I'm Questioning My Taste In Automotive Wheels

[Doorkicker]

black!

 

[YY1]

63-69- chrome magnums get my vote.

70 and up- chrome trim ring rallye wheels.

 

[WileE]

Ok, Mr. Old School here. Probably know my answer. Neither. But. In this case, the steelies, as I do not like the hideous wagon wheels on a classic car. It's like putting size 15 shoes on a 5'2" person. See post #9 for a great answer.

 

[toolmanmike]

Ok, Mr. Old School here. Probably know my answer. Neither. But. In this case, the steelies, as I do not like the hideous wagon wheels on a classic car. It's like putting size 15 shoes on a 5'2" person. See post #9 for a great answer.

That Road Runner with the Magnum's is sharp!

 

[Dave6T4]

The rallye wheels look great on 70 and later cars,the Magnum wheels look great on any Mopar. I like all of the period correct aftermarket wheels. If you are going to run Modern aftermarket wheels a 5 spoke like KD has on his red Charger looks good. The modern 17 inch rallye wheels look great on 70 and later cars. They look out of place on the 68. I have the 20 inch version on my modern Challenger.

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I think this is a case where the car makes the wheels, rather than the wheels make the car. These wheels look great on this Challenger, making it look more retro. They looked terrible on the '68. Just my opinion.

 

[Cheapsunglasses]

Anything thing but taxi cab wheels.

These cars are built with style, the wheels should complement the car, not make it look like a taxi cab. And no, there’s no such thing as “sleeper look” with a 2 door b body, so you’re not gaining anything kind of stealth with them

 

[Greg Ducato]

I like the black steelies better than the other combo. The older I get the more my tastes have changed to narrower tires and vintage aftermarket wheels or steel wheels. Ultimately it boils down to the personal taste of the car owner, that is the only person who needs to be pleased with the outcome.

 

[33 IMP]

Anything thing but taxi cab wheels.

These cars are built with style, the wheels should complement the car, not make it look like a taxi cab. And no, there’s no such thing as “sleeper look” with a 2 door b body, so you’re not gaining anything kind of stealth with them

When I was daily driving my A12 (without the 440 6bbl callout on the hood) almost nobody noticed, because of the black steel wheels.
When I put some centerlines on it, the squirrels came out of the woodwork, wanting to race me.

 

[68BabyBlue]

Ok, Mr. Old School here. Probably know my answer. Neither. But. In this case, the steelies, as I do not like the hideous wagon wheels on a classic car. It's like putting size 15 shoes on a 5'2" person. See post #9 for a great answer.

Old school here as well. The shoes need to match the outfit. I find modern day wagon wheels on a 60s Mopar the equivalent of putting stripper shoes on "Mad Men's" Joan Holloway. Hate seeing young women mix and match that way. I ran black steelies on Baby Blue when I was broke, Magnum 500s when I got on my feet financially.

 

[cosgig]

I’ve always like the old Torque Thrust wheels of the 70’s. I think Dads car was perfect with them on it.

 

[68BabyBlue]

I’ve always like the old Torque Thrust wheels of the 70’s. I think Dads car was perfect with them on it.

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These were the preferred aftermarket wheel in my area when the cars were new. Poor guys ran steelies, old guys with money (original owner of my GTX) ran factory Magnums.

 

[68BabyBlue]

slots are my fave......and I'm Hell bent on running them on my 68, maybe...... but I don't see many, if any, wearing slots

Didn't back in the day, either, at least where I lived. I remember one new '69 Road Runner with slots, and that was about it. It was Alpine White with a black bucket console interior, kind of a freak all around.

 

[chargervert]

I’ve always like the old Torque Thrust wheels of the 70’s. I think Dads car was perfect with them on it.

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I concur! I have them on my V code Charger R/T!

 

[cosgig]

I concur! I have them on my V code Charger R/T!

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I like the color of the centers. I was going to do that with my black GTX, and call it the Bad Penny. But then the trade happened and I was left with Dog Dish, another one of your favorite looks!

 

[HawkRod]

I'm generally not super fond of black steelies - they look OK on an A12 though with chrome lug nuts.

Neither am I a fan of large rims with low profile tires on our old cars. I think the 17" rally rims pictured could look fine, but I think those rims need a bigger tire (with more sidewall) than what the car currently has on it.

So, I'd take the 17" rally rims and them immediately buy new, larger tires.

 

[RiverRaider]

I like the black steels wheels over any 16"+ wheels. I had 15 x 8 Ramcharger wheels on the back and 15 x 7's on the front of my orange 69 R.R.
until I got 200S wheels. I painted mine with valve cover wrinkle paint and had bullet lug nuts on them. Hard to keep clean but looked good.

 

[Dave6T4]

Here's my choice for my cars.
Jeg's 15 x 7 Sport Torque on R/T.
Repro 1-piece aluminum 15 x 7 Road Wheel on Polara.

 

[Ron H]

Old school here as well. The shoes need to match the outfit. I find modern day wagon wheels on a 60s Mopar the equivalent of putting stripper shoes on "Mad Men's" Joan Holloway. Hate seeing young women mix and match that way. I ran black steelies on Baby Blue when I was broke, Magnum 500s when I got on my feet financially.

Lol, old school here as well. Shoes match the outfit? Good analogy. I find it goofy to see guys such as Howie, Bradshaw, and cohorts on TV in their finely tailored $3,000 suits, ties, and all…wearing tennis shoes. Why even bother with the fancy duds? Perhaps being a geezer, I like the magnum’s or their replicated alloys and some of the old classic chrome wheels. Too blah for the chrome-less I guess.

Back when I couldn’t afford nice mags yet, took the hubcaps off for the meaner look and even had some baby-moons for a while. Ouch. Well I had some bell-bottom jeans once too..

 

[YY1]

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Here's my choice for my cars.
Jeg's 15 x 7 Sport Torque on R/T.
Repro 1-piece aluminum 15 x 7 Road Wheel on Polara.

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Those are much less "offensive" than the disproportionate, oversize rallye wheels.

 

[Charger72]

To answer the original question I prefer the steelies.