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Motorspot, Inc.
Orange, California 92867
Telephone: 760-731-8303
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May 24, 2009 - West Coat Kustoms Cruisin' Nationals - Santa Maria, California. Motorspot, Inc. presented a special trophy to the Kustom with the best use of wire wheels-any brand. Mr. Laurie Peterson of Canada Customs of West Vancouver, BC drove this jaw-dropping 1954 Buick all the way down and back. One of the Top 5 Kustoms at the event, Laurie's Buick is phenomenal in all respects. These are Kelsey-Hayes replicas.

May 24, 2009. Top Kustomizer Oz Welch poses next to Mr. Stan Kolan's "Dorothy" 1957 Buick Caballero Kustom. Oz chose our Cyclone 60-spoke knock-off wire wheels for this show-winning Buick. Oz unveiled the top Kustom at the show as shown below. Although wire wheels were not selected by Oz, we thought you still would like to see the top car.
Oz is currently building a radical Riviera that will run on wire wheels.

May 9, 2009. Motorspot, Inc. Customer Mr. Victor Koontz of Pasadena, California owns this elegant 1962 Thunderbird that is painted an unusual ice blue, Mercedes Benz type color.
The Wire wheels and wide whites are the finishing touch to a spectacular Thunderbird. We would love to see this 'Bird with the top down cruising down Colorado Boulevard on New Year's Day!

Before - Stock factory-style hubcaps - Owner: Mr. Joe Allio
After - Chrysler Classic Wire Wheels - 14 X 6" diameter with Coker wide whitewalls - Owner: Mr. Joe Allio

   
April 4, 2009. Motorspot, Inc. Customer, Mr. Dennis Teague is the owner of this wire wheel equipped 1952 Buick Super.
Having a great, original appearance to it, this Buick really looks special with these 15 X 6, Buick style wire wheels.

 
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• March 30, 2009. Motorspot, Inc. Customer Mr. Herb McCurdy of O'Fallon, Missouri owns this sensational 1963 Plymouth Sport Fury convertible. Mr. McCurdy selected our Chrysler wheel and tire package, calling out for the BFG wide whitewalls in a P225/70R15. The whitewall size is 2.75". The wheels are 15 X 6". Looks amazing doesn't she? Thank you for sharing these photos Mr. McCurdy?

1957 Buick Caballero station wagon is owned by Mr. Stan Kolan and rides on Truespoke wire wheels. This photo was taken of our display at the
2009 Orange County Get Together in Costa Mesa, California on March 14 - 15, 2009
     

• March 14 and 15, 2009. The Truespoke display was a huge hit with the fans. Our spokesmodel, Kim Falcon was on hand signing autographs and running our hourly auction. We gave away over $1,000.00 in prizes and merchandise. Mr. Stan Kolan's Caballero "Dorothy" was a real showstopper and we had plenty of Motorspot and Truespoke wheels on display. We hope to do more shows this year as well. We thank Mr. Kolan for all of his help and those wire wheel fans that stopped by. We look forward to meeting you at a future event.

• March 4, 2009. Motorspot will be participating at the Goodguys Orange County Get Together on March 14 and 15th at the Orange County Fairgrounds in Costa Mesa, California. Customer Stan Kolan of New York's 1957 Buick Caballero show car will be in our booth with Kim Falcon, the lovely model shown above. We invite you to drop by and introduce yourself and check out our line of wheels. We will have some complimentary gifts for you and Kim will be signing autographs. We hope to meet you and please bring pictures of your cars. For more information on the show, please click here.

• March 4, 2009 - Paris, France. This is an ultra-rare Clenet. Although this car was built in California, the French owner imported this very clean car to the magical city of Paris. Just picture this car rolling down the Champs Delysee! The wheels are custom built 15 X 7 inch with 56 spokes and a special backspace. The spokes and nipples are made from stainless steel. We supplied the hubcaps and the owner used the original Clenet emblelms. The tires are American Classic brand, size: P235/75R15 from our tire division. The white stripe is 1.6" wide.  Please click here for more information on whitewall tires.
  We appreciate our valued customer sending us these exciting photos.

• February 11, 2009 - We received these photos today which we wanted to share with you from Sweden.

• 1963 Cadillac - Owner: Mr. Ove Lans - LIDKOPING , Sweden.
  The dark-haired girl in the front seat is Mr. Lans daughter Sandra.

• Tire size: P225/75R15

• February 10, 2009. Motorspot, Inc. customer, Mr. Mark Gill was kind enough to send us this gorgeous photograph of his late-model 2002 Thunderbird with our wire wheels and blackwall tires. Below is the kind note that Mark sent us:

• "Here is a picture of my treasured 2002 Thunderbird which proudly wears a set of Zenith wire wheels from Motorspot.  Based on the "retro" design of the iconic Thunderbird, coupled with the Thunderbird Blue colour reminiscent of the 50's, I knew that the Zeniths would complement the car perfectly as it harkens back to those good old days, when the Kelsey Hayes wheels were the best around.  Thank you, Dave and Linda, for providing a high quality product for such a special automobile." Mr. Mark Gill.

• For more information on our 2002-2005 Thunderbird wheels, please click on this link.

• May 15, 2009. Mr. Gill sent us photos of the above Thunderbird after he added some wide whitewall tires with his wire wheels. Which do you like better? Thank you for sharing these photos with us Mr. Gill. That is one sweet looking Thunderbird.

• February 6, 2009. At the recent Grand National Roadster Show in Pomona, California, famed Hall of Fame Kustomizer, Rick Dore displayed this spectacular Lincoln MK II. Considered one of America's best kustomizers, Rick chooses Motorspot, Inc. for his wire wheels and tires.

• Surprisingly, this elegant Spyder with dual head fairings, uses our off-the-shelf Chrysler wire wheels without modification. When we say our wheels are show-quality, we mean it. You have to see this car in person to believe how well-built it is.

• February 6, 2009. Also at the Grand Nationals was Motorspot customer, Kevin McCray of Los Angeles, California. This show quality 1955 Mercury Montclair features nearly every option you could put on a Merc'.

• Mr. McCray purchased his 15 X 6 Mercury wheels from Motorspot, Inc. with 3-bladed spinners and chrome, plain emblems. You have to agree that this Mercury is as sweet as they come.

• This Ultra-Luxe Lincoln is called the "Bugazzi" and was hand-built by award winning Kustomizer David Pyegeorge. David selected our Cadillac wire wheels and caps and added a bullet to them. These bullets are available in our accessory department if you like this smooth and kustom look. We think this Lincoln is definitely over-the-top. What do you think? Thank you David for riding with Motorspot!

• At the GNRS, there was a tribute to past show-winners. John D'Agostino's Aladdin Oldsmobile was front and center. We thought you would like to see a close-up of his wheels and caps. John has chosen Motorspot for his show-winning wire wheels over the years. Congratulations John and thank you!

• January 23, 2009 - Customer Matt Garrett just acquired this amazing 1966 Cadillac Eldorado and immediately equipped it with our wire wheels and tires.

• We asked Matt about his wheels and tires and here is what he told us:

• The tires are American Classic 235/75/15, 1.6" WW. 

• The '66 car requires no modification at all on the rear fender skirt.  The 59/60 models do, but that is not a major modification.  57-58, no mods.  The mods on the 59/60 takes me about 5 mins per fender skirt on the 59-60 and requires a small grinder/cutter.  I use a 3" air grinder on these.  The cut is permanant but does not really effect anything original on these cars.   Now I am not 100% certain on the 61-63 as I do not mess with those cars but I think they would require a little cut on the skirt too as the 60, but 64 has no skirt, so they are ok and no mods for this package.  65-66 Eldorado, Fleetwood, Coupe and all RWD models require no mods at all on this package. Its a direct perfect bolt on but its also taking all the clearance possible to use.  On all these cars in the back, you cannot jack up by the diff to put these wheels on.  You must jack by the frame to extend the diff to allow the ability to get the tire in the wheel well.  They are that tight, but they will not rub when installed!

• Now you could not put a larger tire on the car with these wires.  As you know these have a more positive offset than factory wheels, thus they get close to the outside, thus the clearace issues.  This more positive offset is what makes these wheels look nice and changes the looks of these cars for the better.    Positive offsets create a larger stance and less wheel well opening, thus making the cars look smaller and sleeker. 

• Hope this helps and if your customers need any advice, feel free to send to my web site http://www.GM-Classics.com   I do not mind answering emails on these cars and who knows, they may want to buy one of my cars too!

• January 19, 2009. No car posted on our website has gotten more attention in recent memory than Mr. Jim Miller's 1956 Mercury Crown Montclair. The perfect, "what-if" car if we ever saw one. Naturally, Jim wanted the perfect look for his very special Mercury and he ordered our special Mercury wire wheels. Jim tells us, "The wheels are working out great. They really make the car regal and people love them".

• The car is not a factory prototype or one-off. It may have been made for a company executive but Jim isn't sure. There is a picture of one in the book, "55 Years of Mercury" from a collection on the east coast. Jim was told that his car may have been built by a dealer in St. Louis for the head mechanic for Bill Stroppe Racing.

• This Mercury was originally built at the St. Louis plant and was seen at a Crown Victoria Meet in St. Louis in the '90's.

• Mr. Miller purchased this car at auction in August of 2006 in Santa Barbara, California. It turned out the car needed a lot of work. Jim chose Ed Cook of Camarillo, California to restore the car. The chrome was restored by King of Trim in North Hollywood, California and Mike Tackett of Reno, Nevada rebuilt the engine. Among other engine upgrades is a rare Offenhouser Tri-Power manifold and valve covers. 3 Stromberg 2-barrel carbs are used for induction and a Mallory electronic ignition provides the sparks.

• The owner relates that his car rides really smooth with great acceleration, returning just under 20 MPG.

• The rare Mercury gets a lot of reaction when Jim shows her, mostly smiles he reports. At car shows people come back 4 or 5 times, not believing their eyes. Jim says these two Ford and Mercury colors were never used together on any Merc or Ford. The Crown Montclair has been a show-winner right out of the box, taking first place and Best of Show at the Southern California Mustang Owner's Car Show at the Van Nuys Airport in the summer of 2008. Matt Stone, executive editor of Motor Trend Magazine selected this car as one of the 10 Cool Cars at the 2008 Fabulous Fords Forever shindig at Knott's Berry Farm in Buena Park, California.

• Mr. Miller of Ventura, California concludes by telling us, "I have been very fortunate to be awarded recognition at almost every event I have attended to date. This is amazing, fun, exciting, and I am blessed to have such a timeless piece of art to drive."

• Click here for more information on our Mercury wire wheels.

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