It is my considered opinion—and I should point out that I am an expert on such things—that the traditional Panasport alloy wheel is the perfect accoutrement for damn-near any automotive aesthetic. Like James Bond’s classic one-button suit or choosing a walk in the park for a first date encounter, there’s a timeless perfection in the execution.
Its so perfect in fact, that I need your help. You see, I’ve been thinking about a set of Pannies for a project and that got me also thinking about how awesome the wheels look on every car I’ve ever seen them on. That’s where you come in. What I want to know today is what cars wouldn’t look amazing with Panasport wheels. Visual aids are of course worth extra credit. Thanks in advance for pushing science forward.
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Hooniverse Asks: What Car Wouldn’t Look Awesome in Panasports?
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28 responses to “Hooniverse Asks: What Car Wouldn’t Look Awesome in Panasports?”
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50’s Cadillac.
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I think I could live with a set of Minilites on a restomod 1948-52 (53?) fastback.
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my Tucson
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F450 Supercrew with the bro-dozer treatment
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I think they’d be too small for my Challenger. (Minimum wheel diameter 18″ to clear the front brakes.)
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Anything with factory wheels larger than 16″. True Panasports don’t come any bigger than 16″.
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I’m rubbish with GIMP, but I don’t think this would have looked very good anyway.
https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/a07da0fecdf603d91449b64a8d4979d35173160a846b64c074c1bcc65eab4c87.jpg-
I don’t know; a Mig with Panasports sounds awesome to me…
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“Comrade, what that needs is a set of 24s!”
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On the contrary, I think that looks fantastic!
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I’m sure there are some. Probably none that I want to drive.
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http://www.imcdb.org/i732365.jpg
Prove me wrong Mr. Harrell!-
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Panasport doesn’t appear to list anything that will take a 4.00 x 8 tire.
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…and there isn’t an aftermarket lift kit?
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Dude, you’re just not trying
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I’ve become wary about buying golf cart parts. I got some brake parts for my HMV Freeway through Buggies Unlimited, in that the Freeway shares brakes with certain models of E-Z-GO carts, and ended up on their catalog mailing list for longer than I would have liked. I did get to learn that there are far more aftermarket items out there for golf carts than I had suspected. Far, far more. Disturbingly more. It’s its own world.
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Panasport is of course a copy of the Minilite wheel. Might be worth referencing the original here. The design works best on smaller to medium size cars. Large trucks for example would look a little silly. The slot mag or kidney bean wheel should be used on larger vehicles.
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Aztek.
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No wheel design looks good on that visual abomination.
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Can only think of cars they(or something very similar) look good on, and this is what I’d do if I ever end up getting one of these.. https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/3acbc123a426f36b2126adfa91d8b46fc9122a47183b9090e78ae8d17793648c.jpg
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Thinking about getting those exact wheels for the GSi. Though I may be swayed to the white version. Something about white wheels on a bright red car.
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I’ve no idea what exact model those wheels are, but I like them on the GT86.
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Sorry, I had meant to include that information in the reply above. They are Enkei Compe – from the classics line they released pretty recently. There are some other old school designs as well, but the Compe is the best. http://enkei.com/shop/classic/compe/
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Agree, they look great. I can’t seem to find the weights listed on them anywhere though. 16×8 +0 is perfect for me, but i’m curious what their weight is…
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Pre-war cars!
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They’re pretty damn ugly on that BMW at the top of this post.
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