There are all aluminum replicas in 15” & 17” and larger sizes, but I suspect all the true to original, chrome steel Magnum 500s in 14/15” size are probably from a single manufacturing source. I know there have been some custom wheel shops that take old centers and weld them to different size custom rims but I don’t think they manufacture the components. Here is something I found that’s a few years ago for Ford Magnums that would also apply to Mopars.
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69bossnine
5459 posts · Joined 2004
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Dec 2, 2019
Way back when, there were two manufacturers, Wheel Vintiques (using refurbished/original centers) and Specialty Wheel (using all-new components).
But when Tom Sensabaugh passed away (founder of Specialty) 10-15 years ago, Coker Tire bought the company.
And more recently, Coker Tire also bought-up Wheel Vintiques.
So to the best of my knowledge, both companies (and Coker as well, who does wheel/tire packages) are owned by the same umbrella group, and I think they're all selling the same all-new-component Magnum 500.
I'll keep it brief. They're VERY nice, much prettier chrome than Ford ever did.. The only advice I'd give is to make sure you wax the chrome outer rims once per-year to fend off rust.
Ford did Magnum 500's both as painted wheels and as chrome wheels, depending upon year/application. For your purposes (1969 Mach 1), the Magnums were never originally available on Mach 1's anyhow, so it's a moot point, just go with the chrome, as they look best on a Mach 1 IMHO...
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So if you want true, chrome steel, reprosuction wheels it probably doesn't matter who you buy from except for cost and service. If looking for custom, aluminum replica 500s then there are some choices, Vintage for one. My 2 cents.
