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Los Angeles-based American Racing Equipment, Inc., one of
the world’s largest and most historic automotive aftermarket
wheel manufacturers, has refined and re-introduced the original
Ansen slot mag, one of the most recognized custom wheel designs
emerging from the true rod and custom era of the late sixties
and early seventies.
Originally offered in the mid-sixties by various manufacturers,
the Ansen-style Sprint slot mag was featured on many of the
most famous racing, custom and muscle cars of the period,
including the 1976 Ford Gran Torino of Starsky and Hutch.
Remaining true to its unique and historic roots, American
Racing’s new Ansen-style slot mag will be manufactured
of aluminum alloy, but will be polished to a brilliant finish
for restoration and custom applications. The new Slot Mag
has been retroengineered to fit a variety of lug patterns
and more modern tire and brake packages, including 15x7 inch
4-lug patterns for earlier Mustangs. To complete the product
package, American’s designers added sizes to fit today’s
custom trends—the Ansen Sprint slot mag will be offered
in 15x7, 15x8, 17x7 and 17x8 inch sizes, with correct backspacing
requirements for most period restoration cars and trucks.
It is the first time that a slot-mag style has been shown
in 17 inch sizes, outside of a few early “skinnies” used
for drag racing in the sixties.
The release of the new Ansen Sprint Slot Mag was announced
at the 2004 SEMA Show.
Availability
Available in January, 2005, the Ansen Sprint-style slot
mag will be available from American Racing’s 25,000 retailers
across the U.S. and in more than 25 countries worldwide.
Daniella Rotta is a contributing writer to custom-wheels-n-chrome-rims.com
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