Setting the Wheels in Motion

What does Pirelli say to you?

Tyre supplier for the Formula One World Championship. Yes.

Production tyres for road cars. Of course.

Annual calendar with leather clad and topless ladies. You dirty bastard.

Wheel manufacturers for early VW Golf's? Really?

Indeed. Pirelli produced the P-Slot Wheel for both Mk1 & Mk2 VW Golf's with minor difference distinguishing both versions. 

As this isn't a tech-y blog and I would hate to steal someone else's handiwork and thorough research, here is a link if the geek inside you would like to learn more. 

http://cartype.com/pages/3610/pirelli_p-slot_wheel

But for all concerned, this is the Pirelli P-Slot Wheel.

An iconic branding masterstroke, incorporating the Pirelli logo into the design of the wheel, arcing around the whole of it.

After an inspired decision and various examples at VW events in 2014, I grew tired of wishing and ogling over wheel designs, so I went out and bought a set of Pirelli P-Slot wheels, incorporating and accelerating my desire for a Mk2 Golf GTI.

I bought a set for £160 including shipping and I must say that they don't quite look in the condition of the previous image, or at all.

The plan is to spend a little bit of time and money to get them reconditioned to a specification that resembles the originals and including my own personal quirks as I have displayed and showed off so very well.

Anyway, here are the WIP's.

It's evident that the wheel(s) have had a bit of wear over the 30+ year lifetime, but that doesn't mean that they are nowhere near salvageable. These will take a little bit of time to be in use, but will hopefully will coincide with the progress of the MK2 Golf GTI purchase. 

A quick note too, the centrecap's (pictured below) are worth as much as the wheel! These are original MK1 Golf centrecap's and will be duly sold in time. 

The wheels are in motion.

More soon, what topic it will be, I don't know.