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This Abarth magnesium alloy wheel was rescued, for art's sake, from a 240Z, with which it shares a bolt pattern. It had been bolted onto the Datsun so it could be rolled around in a junkyard. Unfortunate, magnesium is not known for its corrosion resistance, and this wheel has suffered where it contacted iron.
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This Abarth magnesium alloy wheel was rescued, for art's sake, from a 240Z, with which it shares a bolt pattern. It had been bolted onto the Datsun so it could be rolled around in a junkyard. Unfortunate, magnesium is not known for its corrosion resistance, and this wheel has suffered where it contacted iron.  View Related Article

 

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