprayed in Aubergine.
I have never been a great lover of the Centreline Convopro wheels......except on the rear end on a dragster or perhaps as 'big 'n' littles' on the and rear of a muscle car........but they do look good on your car Chuffer and suit it perfectly!
Bet you wish you had it now. Loved the rear lights on the MK 1 cortina. Always reminded me of the Martian probe thingy in the original war of the worlds film.
Cheers Ross .
Or looked like Ban the Bomb signs . They often popped up on kit cars and TVR used them back in the day . There was a really cool top chopped Mk 1 Cortina that cruised about Northampton in my younger days . It looked very sharp and understated on plan steel wheels that were about 6J with standard Cortina hub caps .
