Center line wheels??

[Bernhard]

Originally Posted by 67since67

I believe these are the wheels we are referring to? Very light weight with a brushed finish, needed to be handled with care. I agree with Lynn, 1972 sounds right. Didn't Cragar come along with their own version a little later? Street versions came later also.

Those are the wheels.
This was the wheel in the late 70's and early 80's.
This is the wheel we ran at the drag strip and on the street. (Not for a daily driver!)
My friend had one 15 X 4 develop a leak around a rivet of one of the rims. The speed shop was nice enough to replaced the wheel, and never had a problem after.
The wheels have lasted from the early 1980's to 2015 and may be going back on his car after the frame off is completed.
We are trying to find out if they fit the day two mould as well as the early drag car mould?
We have been searching the internet for information but have not been able to get a release date.
I totally agree handle with care. We did not flat tow with these rims and street miles were always with eye open for pot holes.
The car was set up for the strip so carving corners was never a concern as in rim side loading.
Thanks again for all reply's

Bernhard

[Crush]

Originally Posted by NorCam

The light weight aluminum Cragar Super Tricks were out well before Centerlines and were the popular race wheel from the late 60's through the 1970's. Cragar then released the Super Street Trick which were the steel chrome version with the bolts. I was never fond of those as they looked cheap.

As stated above, Centerline Auto Drags would have been around 1974 and quickly became the hot wheel throughout the latter half of the 70's and into the 80's. I still like the auto drags best of all the solid wheels.


Drag Pic with Cragar Super Tricks 1974


Same car today with Auto Drags

Love those wheels on your Camaro what sizes and can you still get those new?

[NorCam]

Can't buy either of these wheels any longer. As Lynn stated, Centerline closed their doors in April and only some of the assets were picked up by another company who were only interested in the newer lines of wheels. No more Auto Drags or Convo Pro wheels.

Cragar stopped making the Super Tricks decades ago. Best bet is to try and find a good used set like I did. Scour eBay and CL but know that they have already started climbing in costs since many people are hanging onto them now.

[Mr70]

Look on Facebook too.
Some one brought a car home with a set of 4 in the trunk.He didn't want them and took a cell phone pic and advertised em for $100.....22 minutes later they were sold.
Things happen real fast on FB today.

[67since67]

I am not a Pro Stock historian, so please correct me if necessary. I would think that Grumpy would have had the latest in Cragar wheels on his cars. His second gen. Camaros had S/S wheels which would have carried through the '71 race season? When he debuted the Vega it had S/Ts which would have been the '72 Pomona Winternationals? If this is fact it would pin point S/T introduction as late '71 to early '72. Any other opinions?

[GrumpyJeff]

Originally Posted by 67since67

I am not a Pro Stock historian, so please correct me if necessary. I would think that Grumpy would have had the latest in Cragar wheels on his cars. His second gen. Camaros had S/S wheels which would have carried through the '71 race season? When he debuted the Vega it had S/Ts which would have been the '72 Pomona Winternationals? If this is fact it would pin point S/T introduction as late '71 to early '72. Any other opinions?

Yes, From what Ive been told, Bill got the very 1st pair of Cragar's spun aluminum rim's and ran them on the front of Grumpys ToyVIII (70 Split bumper Car)

[whitetop]

Jenkins 70 Camaro did have the Super Trick Wheels on the front at some point 1971 or so. Like you I'm thinking late 1971 the front runners were available.

Originally Posted by 67since67

I am not a Pro Stock historian, so please correct me if necessary. I would think that Grumpy would have had the latest in Cragar wheels on his cars. His second gen. Camaros had S/S wheels which would have carried through the '71 race season? When he debuted the Vega it had S/Ts which would have been the '72 Pomona Winternationals? If this is fact it would pin point S/T introduction as late '71 to early '72. Any other opinions?

[NorCam]

Originally Posted by 67since67

I am not a Pro Stock historian, so please correct me if necessary. I would think that Grumpy would have had the latest in Cragar wheels on his cars. His second gen. Camaros had S/S wheels which would have carried through the '71 race season? When he debuted the Vega it had S/Ts which would have been the '72 Pomona Winternationals? If this is fact it would pin point S/T introduction as late '71 to early '72. Any other opinions?

Good info on the Cragar S/T's and likely accurate. The original owner of my green Z added them to his car in 1972 by looks of the pictures I have and I do know that he ran Cragar SS from 69 through 71. Likely added the S/T's just after they came out.

[whitetop]

I saw a Centerline ad in Chevy Action 1976 and it said to the effect the latest drag wheel on the strip. Did not see any Centerline ads prior to 1976 in any of my magazines.

I would say the Auto Drags out in '75 sometime...but really did not gain a following until 1977-78 or so and that is when I started to notice their ads in all the magazines.

Definitely not an early 70's wheel.

I went through a bunch of magazines last night and did not see any Centerline Auto Drags on cars until about 78 and it was the Pro Street cars which wore them..

[bbbentley]

Oh what a happy day when I got my C-lines! That was around 1980. I had to buy them one wheel at a time. I had a minimum wage job at 18. Tarp and wood seen in foreground was dad's firewood. He made me park my car in the back lot of the farm so, as he said, he didn't have to look at my car. Guess you can understand my folks were less than thrilled with my obsession? My other blue (special paint) SS back in the day. Yep still have it and going to sell it.