2 Atlas??

[YENKO DEUCE REGISTRY]

I think (hope) they look like this, with the sharp spoke design...
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http://www.boomspeed.com/yenko/gbprog1.jpg


[Edited by YENKO DEUCE REGISTRY (09-20-2001 at 01:31 PM).]

[Rat_Pack]

Marlin, those look identical to a set of M/T mags that I have. They are a two piece steel and aluminum wheel. The spokes and front wheel lip seem to have been welded to a steel rim. That is what the backs look like from your pictures........RatPack.......

[Belair62]

Marlin,you need to show better pics of front and back of wheel.....

[JoeC]

I believe the Atlas wheels have a really deep counter bore for the lug nuts. *****edited ****
On second thought, After Tom B reminded me of the picture in the Yenko interview MCR article, The lug nuts c-bore does not look so deep on that original picture of the Atlas wheel.

[Edited by JoeC (09-20-2001 at 10:34 PM).]

[Belair62]

I know there were Japanese Torq-Thrust copies that had a deep counter bore.Probably due to inconsistent foundry work I would imagine.These wheels may have nothing or some may have Japan stamped on the back.

[Rat_Pack]

I have a set of the Japan copies of Torque Thrusts and they are a one piece cast aluminum wheel. They have Japan cast below one of the spokes on the back of the wheel. They do have a deeper counter bore than most of the Torque Thrusts I have which may be due to the inconsistencies between the spokes.

This set of wheels that Marlin has are not a one piece wheel, they are two piece steel and aluminum. You can see where they are welded on the backside. I am pretty sure these are the Mickey Thompson wheels or possibly another brand as there were two or three companies that made these exact same wheels. I think Crestline Mfg in California was one of them............RatPack............

[Belair62]

Finally able to open pics...I had a set of 2 piece keystones but they had logo in the back..very similar to the upper pair of wheels..I assume the bottom pair are different and are 1 piece cast.RatPack...the 2 piece look like the type that have an aluminum face welded to the steel wheel ...not just the spokes. Keystone made some like that.I have some M/T Rader wheels from 1965 that have the center spoke section riveted in.Alsoquite a few Sears wheels made by M/T that are built the same with rivets. Tom Billigen...can you determine if the one piece set Marlin has are Atlas ?

[Edited by Belair62 (09-21-2001 at 08:23 PM).]