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That appears to be Getty Design bodywork. We have quite a few 911s in our area that have run that bodywork (as many as 20 cars or more) in recent years. Some have turbo trailing arms, many do not. Weights range between ~1850 - 2350 without drivers.

Sixteen inch wheels are popular in our area. We have a special GT class that requires them, but a number of GT1, GT2 and GT3 cars elect to run 16s. There are a number of benefits of 16s.

The Goodyear bias ply tires have been popular for over a decade, and have proven fast enough to beat heavier factory cars on modern radials.

Goodyear is no longer committed to the 11.5 and 13 wide tires that have been popular, so a number of folks have moved to Hoosier 16 inch bias ply tires in similar sizes. Avon has bias ply tires in this size range that can be very fast. But the new hot ticket appears to be Hoosier 16 inch radials, with pretty big sizes (12 and 14).

My car has that bodywork and SC trailing arms. I will likely change my set up to run the 16 inch Hoosier radials in 12 and 14 inch widths.

Quite a few of use have been using the Bogart wheels for over a decade and are very, very happy with them. Sizes we run are typically 10-11 x 16 and 12-13 x 16. Strong, light and fairly priced.

These are race cars, not street cars, although some are licensed and registered for occasional street driving.
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