lug nuts

[Rob Vondracek]

The Amphicar is the only German car that I have seen that uses "wheel nuts"
instead of "wheel bolts". Can anyone comment?

All Things Amphicar
Robert Vondracek
219-405-1241
http://www.allthingsamphicar.com

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[goob@twcny.rr.com]

Mercedes Benz of this vintage had the same arrangement and the
Amphicar uses Mercedes wheels. That's my story and I'm sticking to it!

Gary Grieshaber Red '64

----- Original Message -----
From: Rob Vondracek <r.vondracek@comcast.net>
Date: Sunday, December 4, 2005 10:26 pm
Subject: [amphicar-lovers] lug nuts

> The Amphicar is the only German car that I have seen that uses
> "wheel nuts"
> instead of "wheel bolts". Can anyone comment?
>
> All Things Amphicar
> Robert Vondracek
> 219-405-1241
> http://www.allthingsamphicar.com
>
>
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<tt>Mercedes Benz of this vintage had the same arrangement and the
Amphicar uses Mercedes wheels. That's my story and I'm sticking to it!

Gary Grieshaber Red '64

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<tt><span class="609292900-10122005"><font face="Century Schoolbook" color="#0000ff" size="4">Although I don't have first-hand knowledge, I have seen several references that the Amphi wheel is shared by the 1959 Mercedes 190SL.</font></span></tt>
<tt><span class="609292900-10122005"><font face="Century Schoolbook" color="#0000ff" size="4"></font></span></tt>
<tt><span class="609292900-10122005"><font color="#0000ff"><font face="Century Schoolbook" size="4">BTW, the wheel rims are the only Amphi part that I have found to have a manufacturing date code stamped on them.Look real close, and you can see the rim manufacturer's name (something like "Lemnetz") and a date code (m/yy).</font></font></span></tt>
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<tt><span class="609292900-10122005">
<div align="left"><font face="Century Schoolbook" color="#0000ff" size="4">Ed Price</font>
<div align="left"><font face="Century Schoolbook" color="#0000ff" size="4">El Cajon, CA USA</font>
<div align="left"><font face="Century Schoolbook" color="#0000ff" size="4">67 Rust Guppy</font>
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