I'm Questioning My Taste In Automotive Wheels

[Budnicks]

 

[padam]

To me wheels to a car guy are like shoes to a woman....how well they go with the outfit matters a lot.
What looks good on one car might not look so good on another.
I rolled with black steelies for awhile until I put the torq-thrusts on, but that doesn't necessarily mean I'd like them on everything.
My car's white with a black hood so black wheels looked good to me. I don't care for them as much on say a red or yellow car, but for the OPs silver/black combo I'd do those over the Ralleys without even thinking about it.
My rules for wheels/tires are they MUST be inside the fenderwells (and have some decent width) and the tops of the tires MUST NOT be visible. After that, it's all style preference...

You make a good point. A lot of it is in the combo and the execution.

When I bought my Roadrunner the wheels were different colors, I think a couple were red. The car was maroon.
It looked like hell.
When the car was cleaned up and the wheels painted gloss black it was a completely different look.

 

[Budnicks]

ET's

 

[Budnicks]

 

[padam]

a lil' racier
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I was thinking about a pair of those available locally but the size wasn’t right.

 

[Budnicks]

good old polished Fentons/slots
I think Holley Corp/Halibrand sells a version now
they are doing a version of the Halibrands too
(I have an older version when Edlelbrock was making them)
my outright favorite vintage wheel

 

[Budnicks]

 

[Budnicks]

 

[Budnicks]

the original Motor Wheel Corp not by Chrysler or Ford
the Road Wheels all chrome with black accents
no trim rings on a 68 or before, in a 15"
69 & later had the trim rings, not a fan at all
Road Wheels is a good choice for people looking to stay stock-ish look
& not painted rim with wheel covers of Hub caps Poverty Caps
or just chrome lugs,
to each their own
poor boy wheels & tires

 

[toolmanmike]

good old polished Fentons/slots
I think Holley Corp/Halibrand sells a version now
they are doing a version of the Halibrands too
(I have an older version when Edlelbrock was making them)
my outright favorite vintage wheel
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I'm a fan of the Halibrand style wheels. I bought a used set for my 66. Period correct.

 

[Budnicks]

remakes of the recalled wheels
I find intriguing

 

[Budnicks]

you can left click on any of the photos & see who's brand it is
some have part #s too
Radir

 

[toolmanmike]

remakes of the recalled wheels
I find intriguing
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THese too. THey look like the wheel covers. Real sharp on the right car. Especially 15x8"s with some offset.

 

[Budnicks]

Rockets Injector
as cast

 

[toolmanmike]

Rockets Injector
as cast
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Gasser wheel all the way!

 

[Budnicks]

Rocket Polished

 

[Budnicks]

Vision
I thought on the right car can look sharp
I wanted them om my Dakota 4x4 no 6 lug in 6x114mm-4.5"
they did have 6x5.5", I don't want to run adapters ever

 

[Budnicks]

I have a few more on members' cars
but I don't want to post members' cars without their knowledge 1st


another of the new Halibrand/under the Holley umbrella
as cast centers it says
I think it was a graphite colored I marked it wrong

 

[Budnicks]

mine om my car Edlebrocks remade the Halibrands w-knock off-spinners covering the lugs
they were pricey at the time

you can see the lil red tag carved into the rim, the Edlebrock logo

lots of profiles/character style lines, not just flat & polished
look like the org. Halibrands were, but aluminum

 

[68BabyBlue]

the original Motor Wheel Corp not by Chrysler or Ford
the Road Wheels all chrome with black accents
no trim rings on a 68 or before, in a 15"
69 & later had the trim rings, not a fan at all
Road Wheels is a good choice for people looking to stay stock-ish look
& not painted rim with wheel covers of Hub caps Poverty Caps
or just chrome lugs,
to each their own
poor boy wheels & tires
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Choice of the Mopar guy with deep pockets back in the day. The Demonstrator, August 1971.