Old Vauxhall Vivas especially the Magnums and Firenza coupe often seem to attract modern flash alloy wheels like a moth to a flame. My old bog-standard 1256cc 2-door HC Viva would, in my opinion look a little over-dressed in chrome or mat black 'go-faster' wheels. Built for comfort and not for speed 'ANA' the Viva has the sensible steel wheels with chrome hubcaps that were supplied on the Vauxhall assembly line in December 1973.
Sporting her newly sprayed 'Yellow Gold' colour ( same colour she was born with) her wheels were looking a little down-at-heel to say the least.
Not one to see a lady looking sad, I had all the old tyres removed by a friendly local tyre depot and took the wheels to 'Stockport Powder Coating' Grit blasted and powder coated to something like the original silver colour. Back to the friendly tyre depot who shod the four gleaming wheels with new tyres..........
Not exactly flashy chrome - but 'ANA' looks happy in them, and that's all the matters...................
Sporting her newly sprayed 'Yellow Gold' colour ( same colour she was born with) her wheels were looking a little down-at-heel to say the least.
Not one to see a lady looking sad, I had all the old tyres removed by a friendly local tyre depot and took the wheels to 'Stockport Powder Coating' Grit blasted and powder coated to something like the original silver colour. Back to the friendly tyre depot who shod the four gleaming wheels with new tyres..........
Not exactly flashy chrome - but 'ANA' looks happy in them, and that's all the matters...................
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| New wheels man.......newly powder coated wheels for 'ANA' HC Viva Chris Hill Copyright. |
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