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427TJ, What silver did you use on the wheel centers? Is that Rally Wheel silver? They really look good!
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Does anyone know when the original Torque Thrusts showed up on the market? I'm thinking '63 or '64.
Did they preceed the Cragars, Internationals, early E/Ts (Wheel Centre Co) or M/T Challengers? It would be very interesting to place all the early aftermarket wheels in chronological order of their introductions..... I'd like to see this thread continue and expand. It could be a real history lesson. ![]() After all, it's titled <u>vintage wheels</u> thanks |
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I agree Verne...I have a 6/67 Car Craft mag wheel article that shows a lot of wheels including the M/T #1 wheel as they call it which looks like a Rader....they differ from my set because they describe these as being heli-arc welded and the ones I have are riveted...I'd love to see some chronological mag stuff...I know a bunch of guys around here are into collecting old speed catalogs so...lets see what crops up...
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Let the good times roll..........
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Try this for a history of wheels, I haven't spent much time looking at it but at a quick glance it looks like it might be interesting:
http://www.roadsters.com/wheels/#TT |
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That was an interesting 1/2 hr of reading. Very informative.
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http://www.roadsters.com/wheels/#TT [/ QUOTE ] Yeah, I forgot about this site until now. Great reading! |
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OK...Mr70...JoeyB...you guys have old catalogs and stuff...I really love old wheels and I want to track the datelines and evolution...help us out here and post some of this stuff...I'm going to make this a sticky for a while. Everyone ditched their stock wheels as soon as they could. It would be cool to see how they evolved....
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Bob,
That's what I was hoping this thread could turn into. I have a bunch of old catalogs as well and will try to get some wheel ads copied and sent to you (I can't post them myself). I'll send you one now that was posted a awhile back. ![]() Verne |
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Here's a story from the July, 1961 Hot Rod showcasing American Racing magnesium wheels.
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