Guess what this is a photo of!

[cara]

of a what?

 

[GhettoRacingKid]

 

[pacanis]

That's a lug nut off of a '79 Camaro Berlinetta. The beauty cap has come off. Right rear wheel I think....

 

[cara]

it's not a '79... it's a '78 - obviously....
and it's right back wheel... I'm pretty sure

 

[GhettoRacingKid]

actually you were supposed to put the tire size

195/75/r14

 

[cara]

r14?? Sure?? It rather looks like R15...

 

[GhettoRacingKid]

Actually the lug nut is from a 1978 Monte Carlo Left Rear.

I would have accepted

any GM Steel wheel from the dawn of time till 1993 but not a FWD car.

lol

 

[Wart]

This shouldn't be a problem for you lug nut experts.

It's actually pretty easy.

 

[Maidrite]

Knock off Spinners for changing a tire quick.

 

[Wart]

Yes, they are knock offs, and they aren't "knock offs".

Thats a big clue.

Knowing that an educated guess can be made as to what car they are attached to.

 

[phinz]

It looks like a GT40 wheel. Some of Gurney's cars had gold wheels. Even more so, it looks like the wheels used on the '66 cars. They also were used by Shelby's commemorative cars.

 

[Wart]

Not a Ford rim.

 

[phinz]

That's interesting, given this and this.

Of course, the wheels used on GT40s were Halibrand wheels (pin drives, I believe), not "Ford" wheels, much like my Miata's wheels are Enkei wheels, not "Mazda" wheels. They look a lot like the wheels that were also used on Corvette Grand Sports, which were also Halibrands.

 

[Maidrite]

It is a Shelby Cobra AC

 

[phinz]

And if it's an AC Cobra, then the GT40 would be correct too, since they both were campaigned by Shelby and both used the same wheels.

 

[Wart]

That's interesting, given this and this.

Of course, the wheels used on GT40s were Halibrand wheels (pin drives, I believe), not "Ford" wheels, much like my Miata's wheels are Enkei wheels, not "Mazda" wheels. They look a lot like the wheels that were also used on Corvette Grand Sports, which were also Halibrands.

?

Your answer is ?

 

[phinz]

Since it's not a Ford, then it's a Corvette Grand Sport, I would assume. My answer is the wheel is a Halibrand. The car must be a Grand Sport, since that's the only non-Ford product in my post.

Of course, to be honest, with as much as we were shown, it could be anything raced in the mid-'60s, since a lot of different racing teams used the exact same wheels, since they were state-of-the-art, and I had no hint of livery to work from.

 

[Wart]

Since it's not a Ford

I didn't say it wasn't attached to a Ford, I said it isn't a Ford rim.

My answer is the wheel is a Halibrand.

And HERES what it's attached to.

Of course, to be honest, with as much as we were shown, it could be anything raced in the mid-'60s, since a lot of different racing teams used the exact same wheels, since they were state-of-the-art, and I had no hint of livery to work from.

Your assuming I was after the name of the car.

The allusion to what it was attached to and it being original (not a 'knock off') was a hint, those of us in the Ford circle, or should I say Oval, the name Hildibrand will always conger visions and emotions of the GT40.

Since the GT 40 was your first guess at the bonus question I guess that works for you, too!

 

[phinz]

I didn't realize the model of car was a bonus question. It sounded like you wanted to know which car it was attached to.

I find it kind of funny that the picture you link to calls it the GT40 Mach II. Anybody who is a fan of the GT40, Carroll Shelby or Ford, knows that it is *Mk II*. The GT40 has always been a favored car of mine. I was raised a Ford kid, but strayed away from them when I discovered that Japanese cars didn't break down as often or require as much tinkering.

I'll see what I can dig up. I'll get away from cars this time.

 

[phinz]

This one will probably be easy for those in touch with current pop culture.

What are these cute little guys called, and what do people do with them?