At the back end of last year, not long after buying the car I picked up a cheap set of rostyle wheels from a Cortina 1600E. These are pretty rare in Ford fitment as they only came on that particular model, although in BL products they are very commonplace. Here they are as bought, complete with bashed up chrome trim rings around the dish. They photograph better than they were...
Compared to refurbishing a standard steel wheel, these things were a major pain. Not just painting and masking, but even rubbing down and trying to avoid the chrome. The inside has been painted gloss black, and the rims in Ford Strato Silver, just like we did on the Anglia. They haven't come out perfect, with a little bit of lacquer bloom, but the chrome isn't great on them either, so I'm not too concerned. Either way I think they're a massive improvement over the old slot mags. In the photos I haven't fit the centre caps yet, as I'm still to have the wheels balanced. I just wanted to get them on for a look. :lol:
The old slot mags were the cause of a noise under turning as well, the extra width combined with a wheel bearing needed adjustment made the car into a fantastic lathe!
I also removed this awful cut down Maestro fuel cap which was forcing the number plate out, and replaced it with a Mini injection one. Much nicer, makes the plate sit flush, and even though it's not original it can't be seen. Yes I am aware I've a lot of cleaning to do, but while it's in storage I am leaving it be for now.
The boot is pretty big too, but not quite big enough for all of these.
These photos also show the difference in paint quality on the rear quarter from the repair by the previous owner. It's much nicer in real life, and camera flash exaggerates it, but it is a priority to get this panel blended in.