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Old 04-07-2004, 06:59 PM
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You're probably right about the wheels Frank, just about everyone and their brother made a Torq Thrust copy back in the day, I'm sure more than one manufacturer could have made a steel rimmed aluminum faced version. L78, I've always been curious myself about the construction of aluminum/steel wheels. The Cragar S/S has always been an aluminum centered/steel rimmed wheel. I believe Cragar casts steel slugs into the aluminum center, and then welds the spokes to the cast in steel areas. Other manufacturers like Hurst and Kelsey-Hayes have used rivets, but they seem to be a little more prone to breakage. And Frank, those white lettered redlines were made with one of these. Tire Marker You used to see them in old speed catalogs too, the poor mans way to white letters. A common "Day 2" mod though. My dad even lacquered a set of white stripe tires to blue to match our old International Blue '68 'Vette back in the day. Can't imagine they held up too well...but then again tires didn't seem to last very long on that car. Later he switched to Formula 1 Super Stocks on 8" Ansen slots.
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Old 04-08-2004, 07:09 AM
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Pretty common.....Keystones I had did have a rounder faced spoke...cool wheel though John....
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Old 04-08-2004, 07:31 AM
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Default Re: What kind of rims are these set #1

Ok thanks for the info Bob I want to put them on Ebay and always helps to know what your selling.
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Old 04-08-2004, 04:27 PM
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Most people call nearly anything that looks similar "torque thrust style"
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