Page 1 of 1

painted line on MM wheels

Posted: Sat Apr 23, 2016 11:03 am
by TvdWerf
I had a green spare wheel with a line on it, but on my black wheels is nothing.
Because my black wheels are never repainted, and without a line, I did not notice it.
Was this line an option, or not for all wheels?
I repainted the green wheel, and the spare wheel, and now still have 2 wheels in the original paint, without any line.

Do I have to paint a line on the wheels to get him original, or not?[frame]Image[/frame][frame]Image[/frame]

Re: painted line on MM wheels

Posted: Sun Apr 24, 2016 2:42 pm
by ManyMinors
Others might know better but.....
My feeling is that it was only fairly early "MMs" which had the line painted on the wheels. My highlight MM was all in original paint when I bought it and there was no sign of a painted line on any of the wheels.

Re: painted line on MM wheels

Posted: Sun Apr 24, 2016 7:46 pm
by smithskids
My MM is May 1951 and when I bought it in 1976 it had the white line on all the wheels but someone before me could have painted them, who knows the car was 25 years old then :(

Re: painted line on MM wheels

Posted: Sun Apr 24, 2016 7:46 pm
by TvdWerf
Was he black, just like mine?

Re: painted line on MM wheels

Posted: Sun Apr 24, 2016 7:50 pm
by smithskids
Yes. It also has SYN stencilled under the bonnet at the front on the right hand side when you look at it from the front.

Re: painted line on MM wheels

Posted: Mon Apr 25, 2016 11:36 pm
by DAVIDMCCULLOUGH
One of my wheels still has the line painted on it, or I should say the remains of a line!