Vintage Wheels

[Belair62]

OK...Mr70...JoeyB...you guys have old catalogs and stuff...I really love old wheels and I want to track the datelines and evolution...help us out here and post some of this stuff...I'm going to make this a sticky for a while. Everyone ditched their stock wheels as soon as they could. It would be cool to see how they evolved....

[Verne_Frantz]

Bob,
That's what I was hoping this thread could turn into. I have a bunch of old catalogs as well and will try to get some wheel ads copied and sent to you (I can't post them myself). I'll send you one now that was posted a awhile back.

Verne

[427TJ]

Here's a story from the July, 1961 Hot Rod showcasing American Racing magnesium wheels.

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[427TJ]

This American Racing wheel ad was also in the July '61 Hot Rod. Note the "Torq-Thrust" name is in use as early as 1961.

[427TJ]

The earliest American ad I found in my Hot Rod collection was in the August, 1960 issue:

[camarojoe]

I don't collect stuff as far back as 61, but here are a few cool things i was able to dig up from 66-70. Not sure if it helps anyone out in putting anything in chronological order or not, but what the heck...

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