*edit*: Hankooks were $360, not $60!!!still cheap though!

Well, I have to say, I see Fosters in the Bottleshop, but really,it is piss and I wouldn't drink it in a fit.
The best Aussie beer, IMO, is called Crown Lager. If I'm not drinking crownies, I'm drinking Victoria Bitter (made in melbourne),Boag's Draught (Made in Tasmania), or either Asahi super dry or Kirin first press. The last two are Japanese :D
As for wheels and tyre, I'd go for 14" wheels nowadays. That said, Hankook did make a good 185/60/13, I had them on my escort Van, and they were cheap, maybe $360 AUD for 4. They were a really good tyre, a bit shorter in the sidewall than most 60's but very grippy. I last had a set of those about 18 months ago. Worth a shot.
I would say you could also easily get 13" Yokohama Advans, or pommy performance tyres like Avon, as in Japan and england both those sizes would be getting plenty of use still.
cheers,
floody