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JayR
04-24-2009, 09:53 AM
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OK, maybe not so huge, in fact kind of exclusive as Brett Allan has the only set on the whole continent!

The wheel brand has taken on a life of it’s own in less than 2 years and we’ve shipped wheels all over the place but Brett Allan was the first to contact us from Africa.

Like what happens to all of us in this industry/hobby/sport, we have something in common with people everywhere and make friends as a result, then couple that with the internet and some good marketing, and you never know what will happen.

Our friends at Chevy High Performance ran a press release on the wheels last year and a copy happened to get in Brett Allan’s hands in South Africa so he went to the website and dropped us a line and we became fast friends. At the time, Brett had a dream car in mind but hadn’t even bought it so he told me when he did, he wanted a set of Rushforths on it. We corresponded for months bench racing about everything under the sun as we’re close in age and interests and we even talked on the phone a couple times.

Late last Fall, Brett finally found his dream car, a 72 Camaro and snapped it up in short order, then started a punch list of things that needed to be addressed including the wheels and stance. Brett’s car was a bit of an oddball as it had been equipped at some point in the last 37 years with a Jaguar IRS that needed some attention as well as new measurements to figure out the backspacing as we didn’t have anything in the books for that set up.

We got it all figured out and built Brett a set of 19” Super Spokes with our Smoked Titanium finish on the centers and put them on a boat just in time for Brett to get them while on leave from his job in Saudi Arabia, mount them up and drive the hell out of it while on break and he even took it to a big hot rod show.

Thanks Brett! Glad to have you as a friend and thanks for representing the brand in another corner of the world!

jy211
04-24-2009, 09:59 AM
tight work!

class67
04-24-2009, 11:22 AM
Congrats, Jason....you're intl. now!

Nice looking car too.

dadto2jays
04-24-2009, 11:59 AM
The car and the wheels look terrific!!!

Mr.VENGEANCE
04-24-2009, 12:04 PM
woooord?

joejaze
04-24-2009, 12:11 PM
Very Nice!

JayR
04-24-2009, 12:40 PM
Thanks Guys! That is far from the first set sent overseas as we've got them in Countries all over the world now but they're the first set in South Africa.

We also shipped to Australia and Belgium this month so the brand and the hobby are doing just fine in tough economic times. Keep those orders coming domestic and international!

oestek
04-24-2009, 01:46 PM
They look great, Jay!

1969CamaroRS
04-24-2009, 02:24 PM
Congratulations!

-The Stig-
04-24-2009, 02:48 PM
That's a nice looking car, the wheels really set it off.

... just the front end isn't exactly correct. But... I can over look that, it still looks super nice.

WS6
04-24-2009, 02:53 PM
Very nice wheels and the fact that the car has IRS is awesome. Congrats Jason

BMF Machine
04-24-2009, 07:27 PM
As always; VerY ImpressivE!:1st:

Munster
04-24-2009, 08:04 PM
Wheels look very nice and fit very well with the overall look. Just goes to show if you have a good product and good service it pays off.

JT_67Tempest
04-24-2009, 11:04 PM
Jason,

That's awesome that your wheels are getting attention from such far away places. I'm sure you're proud of how your wheel line has come in such a short time. I'm proud to be an owner of set of Rushforths myself. Great set of quality wheels!!!

Johnny

darren@ridetech
04-27-2009, 08:02 AM
I just talked to a guy from South Africa building a Tri-5 as well. I amazes me......

buickfunnycar.com
04-27-2009, 08:13 AM
Great story Jason...

NorwayCharger
04-28-2009, 01:29 AM
Will i be your first customer in Norway ?

JayR
04-28-2009, 06:57 AM
Will i be your first customer in Norway ?

Did you already order them? I know we have some in Amsterdam and Belgium and I know you guys have a hot musclecar scene but I think you're the first. Thanks for representing for us in another corner of the world!

The power of the internet!!!

NorwayCharger
05-01-2009, 04:19 AM
Did you already order them? I know we have some in Amsterdam and Belgium and I know you guys have a hot musclecar scene but I think you're the first. Thanks for representing for us in another corner of the world!

The power of the internet!!!

Hi.
No i have not ordered them, but i want to.
Can you get me a deal on the same wheels as the South African Camaro, i love them.
I am in the works of rebuilding my 68 Charger and need some nice wheels.
I was thinking 18x10 and 18x9 with Nitto 555 in size 295/45-18 and 255/45-18.

Arne

JayR
05-01-2009, 07:41 AM
Drop us a line and we'll get you all fixed up, Arne!

NorwayCharger
05-03-2009, 07:13 AM
Drop us a line and we'll get you all fixed up, Arne!

I´ll do that..