Yenko Wheels

brianc427 · #1 03-30-2005, 07:15 AM

What was the correct wheel that is supposed to be on a Yenko? Most everyone says that American Racing Torque Thrusts are the closest you are going to get. I have also heard that Atlas and Alliance are good choices as well. Does anyone make anything that is a close match?

Thanks,
Brian

camarojoe · #2 03-30-2005, 07:33 AM

Atlas was actually the wheel Yenko used, but they were never sold anywhere, and unless you find a set that were actually on a Yenko car, you pretty much aren't gonna get a set. Appliance made a nice wheel that is similar, and an OLD set of Americans are a good choice, as long as the spokes are straight and have sharp peaks to the spokes (not rounded) Dragmasters were close too, as were a handful of other various mags produced during that time-frame. I attached a pic of an old set of americans for reference.

brianc427 · #3 03-30-2005, 04:32 PM

Thanks a lot Joe. You have been a tremendous help.

skierkaj · #4 03-30-2005, 09:16 PM

Are you sure Atlas wheels weren't available to the public for sale as a set? I distinctly remember my uncle telling me he had a set on his '69 GTO. Who knows? Maybe they were from a Yenko car?

12bolt · #5 03-31-2005, 05:20 AM

where The YENKO rims 14" or 15"?? I have an OLD set of 4 American Racing Torque Thrusts that were on a 55 Chevy I had. I am pretty sure They are 14". The Cars last inspection was 1977!

**Steve Shauger** · #6 03-31-2005, 05:33 AM

I believe 15x6 was the size used although i am sure there were exceptions.

Belair62 · #7 03-31-2005, 05:50 AM

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Atlas was actually the wheel Yenko used, but they were never sold anywhere

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Joe...if Atlas didn't sell them outside Yenko they would have gone out of business after they made the first set...maybe they made them for other stores or shops..they were knock offs of Americans along with the rest of the look alike wheels...pretty sure American came up with the design and it was just copied by all the rest.

**Steve Shauger** · #8 03-31-2005, 05:58 AM

My belief is that they were a low cost knock off and obviously sold elsewhere. Only a handful of Yenkos were actually equipped with them. We know how price conscience Don was...

**Lynn** · #9 03-31-2005, 07:28 AM

Since the Yenkos were ordered with the sport car conversion, they would have come to the dealer with 15 X 7 Ralleys, correct? How many got the mags? Were all the mags the same brand? What did Don do with all the left over ralleys? (uh oh, now I did it, someone will no doubt be selling Don's "secret stash" of ralleys on ebay now along with a "notarized" letter from Don Yenko vouching for the authenticity - should take about 3 nanoseconds for that auction to start).

Lynn

Belair62 · #10 03-31-2005, 08:06 AM

There was a fellow around this site who claimed to have wheels from Yenkos store with receipts...but it turned out to be BS...

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