what rims are these??

[mike weyman]

hi guys, I have a 75 coupe wich came with these turbine rims,I know they are period for this car, and i've seen them on many corvette pics,BUT, are they real "corvette rims "or just some aftermarket stuff??I think aftermarket, but i'm no expert.how about some imput??mike

 

[silver 80]

aftermarket

 

[cntrhub]

They are aftermarket.......period.

 

[Robin7TFour]

mike i have the exact same wheels. i believe mine were made from western wheel. but that's all i can tell you.
i do know they are still available. i had on replaced from accident damage..

fun with old cars!!!


robin :dance

 

[mike weyman]

thats what i thought, mike. thanks

 

[74bigblock]

Yes.. Western Wheels. I have same on my '74. Nice car!! She will be a beauty.

 

[Robin7TFour]

74BB are yours painted or natural finish?

robin

 

[dooscoop32]

Yes, they are aftermarket made by Western Wheel. I know because I bought a set new in 1975 for a 1974 Corvette I had at the time. One thing I did back then which made many people think they were factory wheels was to peel the Western decals off and replace them with Corvette crossed-flag decals. Those wheels were all the rage in the mid 70s. :cool

 

[CLABORN1960]

I had a set of those Western Wheels on my 76 Chevette.... (I use to pretend I would own a vette one day...)

 

[Nut]

They are American Racing Mags from the early 80's. I have a mint condition set on my '81. I personal;ly hate them as I've had to grind the ends off my calipers to get them to fit. But they do easily fit the 255-60X15 optional tires.

............ Nut

 

[Ken]

Western = 4
American = 1

Who's gonna be the correct answer? :L

 

[CLABORN1960]

American made similar wheels that looked like the Western Mags. It's just like American and Western made their version of the Cragar SS....

 

[Vette/Berlina-coupe]

Oldies but Goodies...

Hello MikeWeyman: -was just another discussion here on a Mods-forum extolling the virtues of these dynamic and very-Vette motif wheels: http://corvetteactioncenter.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=38600 ; --dang, they look good even on your beautiful battle-scared C3 !!! ~Bob vH
:s :dance

 

[dooscoop32]

Western vs. American

Why don't you look on the back side of one wheel? American always casts their name into their wheels. I can't remember if Western did that but at least you would know if you could eliminate American Racing from the equation.
Let us know what you find out.

 

[reegeemon]

aftermarket, sorta resemble oem knockoffs, cost much less, which accounts for popularity at the time.

 

[brusso]

Dukes of Hazzard?