WTB Fuchs 9 x 15 and 7 x 15

[BOYER73S]

Looking for the impossible.

I want a pair of 7 x 15 fuchs (dated up to 6/72) and a pair of 9 x 15 (dated up to6/72)

I know they will be expensive, I'm ready for the pain if you can help.

[BOYER73S]

Hmm I thought I saw Harvey being quoted as seeing late 71 date 9's am I mistaken in that the 7" and 9" fuchs were used/offerred on the 72 2.5ST cars?

[BOYER73S]

Interesting so if I was attempting to mirror a 72.5St then 7"fuchs and 8.5" miniltes is correct

I must be reading flunders (7" and 9" listed in sports purpose for 70) and gibs threads incorrectly...so many posts thats not surprising!!!

[JPlonghood]

I have a pair of 8.5x15 magnesium Torque thrusts that need a good home.

[letsrollbabe]

Clyde

The 72 sports manual does not show the 9X15-during this period 8.5X15 magnesium minilites and american racing were used and spec'ed by the racers-the first factory photo for sure that i know of is at the paul ricard test in winter 72 and customer cars in march 73 and prototype racing at daytona in 73.I still don't have a clear answer as to when they were first used and available-date code is one thing but actually being available thru the factory race dept another-one other thing to keep in mind i believe the RSR homologation papers were march 73.

raj

Kremer was using 9x15s during the 72 Euro championship races for the rear, and then later for the front. In the last race at Estoril (Nov 72), they were on the front. The Strahle factory car in July 72 had 9s on the front, and welded up 10s or 11s in the rear...probably based on what Kremer was doing with welded Fuchs. The famous factory pic of the 72 ST shows 9s in the rear, but don't know when it was taken.

[andyjboy]

I'm fairly certain that 9x15" Fuchs were available from the Race Dept in early '71.

I tried for several months to buy a couple of '71-dated 9's from a guy in 2006 but he was very difficult to deal with & I eventually gave up.

I wouldn't be surprised if he's still got them - 1 was NOS & the other was virtually unused - I'll see if I can track him down again.

[letsrollbabe]

The ineresting thing is none of the factory cars had them even the tour de corsa cars which were R1 and R2-that was a rally but i believe it does have tarmac???

raj

Raj:

These are 2 shots of 72 STs parked at the factory sometime in 72. There are many pics showing 72 STs with 7 (or8s)+9 Fuchs at least as early as April 72...Toad Hall at 72 Targa Florio (23) and Kremer (34) at 300 km Nurbur. (Apr. 72). The best evidence for body mods and wheels on the competition cars are from period pics, not necessarily factory documents or homologation docs. Also, since the factory did not race STs, all of the factory built STs went to privateers...some (like Kremer, Strahle) with factory support. I think we can feel comfident that 9x15 Fuchs were available througout the 72 racing season.

[Bantam]

For reference I have a 6/72 9" x 15" (not for sale)

Regards

[BOYER73S]

For reference I have a 6/72 9" x 15" (not for sale)

Regards

I guess the last few posts at least confirm what I thought the evidence showed they were made/available and hence the likely fruitless search will continue

[BOYER73S]

I'm fairly certain that 9x15" Fuchs were available from the Race Dept in early '71.

I tried for several months to buy a couple of '71-dated 9's from a guy in 2006 but he was very difficult to deal with & I eventually gave up.

I wouldn't be surprised if he's still got them - 1 was NOS & the other was virtually unused - I'll see if I can track him down again.

Please please see if you can find that info, thanks Andy.