Wire wheel source for 1950's Alfa 159 GP car

A friend asked me to help him find a source for better kit or PE upgrade wire wheels for the old Merit 1:25 Alfa 159 GP car which he's started on.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1c/Alfa-Romeo-159-%281951%29.jpg

I don't have one lying around to check on the wheel/tire size but am familar with the kit - very old (1950's tooling), basic and the wheels are incredibly bad... Does anyone know of a source? He already talked with Herb Deeks - no luck there.

TIA
Hiergehts

Profil 24 sell their wheels and tires separately. The Merit/Smer tires are 28.5mm front/30mm rear and the wheel is 18.5mm. I'm not sure what sizes are included with the Maserati 450S but they should be the closest. I can tell you the wheels in the Lotus XI are too small and the pre-war Alfas too large as I have them to compare to the Alfetta parts. Email Jean-Philippe and he should be able to tell you the measurements.

http://www.profil24-models.com/english/cadres_bienvenue_uk.html

Kurzheck

Great! Thank you very much for the info Kurzheck. I will e-mail him and see.

Cheers,
Hiergehts