Q Osborne

About Q Osborne

Quentin Osborne learned to love cars in the 80's, growing up in a family repair shop. He is now a professional driving instructor and event manager focused on promoting driving safety and skill through practical involvement in motorsports.

Fatlace announced a collaboration with AME back in 2010, and finally something has come of it. They are calling it the AME FZero1 and FZero2, modelling them after original 1980 productions. While I am not at all a fan of Fatlace and their brand, I will concede that they’ve done […]

Re-born

12 Sep, 2013 in Shopping tagged âme / fatlace by Q Osborne

Kyusha Shoes Banzai! The old wheel upheaval is in force. Special thanks to DTA and Road & Track for sharing my passion. Check it out!

旧車クツばんざい

5 Aug, 2013 in News tagged road&track by Q Osborne

In celebration of its 35th anniversary, JAWA (Japanese Alloy Wheel Association) released a very limited edition book detailing the history of the wheel, and the Japanese Alloy Wheel. As the standard setter for alloy wheels in Japan, JAWA has tested and stamped practically every wheel ever produced in Japan. This […]

My Work Here Is…

31 Jul, 2013 in Downloads / Rare Finds / Wheel Info tagged book / jawa by Q Osborne

Given the cost and complication of importing wheels from Japan, it’s always pleasant to come across rare finds on this side of the Pacific. These Weds likely date back to the seventies, and they are currently not even in my database. They look great though… especially on the back side. […]

Marry These.

14 Jun, 2013 in Shopping tagged ebay / weds by Q Osborne

Last month a reader shared with us his Italian made Hayashi Streets. An interesting find for sure, and enlightening, as we discovered that the stampings on the wheel back and face were identical to those used by Italian manufacturer Campagnolo. With many wheel manufacturers of decades past deceased, stampings […]

Hayashi – Factory Pimping

3 Jun, 2013 in Wheel Info tagged campagnolo / enkei / hayashi by Q Osborne

You may have noticed my list of Work wheels double in the last week. I’ve done so with the help and encouragement of Work Japan. Exciting indeed, but I’m hoping it’s just the beginning. Find more history on their Facebook page. Good stuff.

A Historic Work

1 Jun, 2013 in News tagged japan / work by Q Osborne

IMO, it’s pretty rare to see interesting stuff on Ebay. These Bridgestone FVS Super Raps are currently listed though, and for a pretty decent price all things considered. Not that many of you are interested in simple steel look wheels… but I think you should be. Weight for these is […]

It’s A Rap on Ebay

22 May, 2013 in Shopping tagged bridgestone / fvs / super-rap by Q Osborne

A reader was disputing my data on the Bilbo. I think this clears everything up. As far as I can tell, Pasco-Fame Corporation is long gone. No surprise, as it’s been close to forty years…

The Now Defunct

20 May, 2013 in Wheel Info tagged adscan / bilbo / pasco-fame by Q Osborne

Here is what looks like an interesting note about Hayashi wheels. We’ve observed a few variations of the popular Street wheel, and one reason for that seems to be that some of them were produced over seas. These particular wheels, as submitted by a reader, are stamped “Made In Italy” […]

Italian Streets

5 May, 2013 in Wheel Info tagged campagnolo / hayashi / italy by Q Osborne