WHEEL RIMS BEING TURNED INTO BAR STOOLS, COOKERS

WHEEL RIMS BEING TURNED INTO BAR STOOLS, COOKERS

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (Wireless Flash) -- Talk about cooking up a new idea: a company in Terre Haute, Indiana, is turning aluminum tire rims into barbecues. The Wheel Tough company recently began making bar stools, barbecues and even deep fat fryers out of the same aluminum rims used in high performance racing cars. Company spokesman Brett Spier says business is rolling smoothly because lots of auto fans are willing to spend as much as $450 for one bar stool made out of a tire rim. The company also makes tire rim patio tables, tire rim clocks, tire rim pool table lights and the ultimate couch potato seat: a tire rim chair that comes complete with a built-in ice cooler.

CONTACT: Brent Spier, ***; Terre Haute, IN; (812) 234-3630