Motor Wheel Spyder Wheels Found..Score
 

I've been thinking about an option for a second set of wheels and tires for my recently purchased 1965 442 post coupe. Something a bit more aggressive than the factory two bar wire wheel covers the car was ordered with. While doing my usual searches I ran across an ad for a very nice set of 14x7 Motor Wheel Spyders for a too good to be true price local to me. Ran out and grabbed them. Really like them but I'm questioning if they fit the theme of the car since they were manufactured a few years after my car was built. If I were to use them, should I put a set of Coker Redline repops on them to go along with the white paint and red interior? The Spyders look great with Goodyear Polyglas but I'm not sure it fits the theme of the car. Or redlines on the front with M&H's or piecrust style slick on the rear? The rear wheel wells have ample room for a larger tire and I'd like to fill it out a bit more. Or move them along and go with something else? (SS1's with redlines come to mind.)

Just looking for some opinions and/or ideas from the group.
Thanks in advance

I think it will look killer with the wheels and redlines IMO!:worship:

----X's 2!....Bill S

Looks killer!!! Great score!!

Wheels are great! I’d go with F70’s in front and G70’s in year. Just a little bigger tire in rear will look good. I’d go with radials not bias, JMO.
Later,

I think they would look better on my Deuce.:laugh:

Car currently has a set of long discontinued G70-14 Redline Mickey Thompson tires that are older than my kids!

Put 2 of the wheels on one side of the car and look at it for a while before you purchase tires..

They will look awesome!!!

I have 2 4.5” wide 15” motor wheel Spyders for the front of my Cutlass I have to try them out!!!

Ryan W31

I'm 60, and can't remember anyone running those wheels, but that ad, surely remember that! Very rare and vintage look. That's going to stand out!

Id stick with the redlines, or a new set of them. White letter tires do not look good on these cars. Id use the Spyders, cant say Ive seen a 65 with them before. They look so much better than SS1s.

I haven't seen a '65 with them either. Redlines will more than likely be the choice. I'm glad they're a 7 inch rim instead of a 6.

Very cool, those were haunting me on marketplace too, glad you ended up with them.

Thanks. Why they didn't sell quickly especially at that price is beyond me. No brainer.

I have a leftover set of original 1970-era, Motor Wheel Spyder lug nuts if you need a set. They are 1/2-20 right hand thread. These are the actual ones that Motor Wheel sold. They have a unique shoulder angle used for the Spyders.

They are not to be confused with the later aftermarket version with the pointed tips that most people use today.

These came with the set I bought for my 70 Cuda (which used a different size and left and right-handed threads).

If you need them, just send me a message. I'll let them go cheap.

My wife would be overjoyed to see them go so I no longer answer her with the same response every time she asks me: "What's in the orange sack on the dining room table?"

My response is always "Deez Nuts".


She is never amused by that. :-)

There were a bunch of stockers w those wheels but typically they were on 70 and up if I remember correctly.
Idk that they’d look right on something earlier. But give it a try maybe they’ll
lol awesome

Thanks Steve. I'll PM you.

Those wheels look familiar. Wish I had known about PirateShip back then Steve. Bet we could have saved you about 80% on shipping !!!

Heck yeah!

Todd:

Deez Nuts packaged up and shipping on Monday. Boy am I gonna miss them.

:haha:

Redlines with your new wheels would look great!