Vintage Wheels

[427TJ]

What a classic look. Five-spokes with whitewalls on a '62 Impala SS. Blue brake drum too! Let me guess: exhaust cutouts behind the front wheels, nose-high stance, chrome-reverse wheels in front--am I getting close???

[427TJ]

Short blurb from the "What's New" section of the May, 1965 HRM announcing the availability of the TT in aluminum for street use.

[427TJ]

ARE ad in the May, 1965 HRM touting the new aluminum TT for street use. Great price!

[Verne_Frantz]

TJ,
The nose-up stance is because the engine is out being rebuilt. The chrome reverses on the front are just temporary rollers. The car had all 4 15x7 E-Ts. That's the way the original owner had it set up back in the '70s, blue drums and all. And you're right......he did have a set of cut-outs welded into the original front pipes. He later removed them and welded plates over the holes! The original head pipes/mufflers are still on the car.

Verne

[427TJ]

Here's a Rader wheel ad from the May, 1965 Hot Rod. Looks like the same wheel and blackwall setup on the black '62 Impala in your photo Verne!

[427TJ]

Keystone "Kustomag" ad from May, 1965 HRM.

[427TJ]

"Tenzaloy" E.T. wheels ad from May, 1965 HRM. Clearly, the aftermarket mag wheel marketing blitz was well underway by 1965.

[427TJ]

Here's the "Drag Mag" from Foresight Ventures in Oakland, CA. May, 1965 HRM. Nice looking wheel.

[GTO_DON]

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Here's the "Drag Mag" from Foresight Ventures in Oakland, CA. May, 1965 HRM. Nice looking wheel.


[/ QUOTE ]I have a set of 4 14x7 wheels for gm if anyone is looking for them.

[Pantera]

I keep waiting for someone to post something on a regional sole mag called "Marbec" that was made in the Dallas area back in the mid 60's. I am not positive about my spelling of this wheel but feel the name is very close.

Every time I was down there to visit my Mother who remaried and moved to FtWorth in '62. I went to the local drive-in's and saw them on many local cars often. Good looking wheels but the only thing wrong with them was you had to change the tires by hand back then. The centers were all one piece and not open and there was no "removable center cap".

This should ID them easy if anyone has come across a deep dish cromed spoked wheel ET styled. They were a deep dish 5 spoke mag. Never saw any without the deep dish. Anybody remember them?

Pantera