Fuchs back in the biz...

[Dottore]

Not sure whether this has already ben posted, but there were a couple of reports in the German motoring press this past week that Fuchs (Firma Otto Fuchs of Meinzerhagen) is getting back into the wheel business.

The plan is to produce (among other things) the old Porsche OME wheels, as well as a new take on the old wheels for the newer water-cooled cars.

No news yet as to when these will be available.

[mca]

Sweet. Would love it if the prices were more within my reach. Fingers crossed.

[Starless]

The new Lamborghini Gallardo LP570-4 Superleggera wears Fuchs.

[twistoffat]

Well they are showing them on their site as being directly available from Porsche here but only 16´s

*: Otto Fuchs KG

[ttweed]

Originally Posted by twistoffat

Well they are showing them on their site as being directly available from Porsche here but only 16´s

Porsche Classic has been showing new editions of the 6, 7, 8, and 9 x 15" Fuchs for some time now, as well as the 7, 8, and 9x16" versions. They are not cheap, however.

TT

[Macroni]

Where were they two years ago...........
I would have loved a set of new 15s.

[Drisump]

Originally Posted by Starless

The new Lamborghini Gallardo LP570-4 Superleggera wears Fuchs.

So these new Fuchs will probably be as cheap as dirt.....LOL

[ratpiper71T]

Not sure whether this has already ben posted, but there were a couple of reports in the German motoring press this past week that Fuchs (Firma Otto Fuchs of Meinzerhagen) is getting back into the wheel business.



The plan is to produce (among other things) the old Porsche OME wheels, as well as a new take on the old wheels for the newer water-cooled cars.



No news yet as to when these will be available.

I thought Fuchs never left the wheel business. They just stopped making the old style wheels for Porsche as they, meaning Porsche, didn't want to make them anymore and they own the rights to the pattern or dies. Fuchs have continued tomake wheels for Porsche and other makes. They just stopped making those styles-until now. Or at least that's what I thought.

[Dottore]

Originally Posted by ratpiper71T

I thought Fuchs never left the wheel business. They just stopped making the old style wheels for Porsche as they, meaning Porsche, didn't want to make them anymore and they own the rights to the pattern or dies. Fuchs have continued tomake wheels for Porsche and other makes. They just stopped making those styles-until now. Or at least that's what I thought.

You are quite right. My bad.

The press report was that they would begin to make the old style Porsche Fuchs wheels again—plus a new series (that looks similar) for the newer p-cars.

[twistoffat]

The press report was that they would begin to make the old style Porsche Fuchs wheels again—plus a new series (that looks similar) for the newer p-cars.[/QUOTE]

to be honest it would make sense. They have already done the new wheels for the limited run sport classic. I thought they looked great

[Dantilla]

I guess the value of my 9x16s just went down.

[sc_rufctr]

Originally Posted by twistoffat

The press report was that they would begin to make the old style Porsche Fuchs wheels again—plus a new series (that looks similar) for the newer p-cars...

to be honest it would make sense. They have already done the new wheels for the limited run sport classic. I thought they looked great

I thought the new wheels for the Sports Classic were cast not forged...
Either way it's only a mater of time before someone puts them on an air cooled car.

[deathpunk dan]

In for a set of new 15x7 911R reproductions...