288GTO Style Wheel Source

Great picture and thank you for the compliment! Actually, when I searched, I found out that HRE and Speedline no longer make those style. I talked to both over the phone.

After 6 months of searching, the only sources I found were Compomotive (the website you listed) and www.garedcars.com. The GA Red Cars wheels look similar, but they could not provide any pictures on a car, so I went with Compomotive.

On a 308, you will have more of a dish in the wheels. Meaning, the bolt face willl be farther tucked in. Mine is a 1989, so it had the Convex wheels, and the new ones had to follow that offset.

There are some more cars on here with the same wheels. A red 308 and a blue 328.

 

I'm not sure if the wheels that Nick's Forza Ferrari has are available in a 16" or just 17.

 

Agree with Mule -
GAredcars.com is a good bet. They make a 3 piece wheel, the 2400 SM in the Ferrari section, that shows to have a Ferrari center.

Your No-**** best option, IMHO, is to contact FChatter Robert Garvin who is looking to sell a sweet set of 16" HRE 288 GTO replica wheels off of his superb GT/4. They are even the correct offset. Not cheap, but those and the Speedlines are the top drawer choice.

To see a set of speedlines, but in 17", check my profile.

HTH,
best
rt

 

He told me he was interested in selling the HREs as well, some 3 - 5 weeks ago.
Worth asking - he's a great guy.

 

You know we have the Genuine Factory pre-ABS 328 rims on the shelf ? About £150 a corner.....?!

 

Jeff, could you post a photo of the other side of the wheel with the ofset etc info please.
Thanks
Philip

 

No problem....

(This is from the front one)

 

Damn !

 

Dear Friends,

Just to clear up the misunderstanding, I have a set of original QV wheels on my car I am going to keep and I have a very nice set of the HRE's all 4 7.5x16's which I have spent a great deal of money on. I am looking for a near perfect set (metal only) of early Campagnolo 7.5x14 wheels for concours to refinish.

If I can get my hands on a good set get them painted and mounted then I think I will have to sell the HRE's to avoid a costly divorce!

Malcom, you can correct me on this but Jeff looked and found 27 original NOS 7.5x14 wheels but all were Speedline, I was really hoping that I you had 4 of the original Campagnolos as 3 sets of incorrect wheels would be probably too much even for a nut like me.

Actually I dont want to sell the HRE but may be forced to, but not till I find a suitable replacement. I have had many 308 friends contact me to sell their original campys but still looking for that perfect set. I am leaning toward fixing mine up but have had no luck in finding whether they were magnesium or aluminum or an alloy. I have had several knowledgable experts tell me conflictling stories If they are aluminum I can probably fix my original ones up myself.

Sorry if I confused anyone as I am confused now about what to do!

Rob

PS the HRE's ar the best "lookalike" 288 GTO wheel IMHO, and I am sorry that they stop making them as they are probably rarer now than the Ferrari wheel! They came with a plastic nut, but I had them custom make a set of aluminum ones to which I machined a piece of SS and drilled a hole through them and added a Ferrari horse, although not real they look very nice. I also had a custom made knock off tool made, and had to buy new wheel covers as the nut threads were different from the original, and the chrome was not very good on those so I had them rechromed, oh and the nuts that held the bolt cover on had to be machined so the new nuts would fit. I know it sounds nuts but I was really going to dial these wheels in, now they are nicest of tables!!!!

 

Robert's wheels look great, and the HRE's were the first path I went down without success. I especially like the center being chrome. One difference, I would say since mine are 17 inch, they are closer to F40 wheels. More wheel, less tire for the original overall height. Compomotive 16 inch wheels would look close to the HRE's and the 288 GTO.

If Robert sells his, the new owner will have a great set of (rare) wheels.

 

Hey , how much do you want in US dollars, plus shipping to Boston, MA, USA?

I have flat spotted TRXs, need to ditch the metric next year.

 

Here's a pic of my HRE's. I possibly might be persuaded to sell them. I actually got the plastic caps from Rob Garvin (he lives just a couple miles from me). Who would of thunk, HRE's being so rare and a set so close to each other.
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Dad's Ferrari !

Approx' US$1657 for a set of 4 on US turf. US Customs may charge you dooty too.

Rediculously cheap for a set of 4 Genuine, Authentic Ferrari rims !

Cheers.

 

Try these from www.imagewheels.co.uk. They come in any size or dish u like, plust they are well priced.
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Mr. Garven, why are you rejecting the Speedlines at FoUK and looking for Campis? Do they really have that many Speedlines?????

They were used simultaneously along with the ones by Chromodora, IIRC.

I have seen the original 7.5" X 14" pattern by all three manufacturers.............

 

reaper, those widths are correct once the same sized tires all around were changed.

7" Front 8"W rear.........

 

Those look nice, too. I would say by the spoke length, they look to be 17 inches or bigger. Or maybe the spokes are narrower than the HRE's.

I still think if you can find some HRE's, get them. If not, I am happy with my Compomotoves.