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  1. 04-23-2019, 12:59 PM #1
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    what kind of Fuchs is this?

    Folks, maybe a stupid question, but I've never come across this Porsche marking on a Fuchs. This is a 6x 15 Fuchs, 911.361.020.00 (AS162 28139C), dated 10 71 . I've had quite a few Fuchs 6x 15 in my hands, but this marking on the spoke is new to me. Anyone knows something about it? Certain type of model, period they did this?
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  2. 04-23-2019, 01:17 PM #2
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    Quote Originally Posted by swisscheese View Post
    Folks, maybe a stupid question, but I've never come across this Porsche marking on a Fuchs. This is a 6x 15 Fuchs, 911.361.020.00 (AS162 28139C), dated 10 71 . I've had quite a few Fuchs 6x 15 in my hands, but this marking on the spoke is new to me. Anyone knows something about it? Certain type of model, period they did this?
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    That Sir, is a scratch.

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  3. 04-23-2019, 01:29 PM #3
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    Quote Originally Posted by Jim Breazeale View Post
    That Sir, is a scratch.

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    then it'll be a "German-engineered scratch" (forgot to mention I have 4 of these, with the exact same "scratch".)
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  5. 04-23-2019, 01:57 PM #5
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    Quote Originally Posted by swisscheese View Post
    then it'll be a "German-engineered scratch" (forgot to mention I have 4 of these, with the exact same "scratch".)
    Well, that blows my SWAG all to hell.

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    Some kind of Yakuza marking?

    No, I think the most reasonable explanation would be that the rims have been used in e.g. racing and the owner marked his set(s) of rims with his own "brand". Just like those little name tags your mom sewed to you pyjamas before you went on boyscout camps.

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    I agree that a personalized marking is most likely.
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    Vasek Polak, perhaps?
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  9. 04-23-2019, 08:54 PM #9
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    Quote Originally Posted by StephenAcworth View Post
    Vasek Polak, perhaps?
    Without knowing the actual meaning, I think that VP (or PV?) basically means visibly personalized to Mr. swisscheese :-(
    Even if that mark once had some special, important meaning or connection, realize that anyone could mark any set of wheels- even these- the same way, and claim similar important connections.

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  10. 04-24-2019, 03:35 AM #10
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    So, with no one knowing the meaning, this is now Mr. Polak's personalized set of Fuchs wheels. Offers anyone?
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