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set 5 steel 13x5j minilight copies fitted to the GLS(?)

PostPosted: Tue Jul 07, 2020 9:39 am
by billy_bunter
No photo as Photobucket account now suspended. I have tried to find a photo of theme on a car or brochure but have not found them.

I have them on facebook marketplace at £100. All offers considered

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/it ... 261610443/

BLURB....

Plans never came to fruition so these are cluttering the garage.

These are 4 inch PCD and were fitted to the later Viva HC. Apart from 1 rim dent (2nd photo) and a lot of rust they are as they left the factory. Supplied with the 4 original centers and 16 chrome nuts.
The 3 tires are in good physical nick but I would not trust them.
Very unusual and pretty rare. Perhaps upgrade your standard viva, keep a second set or band them. Hard to value so all offers considered.

Re: set 5 steel 13x5j minilight copies fitted to the GLS(?)

PostPosted: Tue Jul 07, 2020 10:06 am
by droopsnoot
One of the photos from Facebook:

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Not what I imagined as a minilight copy, I must admit.

Re: set 5 steel 13x5j minilight copies fitted to the GLS(?)

PostPosted: Tue Jul 07, 2020 10:14 am
by Mike Attew
Not like my minilites either?

Re: set 5 steel 13x5j minilight copies fitted to the GLS(?)

PostPosted: Tue Jul 07, 2020 4:27 pm
by 1972nail
These are very late GLS wheels. Extremely rare but not necessarily sought after..... Yet!

Good to see them complete with hub centres and nuts.

Re: set 5 steel 13x5j minilight copies fitted to the GLS(?)

PostPosted: Tue Jul 07, 2020 8:12 pm
by billy_bunter
Thank you droopsnoot.

Did you host the photo or just link it?

Re: set 5 steel 13x5j minilight copies fitted to the GLS(?)

PostPosted: Tue Jul 07, 2020 8:17 pm
by billy_bunter
1972nail wrote:These are very late GLS wheels. Extremely rare but not necessarily sought after..... Yet!

Good to see them complete with hub centers and nuts.


One of the reasons I bought them. Did Vauxhall call them anything. Find no references anywhere. There is what looks like a Dunlop stamp on them which did surprise me.

Re: set 5 steel 13x5j minilight copies fitted to the GLS(?)

PostPosted: Tue Jul 07, 2020 8:35 pm
by droopsnoot
billy_bunter wrote:Thank you droopsnoot.

Did you host the photo or just link it?


I opened your link, used the snip tool to grab enough of it, saved it locally, then used "upload attachment" below this reply box, and uploaded it to the forum.

Re: set 5 steel 13x5j minilight copies fitted to the GLS(?)

PostPosted: Tue Jul 07, 2020 10:28 pm
by 1972nail
Yes, they were made by Dunlop. A similar style appeared in the very early 70's as a dealer upgrade. I think Vauxhall had run out of Rostyles so had to find an alternative for the very short production run that remained.