Wheels for my 65 Coronet

I'm trying what to do about wheels & tires on my 65 Coronet 500 'vert. http://1962to1965mopar.ornocar.com/mmo62008.html

Anyone have any other ideas besides the ones above? There's only a few aftermarket wheels I like and the Torque-Thrust's are one of those few.

I'm probably going to do 205 or 215/70/15's on 15x6's up front and 255/60/15's on 15x7's or 15x8's on the rear.

I rode to high school many days in a friends 1965 Coronet 500 in the same color as your car. It was a 361 4 speed console car. It had Torque Thrust Ds with the charcoal centers and looked REALLY nice. That is what I voted for. There was no real good factory option except for the spinner hub caps which are easily stolen on the street.

Voted for steelies. I think TT-D's are way too sporty for a cruiser-type car like this.

TT-D were the wheels we used when I was in college in the 60's. I think they look awesome on our B body cars.

Voted for steelies. I think TT-D's are way too sporty for a cruiser-type car like this.

I too! :)

Voted for steelies. I think TT-D's are way too sporty for a cruiser-type car like this.


Too sporty? They were THE look back in the day. Young guys in the hobby have a mis-conception that was born out of others restoring their cars per the broadcast sheet, which often called for the base wheels and "bottle caps." That is what we called the center only hub caps back in the day.

What the young guys fail to realize is that the buyers of these cars new ordered them this way (which was standard and cost nothing extra) because they intended to soon take their new car to the wheel shop and put aftermarket wheels (such as Torque Thrusts) on the car along with headers, intake, carb etc. if it was a performance model. Hub caps and full wheel covers were considered the look of your "dad or mom's car." The ony time you saw a young guy keep a set of wheel covers was in the case of the "simulated mag wheel" that was often seen on 66-67 Chargers.

The young guys in the day couldn't get those steel wheels and bottle caps off of the car quick enough. Us old timers that were around in those days still LAUGH at these cars with the standard equipped wheels. The whole idea was to IMPROVE the look of the car and it's performance.

i put steelies on my car cuz its what i like not cuz its sporty or not and i dont care if anyone laughs at my car anyways lol

i like coke bottle americans on 60s cars

those are American CP 200's

Here's some pics I've taken with Crager SS's and some steels w/ dog dishes. I'm NOT going to be using Cragers (a friend let me borrow them) but I think it give's a good look @ what the Torque Thrust's MIGHT look like. With the steels, I would use the red-line Dodge caps, and the paint would be an exact body color match (what's shown is the closest thing I could get w/ a spray bomb).

Personally I don't like the steel's as much as I thought I would. The car is a Coronet 500...it's supposed to be the high level, fancy trim package, and while the steel's look good, and look better than the factory spinner hubcaps, they give it more of a taxi-cab look than I thought they would.

I'm going to borrow some Magnum 500's this weekend hopefully and take some pics of them to post.

$ is also playing into this too, and I can get a pretty nice deal on Magnums. The cheapest would be steel's as I already have (2) 15x6's, and would only need to buy (2) 15x8's for the rear, plus caps.

Feel free to comment.

those are American CP 200's
technically american racing s 200,s. i just always called them coke bottles or daisys due to the spoke shape. kinda fat in the middle like the side panels of my car.

I like the cragars - but thats me

I used to want some of those for my T5 runner

Steelies...

mine

I really like the cragars! Do you know the size of the fount wheels?

I like the TT-D's but it seems like EVERYONE has them, Cragars are my personal favorite but the cost! I'm still looking for the right wheel for my Magnum, not ricey, nearly period correct but something that will also give it more of the muscle car look. I've found plenty of the Magnum style rims but most are 14s which just won't work on a big car. Decisions, decisions, decisions.....................

http://www.etwheels.com/et/classic5.html No humps or bumps, like they actually were in the 60's....

At this point the score is 33 to 9 in favor of wheels other than steel wheels and bottle caps. So, I guess it is as it was back in the day with people wanting a wheel upgrade.

However I really think that the only guys that didn't get custom wheels either couldn't afford them or were just all out racers that didn't care about cosmetics and put their money into performance mods.

I like the old NSS look with TT-D's up front and steelies on the back. So I vote both the TT and steelies. :grin: Ron

http://pic20.picturetrail.com/VOL1620/1011563/1887759/362705709.jpg

No one ran hub caps if they had steel wheels it wasn't cool. But 99% of us had after market wheels and for mopars TTD'd and Mickey Thompson sloted mags was the hot ticket.
Around 69 the Craigers and Keystone Classics also became hot for mopars. I can't ever remember seeing a Road Runn, Super Bee, GTX or Charger before 73 sitting on a dealer lot with steel wheels and no hub caps or with the van dog dish hub caps.

No one ran hub caps if they had steel wheels it wasn't cool. But 99% of us had after market wheels and for mopars TTD'd and Mickey Thompson sloted mags was the hot ticket.
Around 69 the Craigers and Keystone Classics also became hot for mopars. I can't ever remember seeing a Road Runn, Super Bee, GTX or Charger before 73 sitting on a dealer lot with steel wheels and no hub caps or with the van dog dish hub caps.



Thats right, but you can't convince some of these younger guys in the hobby today of this.

I think it all started several years ago with people doing restorations per the broadcast sheet. When I was selling these cars new the vast majority of ORDERED cars (per customer specifications) were ordered with the cheapest (standard) wheels because the buyer intended to put custom wheels on it shortly after delivery.

The cars that the dealership ordered for showroom stock typically had a factory wheel upgrade so they would "show" better. A few dealers were even dealers for aftermarket wheels and had them on the cars or on display stands in the showroom.

These younger guys have gotten the idea from these B/S restos that it is a cool look, but I can tell you the us old guys reliving our youth with these cars would not be caught dead with bottle caps and steelies on our cars. Even on my 66 Hemi race car has black steelies with chrome lub nuts (no hub caps, even though I have them) on the car that is similar to the factory look that the 69 six pack cars had. The reason for that look from the factory in 69 was two fold. To give the drag strip race look while keeping the package cost down. There was no other wheel option for the six pack cars at all in 1969. The vast majority of the 69 six pack cars ended up with after market wheels shortly after sale as well when new.

Oh I dunno. This Six Pack car originally left the factory with 14" road wheels. I like it better like this. Really funny thing was after I showed up at the race in Norwalk with these wheels, some cars that had styled wheels had changed them by Stanton. These are lighter than Ralleys

I have Steely's on my 65' Belvedere II & Mag 500's on my 65' Satellite... Both have a different look but I likes! If you can't make up you mind - buy another 65!! LOL

Billet Specialties Street Lite Wheels

you want :mob:it to look like this!!!

I have Weld Racing Rodlites on my 64...... They are a bit of oldschool with a bit of todays tech !!

Bill, did you ever decide which route you were going?

Yes i did. After many fittings of multiple styles of borrowed wheels, I finally decided I'm going w/ 15" chrome Magnum 500's. They just REALLY set the car off. Thanks everyone for your help!

Bill, let's see a pic with the Magnums! I want a set for my Charger!
Mark

Cragars just have the right look... besides they're period correct, right?

What size tire are you putting up front and what is the width and offset of the front wheel? I have skinnys up front now but want a good street tire size.

Dang;I've liked every combination pictured,including the dog bowls and steels. I'm also diggin' the T-T front/body-color steel rear combo more and more. The Fury in the toniflexen's post about wheels/tires(Racer's Hangout section) really shows that well.

Mine has 14" Magnums on now,and they do look decent on there;great wheel design that looks good on virtually any model.

i like the old nss look with tt-d's up front and steelies on the back. So i vote both the tt and steelies. :grin: Ron

http://pic20.picturetrail.com/vol1620/1011563/1887759/362705709.jpg


nice !

But I got to admit on the 65 Coronet Conv. I like the stock wheels a lot better.

nice !
Thank you. Ron

TORQUE THRUSTS HERE HANDS DOWN.need that 60's look

http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o69/SUPERSTOCKRACER/63PLYMOUTH65DODGEA99068HEMIROADR-15.jpg

In 1965, my dad bought a new Plymouth. Whenever I borrowed it, the first thing that I did when I got around the corner was to pop the hubcaps. The next thing was to put the air cleaner in the trunk so it would have that deep carb sound.

We had a 65 Fury III wagon with a 383 and what we did was flip the air cleaner lid and bolt it back down

Buuhh-WAAAAAHHHHHHHH

TT D's as mentioned everyone went with the cheap wheels and changed when we could afford something custom. The NSS look is great on the early B Bodys

TORQUE THRUSTS HERE HANDS DOWN.need that 60's look

http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o69/SUPERSTOCKRACER/63PLYMOUTH65DODGEA99068HEMIROADR-15.jpg

could anybody tell me the manufactura of this tires, and which size?

I like the old NSS look with TT-D's up front and steelies on the back. So I vote both the TT and steelies. :grin: Ron

http://pic20.picturetrail.com/VOL1620/1011563/1887759/362705709.jpg
I agree with Ron !! That was the look in the day...That's what you did (if you could afford it) the TT-D's up front, and steelies on the back.... But on my '65 Satellite Vert, I put the steel chrome TT-D's all the way around (which by the way look a lot like the cragers, but nicer). And on your vert I would say.... use the TT-D's all the way around, (check the 'steel chrome' TT-D's out, I think you'll like them on your 'vert') ................ BTW....very nice '65 topbanana.

you need these :rolling::rolling:

Cragars rule on early "B" bodies1

could anybody tell me the manufactura of this tires, and which size?

any advise?

TORQUE THRUSTS HERE HANDS DOWN.need that 60's look

http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o69/SUPERSTOCKRACER/63PLYMOUTH65DODGEA99068HEMIROADR-15.jpg

any advise of size and producer?
thx a lot!

I would like the steelies with caps if they were the correct steelies and caps.

Those in the pix are the smaller 67 up variety - not the correct 65-66 Dodge style big caps. Don't like the small 9 inch caps on early b's. Gotta have the correct big style caps on 15 inch wheels, then you're good to go.

I also like steelies up front with correct caps and 8 x 15 inch steels out back with no caps all painted body color. That's a good look too. But probably not for this vert, too S/S looking.

Cragars do look good, but to me, steelies say Mopar, especially early mopar.

Nice car!

Hope to have my 65 done soon.

15x8 TorqThrust T70R wheels.

I have these 1978 Cordoba wheels on there now. They are a little too flashy for my mostly original conv. In the works are a 15" spinner hubcap and steel wheels. This should bring it back to 1965.

I have an old set of Cragar S/S's on mine. They're kind of rusty from years of weather and need to be replaced. I always look at different combos but something always keeps drawing me back to these.

My vote was for the TT-D,s..Man I like that body style too....Wish I can have one of each all the way up to 70..

Petty Blue 67 GTX

Mine with TT's:
http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h115/1badcbr1k/coronet001-1.jpg

...and the new rims:

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h115/1badcbr1k/coronet002-2.jpg

Torqies are for street rods.

I like the Cragars or TT-D's. I have cragars on mine!

The Cragers are lookin good on the cars. My Belvedere was born before me so I didn't witness what period correct was but believe strongly that "beauty is in the eye of the beholder" and that's all that matters. I've got steelies to put on for now but I like to be different if I can. These aluminum slots with Chrysler logo spinners came on the car but I can't place the make on the wheels. Anyone know?

http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff7/SandDiesel/DSCF2396.jpg

With steelies now...

http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff7/SandDiesel/65%20Belvedere/DSCF2452.jpg

Go with what you like and can afford!After all it is your ride.All goes with what look you want!

I vote for these - and I just happen to know where you can get a full set :)

http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c238/stumpernc/For%20Sale/wheels1-1.jpg

Dam, get a set already, lol!!!

Yes, sir, I can fix you right up. Brand new Weld wheels with near new rubber on them - and for a bargin price non the less!

I prefer the sleeper look, but finding 15" steel wheels that accept the stock 1965 10" poverty hubcaps is difficult.

heres mine with torque thrust d's

Yes, sir, I can fix you right up. Brand new Weld wheels with near new rubber on them - and for a bargin price non the less!

Sizes and price.

Sent you a PM with the details

I like the old NSS look with TT-D's up front and steelies on the back. So I vote both the TT and steelies. :grin: Ron

http://pic20.picturetrail.com/VOL1620/1011563/1887759/362705709.jpg

Well, here is the thing with that look. Guys that drove there cars on the street for everyday transportation as well as some drag strip time, kept the original wheels when they bought the aftermarket wheels. In my part of the country (back in the day) one pair of the original wheels got slicks and the other pair got snow tires.

Typically the racers would switch the rears for strip action and would drive to and from the track with the slicks on the back and then switch back to their custom wheels when they came home. Guys that saw the cars at the strip or to and from thought "hey, that is racey looking." this started a new fad of Ron's above look for a while.

well i drove my car to the track and towed it with free wheeling hubs. kept my torque thrust d's on my pro tracs street tires and when i got to the track, swis and steelies.
my street tires were L60-15
i raced with firestone 500's.