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Originally posted by Early_S_Man
Impossible to tell whether or not those are genuine EMPIs, since they have been widely copied for the past 25 - 30 years ... but that is the design that started around 1968 from the VW aftermarket innovators par excellance ... based in Riverside CA during their glory years of the '60s!
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I always thought EMPI copied the Minilite design for these wheels, no? Certainly, Minilite 8-spokes were available since 1962 in England.

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