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Glossary entry

Italian term or phrase:

ruote a dischi traforati

English translation:

ventilated (steel) wheel

Added to glossary by Peter Cox
Feb 8, 2012 10:39
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Italian term

ruote a dischi traforati

Italian to English Tech/Engineering Automotive / Cars & Trucks vintage cars
technical specifications for a vintage car
Proposed translations (English)
5 ventilated (steel) wheel
3 disc wheel with holes
3 perforated wheel rims
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Feb 13, 2012 07:17: Peter Cox Created KOG entry

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ventilated (steel) wheel

Vincent is technically correct, but all wheels are discs!

These were wheels (with holes) replacing wire wheels, usually fitted to high performance cars to improve brake cooling. See: http://www.docstoc.com/docs/78888332/Ventilated-wheel-and-br...

Nowadays ventilated is used to describe the type of disc brake
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disc wheel with holes

Sounds a bit gruff but seems to be the term.

Automotive Dictionary - "WH"
www.motorera.com/dictionary/WH.HTM
Wheel alignment: The position of the wheels relative to the car body. ..... Wheel type: The styling of the wheel disc e.g., disc wheel with holes, plain disc wheel, ...
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perforated wheel rims

This is how I would translate this term
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