Hello there.
This is a really quick one (and I apologise if it's already been covered) but how can I tell when my Sprint alloys were produced? Is there a date stamp and if so where is it?!
Many thanks to you all in advance...
Sprint alloy dating...
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xvivalve
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Re: Sprint alloy dating...
It is embossed on one of the black painted segments near the middle. There are two on each wheel that will be embossed, one gives the size of the wheel, the other will either have the GKN logo and a two digit date code, ie '77' for 1977 or the letters SMC and the date in a circle, again two digit only. Sterling Metal (SMC) was a subsidary of GKN.
Re: Sprint alloy dating...
Phew, not a weird sexual practice then...
Current fleet: '75 Sprint, '73 1850, Daihatsu Fourtrak, Honda CG125, Yamaha Fazer 600, Shetland 570 (yes it's a boat!)
Past fleet: Triumph 2000, Lancia Beta Coupe, BL Mini Clubman, Austin Metro, Vauxhall Cavalier MK1 & MK2, Renault 18 D, Rover 216 GSI, Honda Accord (most expensive car purchase, hated, made out of magnetic metal as only car I've ever been crashed into...4 times), BMW 318, Golf GTi MK3 16v x 3
Past fleet: Triumph 2000, Lancia Beta Coupe, BL Mini Clubman, Austin Metro, Vauxhall Cavalier MK1 & MK2, Renault 18 D, Rover 216 GSI, Honda Accord (most expensive car purchase, hated, made out of magnetic metal as only car I've ever been crashed into...4 times), BMW 318, Golf GTi MK3 16v x 3
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grifterkid
Re: Sprint alloy dating...
Well, I always liked the look of Dolomite Sprint alloys... 