Old style cragar ss vs the new style ss

[Resurrected69ss]

I just want to say thanks again for the great replies and info on this subject! Made it that much easier to find the correct wheel for that era! Especially whitetop for all the knowledge on this! Thanks guys!

[68ys8030]

I thought the older ones had a different hoop ! Thanks whitetop !

[whitetop]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Resurrected69ss</div><div class="ubbcode-body">White top what's the name of the shop you used in California for the correct chrome? </div></div>

Give me a day or two to dig it out. Pauls Chrome gave me their number.

[Day2_69Z]

Wow..Whitetop is on Top of It.

I just compared my New Cragars to my NOS Bumper and my Rechromed bumper (by M&amp;P) and the Cragars are Super Brite, a whitish clear cast , the NOS. darker and without depth, the rechrome seems Deep, brite and yet not as whiteish....... The wheels and rechrome look great... the NOS is asking to be Rechromed !

[PxTx]

I've seen several (okay- at least 3) different hoops on the straight lug wheels. Both these below are 14x6 wheels. One is a 12/66 wheel and the other is 8/71 I guess.





Though these two are the same offset, I suspect there were a variety based on offset.

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: 68ys8030</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I thought the older ones had a different hoop ! Thanks whitetop ! </div></div>

[markinnaples]

Just a side note: Paul's Chrome was started by my business partner's good friend. I guess Paul sold the business but kept the building and name and continues to get rent and other income from Paul's Chrome nowadays. Interesting that they don't do that bright white chrome. So, which looks best, today's current brand new Cragars that have the bright white chrome or older ones that are rechromed? Or, does it depend on how well the chroming process is done on the older ones?

[69 Post Sedan]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: [email protected]</div><div class="ubbcode-body">When we judge Day-2 at MCACN they tell us to try to stay with a 1 year or so time frame on the Day-2 parts. Without dismounting the tire from the wheel and looking at the date its tough to see if that unilug/straight lug wheel is within the one year or so time frame. The flat spokes are a dead give-a-way. I personally tend to go a little further in the process because those Day-2 parts took a couple years at times to reach the cars back then. Some Speed Shop parts that were originally on my nova did not come out to the early 70's or so. Torquer intake manifolds , Cragar Super Tricks, tall valve covers etc. I even believe header mufflers were a product of the early 70's. Its a tough call on the time frame of these old parts. </div></div>

^^^^^X2^^^^^ Thanks for the input Sam!!!

[cook_dw]

14x6 &amp; 14x10

[whitetop]

Love the look and the painted lug nut pocket
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: cook_dw</div><div class="ubbcode-body">14x6 &amp; 14x10






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[whitetop]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: markinnaples</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Just a side note: Paul's Chrome was started by my business partner's good friend. I guess Paul sold the business but kept the building and name and continues to get rent and other income from Paul's Chrome nowadays. Interesting that they don't do that bright white chrome. So, which looks best, today's current brand new Cragars that have the bright white chrome or older ones that are rechromed? Or, does it depend on how well the chroming process is done on the older ones? </div></div>

The 15x4's I had above are the correct Cragar hexevelant chrome and match the current Cragar chrome---though I should say factory Cragar chrome was thin and not as shiny as the current Cragar chrome. I would suspect Cragar is having their chrome done offshore and the wheels are welded together in the US.

I know Paul told me only a handful of chrome co's were still doing hexavelant chrome and this was 8-10 years ago.