Swangers???

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  1. caseydog

    caseydog Well-Known Member

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    The last three times I've gone to Houston, I have seen cars with these wheels on them. I did a Google search and it seems they are called "swangers?" The ones in the picture are pretty mild. I've seen some sticking out more than that.

    I have yet to see them anywhere else but Houston. Hmmmm.

    CD
     

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  2. eMINIparts

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    They havent got here yet........:shocked:
     
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    Those look like Ben-Hur chariot wheels.
     
  4. Steve

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    Please keep them in Houston.
     
  5. Nathan

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    x 99!
     
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    What is seen in Houston....Must stay in Houston...
     
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    Fore the love of all thats good in life DON'T PUT THEM ON YOUR MINI!:D
     
  8. caseydog

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    Naw, I'm gonna' stick with my spinners. :cool:

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    I think we have a new thread for some entertaining soul to start on the "other" place...:D
    Maybe find the rims...ask for them to be photo shopped... Lol.
     
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    [ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I5joGWfXtbQ"]cadillac buick riviera on swangas pt3 - YouTube[/ame]
     
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    I should take some to CR..hahaha
     
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    Yeah, good idea, take them to CR.....take them ALL to CR. This is a good plan. :yesnod:
     
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    You all make fun. I'm betting we all had a hand, in one fashion or another, in helping to outfit that purple POS with those wheels and tires...
     
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    I don't think they would pass pedestrian safety requirements.
     
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    I was barely awake when I saw the title "swangers", and misread it. I thought "what the heck have I got into".
     
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    Swangers are simply Southern "Swingers"....:D
     
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    They are in Austin, TX as well...
     
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    A couple of years ago, I was heading north on Telegraph in Toledo, when this POS passed me. (Celebrity, I think). This hunk of carp couldn't have been worth more than scrap value, but the rims were huge!! Looked like a 4 wheel Roman chariot. Big chrome rims with a rubber band stretched around them.
     
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    Saw them last year on this car while in Texas on my way home from Houston.
     

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