Day 2 front runners value?

[skierkaj]

I think, don't quote me, but there are 2 main styles of "Klassics".

There are the Keystone Kustomag Klassics, and the Keystone Klassics (now made by Cragar).

The early Kustomags I've seen with both black and standard cast finish centers, whereas the ones made by Cragar (current ones) are all black.

Here's a guide:

1. Early ones are all standard bolt circles- no uni-lugs.
2. The casting on the outer edge of the spokes are different between the two. Early ones are squared-off almost to a 90* angle, whereas the new ones swoop out to meet the hoop part of the wheel.
3. The center part (where the bolt circle is) of the early style ones is perfectly round, whereas the new ones swoop out to meet the spokes (more webbed look).

The old-style ones go for big money, whereas the new-style ones, not as much. I believe you have the newer-style ones.

Hope that helps.

Sorry to disappoint




As for value, you can buy them new from Summit for ~$170 to $200 depending on size.

As for the centercaps, that's another ball game. I've seen a lot of different styles. I think it's safe to assume the casted "Cragar S/S" look-alikes with the big "K" and small "Keystone" underneath it are the most correct for the early versions. The slanted ones both cast, and sticker-type ones are for the later versions.

EDIT: I'm digging into the valve stem location part of this, so there may be 3 types.

[PxTx]

I like the old Keystone wheels, probably because they were the first Mags I put on my Chevelle.

I feel strongly that the ones which started this post are more desirable than the current offering by Cragar. I feel this way because of the higher quality- more detailed cap as well as the location of the valve stem.

It would be neat to see an old catalog posted, but I did fine this link tonight to be helpful.

http://www.kustomwheel.com/vintagema...age319737.html

I've now realized I really like the Rouge's.

[skierkaj]

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I feel strongly that the ones which started this post are more desirable than the current offering by Cragar. I feel this way because of the higher quality- more detailed cap as well as the location of the valve stem.

It would be neat to see an old catalog posted, but I did fine this link tonight to be helpful.


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I second everything you said! After more digging, here's something interesting to add:

The earliest versions had the valve stems outside of the spokes. For whatever reason, they were then switched to inside the spokes. And now, the current ones offered by Cragar are back outside the spokes.

That being said, I guess the ones in the original post are a bit different, so I guess that makes 3 types of this style wheel I've seen. That is unless it's a knock-off; which I have heard of.

The back-side of the casting looks similar to the later style ones rather than the earlier style ones too.

[skierkaj]

Closer inspection reveals that the back-side casting of said wheel in question IS different than Cragar-style ones. More food for thought . . .