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- Oh man, you ever just go to a car show and after seeing
a bunch of these cookie cutter builds all over the place,
and then you look off into the distance
and you see a bright flashlight
beaming directly in your frigging retinas,
and suddenly your mind starts to process
that what you may very well be looking at here
is a classic discontinued limited production,
Big Ball and Blitz Type 03 wheel.
A wheel that even the Fitment Experts
at fitmenteindustries.com
can't get their grubby little hands on?
So you run up to it full of excitement thinking,
"Oh man, what a baller statement of exquisite taste.
"And why did we even stop making this wheel?"
Well, that's exactly what happened to me this past week
at Udderly Euro Car Show 2021.
And it got me thinking.
How many other awesome discontinued wheels are out there
that are so good that they deserve a comeback?
Well, buckle up buttercups because today
we're gonna be taking a trip to the past.
But before we dive into all of that, I gotta say,
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All right. So now that we got that out of the way.
Let's start with one of the most unique and fun wheels
of all frigging time.
You either love it, or maybe you even hate it.
But there's no denying that the Yokohama's Super Advan
with the split three spoke design
is a piece right out of the quirky wheel history book.
These interesting little guys
really took on a life of their own
and defined a short stint of automotive culture
from the 1990s.
I mean, hell, the '94 and '95 Mustang GTS
came with split three spoke wheels
from the fricking factory.
And they were no doubt inspired directly
by that Super Advan.
The 90s was a weird time.
And now that they're coming up on nearly being 25 years old,
it's starting to become ironic cool.
I mean, come on.
What better way to wrap up a '90s style build
which in and of its own
are gonna become a pretty solid comeback
with some split three spoke wheels.
These things are awesome and full of fun details.
I love that in and out flow that these things have too.
Starting really deep in the center of the spoke design
with the spokes kind of flowing outwards
with some decent concavity.
But then as you go and get closer to the barrel,
the spokes quickly start to bend back the other way.
And it makes for a sort of floating spoke look,
which really makes it look a ton wider than they really are,
which is, it's absolutely awesome.
What a neat and complicated design to pull off.
This thing needs to make a comeback soon.
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Sorry.
Moving on to something a little bit more traditional.
I love me a nice classic five spoke wheel
with really sharp edges.
And maybe that's why I like your early 2000s Ford SVT stud.
You got the SVT Contours, SVT Focused, the SVT Lightning,
the Cobras from '96 to '04.
They all have these really nice five spoke wheels
that I just absolutely love.
Any way, this is the Desmond Wise Sports.
A clean and tidy classic five spoke wheel
with some really neat design cues.
I mean, first, it's a multi-piece wheel.
So, you know, that's pretty awesome in itself.
And for as seemingly simple as a five spoke wheel may seem
this thing just shouts absolute aggression at me.
My mind goes immediately to these
crazy high horsepower JDM cars.
Maybe you don't go on with the master cars too.
I love that kind of old school,
bold beveled surface that the lug holes sit in.
It's like a friggin' mini Lamborghini Diablo wheel,
but the post Volkswagen Audi Group Diablo
with the 300ZX headlights one.
Anyway, it's kind of circular and smooth
and then it flows into this flat squared off spoke,
which kind of sounds weird now that I'd say out loud.
But I think they really compliment each other, you know?
I don't know, this is just a pinnacle wheel design to me.
And I can't get enough of it.
Bring it back.
Following the Desmond is gonna be something
that maybe some you guys are gonna hate me for.
But honestly, my dudes, I would rock a set of spinners.
Listen, drop the stigma for a second and think about it.
Spinners are the absolute, undoubtable, ultimate flex.
Sure, the giant wheel's gonna be really, really heavy.
Blah, blah, blah.
But when it comes to anything but performance,
how can you sit there and not admire
the ultimate hype of a wheel that (beep) spins or floats.
That can host a multitude of designs and colors and themes
and every combination of things to make it completely raw.
Give me a '95 and Paul SS on some like 28-inch Dub spinners.
I mean, come on, look at this (beep) thing.
Dude, (beep) 28s.
I mean, don't get me wrong.
It still sits pretty high off the ground
but it's filling up those wheel wells pretty damn well.
And it looks absolutely baller.
Now I know spinners are still available,
but they are very, very few and far between.
I mean, come on, when was the last time
you guys saw a set of spinners out in the wild?
I see them so little that I specifically remember
the last time that I saw them
and it was on exactly June 17th, 2006
at the Mall of America.
It was up there for the Zumiez Couch Tour.
Ryan Sheckler told me to (beep) off.
Bought an autograph.
I saw CKY for my first time.
And then there it was.
As we were leaving the event
a second generation Escalade EXT on what had to be 26s
came to a stop to let me cross the street.
And let me tell you.
When that truck stopped and the rims keep spinning,
oh my God,
it was the most baller thing I've ever seen in my life.
And it changed it forever.
Seriously though, spinners need to make a comeback.
And I think Artisa should be the ones to do it.
Drop a big brain emoji in the comments
if you think Artisa should make some sort of
frigging spinner aerodisc-like attachment.
Goddammit, that would be sick.
Now that I'm done being a child,
I wanna show you guys a wheel
that I honestly kind of judged in the past.
But this one really hits home for me
because of the performance roots of this company.
The Hoshino Impul Company known as, well, Impul
was a very successful racing team
and a Japanese aftermarket auto parts company
founded in 1980
by one of Nissan's factory racing drivers,
Kazuyoshi Hoshino,
famed for being one of the most successful racers
to come out of Japan which is a story for another day.
Anyway, Impul produced aftermarket parts
specifically for Nissan platform vehicles, all right?
So when the All Japan Grand Touring Car Championship
known now as the Super GT class launched in 1993,
what better frigging way to promote your racing wheels
and to run them on your race teams, (beep) race car.
Maybe you've seen it.
The blue Calsonic Impul R32GT-R touring car
that dominated this competition,
ultimately earning the Skyline's Godzilla nickname.
To me, this wheel is as iconic
as the R32-GTRs racing history.
And that's why I think we need more wheels like this.
Wheels with true function that are famed by racing success,
that are cool because these crazy dudes made them cool.
Not just because they look good, which they kind of don't,
but that's exactly my point.
You don't really see that happening in today's day and age.
And I miss that.
Bring it back.
And last, but certainly not least.
Let me introduce you to a wheel
that pulls on my heart strings
for my love of five spoke wheels
that go together in three (beep) pieces, all right?
The Work Equip 05 is a fantastic wheel.
I love the blocky five spoke design obviously,
but I think the little bit of webbing between the spokes
really accentuates the depth of this wheel.
It's interesting because you don't really notice it
looking at it straight on.
You really have to kind of
get the light shining directly on that little web thing.
And then it kind of plays tricks on your mind.
The way it curves from the right angle almost
makes it look like the back pad is super, super thick,
even though in reality,
most of these wheels have a pretty aggressive offset.
And so you end up with this really deep look,
even if you're running a really high offset,
which well, let's be honest.
It's exactly what we all want in a set of wheels.
But maybe my favorite part of this wheel
is that you see them on cars
from all kinds of different cultures.
From your JDM builds over to European function builds.
All the way to domestic cars.
And it works on literally all of them.
They always look fantastic, no matter what they're on.
And you can't say that about a lot of wheels.
And that's what I want, the Work Equip 05
and it's would be goodness to come back.
Funny enough,
Work did actually re-release a 19-inch variation
of the Equip 05 back in 2011,
limited to just a hundred sets, which is pretty dang cool.
10 years later in 2021,
I think it's time for another hundred sets.
So I can go snag me a set of my own,
if you know what I'm saying.
Now listen, there are hundreds and thousands
and probably millions of wheels that have been discontinued
since the automobile has been invented.
So I'm sure I've probably missed one or two
or six of your favorite ones.
So do me a favor and let me know
what you guys think I missed in the comments.
I'm really curious to see what you guys are into
and learn about some stuff that I've never heard of before.
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