Coffin Box Wheels?

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Hi - I am interested in finding details on these Coffin Box style spoke wheels that Schnitzer used 'back in the day'. Any help is appreciated. Especially if anyone is reproducing in more modenr sizes and offsets/widths that fit a non-flared car. Thanks!
 

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These magnesium wheels were made inhouse by Schnitzer.

As far as I know they existed in the following sizes :

10&11 x15" (1970-71 race cars with +7,5cm flares)
11&12 x15" (1972-74 race cars with +10cm flares)

Sets in 9&10 x15" may have existed for road cars with flares, I am not 100% sure.
The "Green Monster" shown in Auto Motor Sport had 10x15" front and rear.


A few reproductions in aluminium have been made, but none are 100% like the originals :

- Franz Ostermeier in Germany made sets from billet aluminium, looking very good, frighteningly expensive (something like 3000€ per wheel). Two years ago I heard him saying that he was too busy to make more of them (he is ultra busy).
He uses them on his spectacular Schnitzer 2800cs Gr2





- RS Felgen in Germany have something in their program.
Obviously their wheels do not look exactly like the originals, more like tribute wheels.
However they are affordable and available in different sizes.
They could be exactly what you are looking for.


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- A company in France called Black Roc Racing also wanted to make replicas.
Not sure if they actually made any, I never saw them on a car...

 

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These magnesium wheels were made inhouse by Schnitzer.

As far as I know they existed in the following sizes :

10&11 x15" (1970-71 race cars with +7,5cm flares)
11&12 x15" (1972-74 race cars with +10cm flares)

Sets in 9&10 x15" may have existed for road cars with flares, I am not 100% sure.
The "Green Monster" shown in Auto Motor Sport had 10x15" front and rear.


A few reproductions in aluminium have been made, but none are 100% like the originals :

- Franz Ostermeier in Germany made sets from billet aluminium, looking very good, frighteningly expensive (something like 3000€ per wheel). Two years ago I heard him saying that he was too busy to make more of them (he is ultra busy).
He uses them on his spectacular Schnitzer 2800cs Gr2





- RS Felgen in Germany have something in their program.
Obviously their wheels do not look exactly like the originals, more like tribute wheels.
However they are affordable and available in different sizes.
They could be exactly what you are looking for.


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- A company in France called Black Roc Racing also wanted to make replicas.
Not sure if they actually made any, I never saw them on a car...

Very much appreciate all this!! Thank you!!
 
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