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Originally Posted by chunterer
Now you mention it, you're right, the Spa cars did have those wheels, but may not have had them all race. IIRC TWR ran both types at some events, like the TT when Tom had the BBS's on late in the race having started on the 'usual' ones. I presume they kep the BBS's on from 1983 as spares?
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In fact, looking at pics, they seem to have used
3 different types of rims on the XJS in '84, so I wouldn't have been too surprised to see a mixture at some races.
the Speedlines(?). Were these designed specifically for the TWR Jags? I don't remember other teams using anything similar, and IIRC they're not dissimilar in styling to one of the designs of alloys used on the production cars at one point
http://www.flickr.com/photos/mendama...57625798580441
and these-
http://www.flickr.com/photos/mendama...57625798580441
(they're not unlike these used on the Rovers...)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/mendama...57625798580441
(and sometimes a mix of the two...!)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/mendama...57625798580441
as well as the BBS
http://www.flickr.com/photos/mendama...57623605216598
and I'm sure I've seen a pic recently somewhere showing a 1984 XJS on a mixture of Speedlines and BBS....