Show your slicks day 2 tires and wheels

[Mr. Chevy]

Since I have a fetish with wheels and tires thought I would share some of the collection. I need one of those tire racks from the old gas stations. My Wife just rolls her eyes and shakes her head. LOL.

Share yours!!

Rich

[Mr. Chevy]

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[Mr70]

I've got one of those NOS Uniroyal masters.

[Mr. Chevy]

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[Mr. Chevy]

You can never have too many wheels and tires... I love accessories!! LOL

Rich

[mockingbird812]

Yeah, you got it bad Rich......in a very GOOD sort of way. Very impressive!

Couple of old mounts of mine.....

[Mr. Chevy]

Very nice... I love aluminum slots.. I have a set that need to be polished up...

Rich

[mockingbird812]

Something to swap into the Chevelle wheel rotation...

[mockingbird812]

Let’s get Grady to play this game!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Mr. Chevy]

Grady would overload and blow up the site if he added all of his pics of his stuff...

LOL

Rich

[m22mike]

Grady would overload and blow up the site if he added all of his pics of his stuff...

LOL

Rich

:haha:

[NorCam]

Great thread and fantastic collection of stuff there Rich. I'm still looking for some old Penney's for my green car but love seeing them in collections and on cars such as Grady's.

More...More :drool:

[JRC99]

Two of them are Penneys "Foremost El Tigre" Tires. Can't remember the other two. Bought the wheels back in January for the Chevelle, realized that 15x6s wouldn't work on the back tires, and decided I was too nostalgic for the Rallys (Since they've been on it since my grandfather bought it, it's always had them) and now they just sit in the garage.

[markinnaples]

I love that you can still buy new aluminum slots. I really need to get set for my car as 67-68 Camaros look tough with those. Hope they keep making them.

https://www.summitracing.com/parts/usm-u10115706537/overview/

[whitetop]

Nos early style Cragars and nos Pro Tracs from the 70's and E78-14's tires going on my Mustang. I even have early 1970's NOS Cragar lugs nuts when they had the word Cragar embossed on each lug nut.

[Mr. Chevy]

Great thread and fantastic collection of stuff there Rich. I'm still looking for some old Penney's for my green car but love seeing them in collections and on cars such as Grady's.

More...More :drool:

I plan on mounting those Pennys Slicks on a nice vintage set of Keystone Mags I have. Should look pretty cool...

Rich

[L78M22Rag]

How about these bad boyz... original owner picked them up on day two and still on the car today!

[NorCam]

I plan on mounting those Pennys Slicks on a nice vintage set of Keystone Mags I have. Should look pretty cool...

Rich

I am sure those will look cool on Keystones...but was hoping you'd say:

Hey Graeme; I have a spare set that I know would look great of your little green Z Chuckling here

:worship:

[Crush]

How about these bad boyz... original owner picked them up on day two and still on the car today!

That car looks tuff!

[Mr. Chevy]

I am sure those will look cool on Keystones...but was hoping you'd say:

Chuckling here

:worship:

Those Pennys Slicks are hard to find.. I got lucky last year at this time, a guy about 45 minutes away from me was selling these they are in excellent shape nearly NOS.

That Chevelle looks great!! That is interesting on the sidewall it says "JC Penny". I wonder what year the "JC" was adopted and the "Pennys" was dropped..

Rich

[Tommy]

That car looks tuff!


I agree 100%. It has my favorite hood too!


Tommy

[The Boss]

Indy Profiles on Honeycombs & wide outline Polyglas GT's on Cragar Fan Stars

[scuncio]

How about these bad boyz... original owner picked them up on day two and still on the car today!

Atlanta Craigslist?? I SO wanted that car but was out of the country when it was listed.

[L78M22Rag]

Check out these Firestone Super Sport L60-14 tires I scored today. They have a little patina on the lettering but mint deep tread and no cracking!

[Mr. Chevy]

Those are cool....

Rich

[The Boss]

I'd love to have a set of those!

[L78M22Rag]

Now I'm trying to find a matching pair of fronts... or something comparable. Any ideas?

[Verne_Frantz]

Yep, they're new
108841

108842

[mockingbird812]

Those are simply rolling works of art Verne!!!

[L78M22Rag]

Very nice Vern!

[68l30]

Check out these Firestone Super Sport L60-14 tires I scored today. They have a little patina on the lettering but mint deep tread and no cracking!

I bought a pair of 15” late last year for $1 off Craigslist. Guy had em’ on a Boss 9 show car. Practiclly N.O.S. ... New owner didn’t want them.

BIG

[The Boss]

Some guys have all the luck. ;)

[68l30]

I actually gave him the dollar in good faith, he said just take them! He said I had to put a price in the add, I said now it’s a valid transaction.

BIG

[mockingbird812]

Super Sports look good....

[The Boss]

Yeah they do! Those were the hot ticket back in the day - my buddy's black Cuda had them on.

[Tenney]

...

[mockingbird812]

Abbey has done final QC and paws up for install on the Chevelle....

[Verne_Frantz]

:biggthumpup::biggthumpup::biggthumpup::biggthumpu p:

[cheveslakr]

Your rolling stock is uber cool, but your lab's expression steals the pic!

[mockingbird812]

Your rolling stock is uber cool, but your lab's expression steals the pic!

Yeah, she has a way of doing that. She has to keep tabs on Dad and do her best to pull him away from boring shop work and go outside and play in the nasty weather.

[olredalert]

----Sam,,,Sitting here reading and watching Kindigit! So, I feel its appropriate to say,,,Bitchin!!!!.......Bill S

[mockingbird812]

----Sam,,,Sitting here reading and watching Kindigit! So, I feel its appropriate to say,,,Bitchin!!!!.......Bill S

Ha!!!!!!!!!!!! ;>))

[novadude]

I remember back in '83-84 or so, a neighbor had those Firestone Super Sports on a '68 Chevelle. Haven't seem those tires in YEARS!

[69L78]

I picked these up this week, they were on a 66 Vette drag car. Anyone know anything about these wheels? Attached is a pic of the tires and wheels on the Vette. The car is currently getting ready to be street driven, the now owner installed a SB tunnel ram, got the hood scoop painted to match by a local shop near me, they did an amazing job blending and matching that green metal flake and endless stripes paint scheme. This car will be for sale soon. I will resize the pics of the car and attach.

[69L78]

I do not like his choice of new tires and wheels, he bought everything from Summit.

[The Boss]

Kool paint!

[scuncio]

I agree, way better with the steel slots.

[69L78]

He is going to put license on it and drive it on the street so this is what he likes. It will be on the road before spring.

[scuncio]

An ebay find...

These look like Parnelli Jones wheels with some ancient cheaters...price is right!

Link to Vintage Cheater Slicks on Aluminum Wheels (http://ebay.to/2EC5E84)

https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/LNcAAOSw63FaEG1~/s-l1600.jpg

[scuncio]

Here's a real find...dual stripe Mickey Thompson cheaters.

Link to Mickey Thompson Vintage Slicks (http://ebay.to/2CeANJ7)

https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/fLIAAOSwo6lWK61o/s-l1600.jpg

[Verne_Frantz]

I guess I'd better be watching that one............

[markinnaples]

Eh, I like the Keystones way better as those steel slots just never did it for me.

[69 Post Sedan]

These are my Day 2 wheels and tires. 15x4 Cragars in the front and 15x8 in the rear. Moroso Drag Special up front and M&H Racemaster DOT approved street tires in the rear.

Kurt

[NorCam]

These are my Day 2 wheels and tires. 15x4 Cragars in the front and 15x8 in the rear. Moroso Drag Special up front and M&H Racemaster DOT approved street tires in the rear.

Kurt

Love it!

[L78M22Rag]

Nice setup and great stance Kurt!

[The Boss]

Another set of Polyglas GT's I had on my 69 RA III/4spd.

[69 Post Sedan]

Love it!

Nice setup and great stance Kurt!

Thanks.....when I was a kid growing up.....all the cool/fast cars had Cragars S/S with wide tires in the back and skinny/narrow tires up front. :headbang: :3gears:

Kurt

[Fast67VelleN2O]

Took this photo today while playing musical cars.

https://scontent.fewr1-3.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t31.0-8/28337899_10159691844095538_2027552787414067536_o.j pg?oh=0d9d6123b80ded7a7c9490b6714c2178&oe=5B4C0B24

[mockingbird812]

Yeah, that’s real nice!!!

[olredalert]

Took this photo today while playing musical cars.

https://scontent.fewr1-3.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t31.0-8/28337899_10159691844095538_2027552787414067536_o.j pg?oh=0d9d6123b80ded7a7c9490b6714c2178&oe=5B4C0B24

----Cool Stance! Something to do with the camera, I'm sure, but the picture makes your Camaro look like its green metalflake........Bill S

[Salvatore]

real, real nizeee

[Crush]

Took this photo today while playing musical cars.

https://scontent.fewr1-3.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t31.0-8/28337899_10159691844095538_2027552787414067536_o.j pg?oh=0d9d6123b80ded7a7c9490b6714c2178&oe=5B4C0B24

Ok what are your tire sizes?

[NorCam]

Not to side track the thread, but any chance you have a pic of the tow tabs so I can see where they fit into the frame. I'd also like to know who's they are?

Thanks in advance...

[Fast67VelleN2O]

----Cool Stance! Something to do with the camera, I'm sure, but the picture makes your Camaro look like its green metalflake........Bill S

No camera trick... that's the rough paint. There's pockmarks in the old lacquer paint, giving it a metallic look from a distance.

Ok what are your tire sizes?

Fronts are 15x4" rims on vintage Cooper E78-15, and rears are 15x8" rims on 28x10.5-15 Mickey Thompson's.

[Fast67VelleN2O]

Not to side track the thread, but any chance you have a pic of the tow tabs so I can see where they fit into the frame. I'd also like to know who's they are?

Thanks in advance...

They are NMW tabs. I don't have a good picture, but they are held on with 3 bolts. 2 bolts to the bottom of the bumper and one bolt goes to the bumper brackets.

[chevyandpontiac]

It looks FANTASTIC. great picture.

[NorCam]

They are NMW tabs. I don't have a good picture, but they are held on with 3 bolts. 2 bolts to the bottom of the bumper and one bolt goes to the bumper brackets.

That's what I was hoping to hear...or rather, not hear. I was thinking of adding a set to my green car but with a rubber bumper that's definitely out of the question. Thanks

[PxTx]

You'll have to improvise like how Joel did on the Mexican RG Camaro tabs.

[L78M22Rag]

Found this pair of Cragar G/T mags along with a pair of S/S mags. The S/S are apparently 14x8” and the G/T are supposed to be 14x9”. I wish they weren’t unilug, and I’m hoping they’ll clean up enough to look good (not too good) for my similarly weathered Monaco Orange SS.

How common are the G/T’s?

[Fast67VelleN2O]

Here's another pair of cool wheels that came on a 1969 Firebird I recently purchased. Cooper Pro 60 L-60 14's on Cragar S/S wheels.

[mockingbird812]

Tuff looking combo. Serious “meats”!

[PxTx]

Hurst slicks out back and some 185-15 up front.

[68l30]

My M/T Challengers on XT’s ....

BIG

[mockingbird812]

Nice set up BIG!!!!

[NorCam]

Gotta love those Challengers. :Can-I-Have-It:

[mr.4speed]

http://www.yenko.net/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=111701&stc=1&d=1521043189

[mr.4speed]

Sorry cant seem to make the photo larger ?

[mockingbird812]

Those are some pretty tires you got there Mr. 4speed!!!!

[69L78]

Just put these on my Z yesterday.
Vintage 1969 Firestone chrome steel slots 15x4 & 15x6
Moroso Drag Special 7.10-15 up front
M&H Racemaster 8.55-15 out back

[whitetop]

69L78

Love those old chrome slots. Wish guys would run them and chrome reverse more often.

[mockingbird812]

Just put these on my Z yesterday.
Vintage 1969 Firestone chrome steel slots 15x4 & 15x6
Moroso Drag Special 7.10-15 up front
M&H Racemaster 8.55-15 out back

Spot on Jeff. LOVE the look. Great looking Z!

[69L78]

Thanks for the comments.

[Salvatore]

Just put these on my Z yesterday.
Vintage 1969 Firestone chrome steel slots 15x4 & 15x6
Moroso Drag Special 7.10-15 up front
M&H Racemaster 8.55-15 out back

man that car is killer Jeff. Need some more pictures. Wheels look great!

[MosportGreen66]

Just put these on my Z yesterday.
Vintage 1969 Firestone chrome steel slots 15x4 & 15x6
Moroso Drag Special 7.10-15 up front
M&H Racemaster 8.55-15 out back

Absolutely perfect. Great car!

Dan

[69L78]

man that car is killer Jeff. Need some more pictures. Wheels look great!

Sam, You should know this car, I bought it from the original owner not too far from you in Schnecksville, PA. The car is for sale if anyone has interest, send me a PM.

[Salvatore]

Love the Astros. have them on my nova.

[novadude]

69L78

Love those old chrome slots. Wish guys would run them and chrome reverse more often.

I run Chrome reverse wheels (well... technically not "reverse", as the Nova Body won't allow it).

https://i.imgur.com/hB3v12O.jpg?1

https://i.imgur.com/roE96V0.jpg

[mockingbird812]

Tuff look!. Thanks!

[markinnaples]

novadude, your Nova looks killer.

[novadude]

Thanks, guys! I've had the Chrome wheels for ~7 years now. I might mix it up a bit this season and run painted steel wheels with dog dish caps.

[NorCam]

Found a nice pair of Mickey Thompson Indy Profiles in an H50/15 sizing. One has slight use on it while the other is NOS condition with all the original nubs on it. No dry checking or tire rot and great for static display with the tires going onto some Torque Thrusts.

https://preview.ibb.co/bx3YMJ/IMG_9548.jpg (https://ibb.co/mzvf1J)

https://preview.ibb.co/eoHhFd/IMG_9549.jpg (https://ibb.co/mOWW8y)

https://preview.ibb.co/jawHFd/IMG_9550.jpg (https://ibb.co/dBsrad)

https://preview.ibb.co/eFuR8y/IMG_9545.jpg (https://ibb.co/knhrad)

[mockingbird812]

Those are some meats! Congrats!

[olredalert]

Back many, many years ago I worked for a friend in Akron who had a filing cabinet business. In the same storage building that he kept stuff was stacks and stacks and more stacks of Mickey Thompson tires. The company's offices were also on the same property. Had them on my 67 SS Chevelle!.......Bill S

[NorCam]

They are cool tires...but mounted these today and bummed to find one was punctured on the sidewall. Thankfully it wasn't the NOS tire, but leaves me on the hunt for another H50/15 MT tire if anybody ever sees a straggler out there?

https://preview.ibb.co/fNYOrJ/IMG_9561.jpg (https://ibb.co/mndpWJ)

https://preview.ibb.co/m4bMdy/IMG_9562.jpg (https://ibb.co/b2kEyy)

[chevyandpontiac]

Why don't you patch the side wall and put a tube in it? It is still use able that way.

[NorCam]

That's an option I am looking at. :)

My friend that was over last night is looking to see if he has a tube that will fit and said the same things you did. Now to see if I can find a small tube that works for the low profile and has the valve stem in the center location rather than offset to the outside.

[chevyandpontiac]

If you can not find one let me know, My local mechanic shop does a pretty good job finding parts for me.

[big gear head]

I saw these on craigslist today. Looks like the Mickey Thompson tread pattern. https://bloomington.craigslist.org/pts/d/old-school-cragar-wheels/6594419754.html

[NorCam]

Those are Kelly Super Chargers. Tread pattern differs a lot from the MT and is more like the old Firestone S/S.

[big gear head]

Sorry, I actually meant it looks like the pattern on the MT Pro Street tires, not the smaller tires. I guess McCreary or someone else used that tread pattern before the MT Pro Street tires came along.

[NorCam]

My trouble is that I like all those old tires. Hard to find them in usable condition now days. :)

[Mr. Chevy]

My jalopy.. thanks to Dan on the site here with the beautiful silver 70 Z28 for lug nug info on these US Mag Wheels.

Rich

[Mr. Chevy]

Another

[mockingbird812]

Sweet Rich - Great Look. Those are the MTs you picked up recently, right? Good buy!!:biggthumpup:

[Mr. Chevy]

Thanks Sam, yes they are the slicks I picked up over the winter... Vintage MT...

Rich

[NorCam]

Killer car Rich. Wheels and tires are looking really good on there! :cool:

[big gear head]

Love the Nova. The black top on white really looks good, and the polished slots are great.

[chevyandpontiac]

That looks awesome, it has that perfect look! Nice car and nice wheel tire combo.

[markinnaples]

Those polished slots look fantastic. Are they new wheels or old?

[Bernhard]

Very nice

[Mr. Chevy]

Thanks all for the compliments..

Yes, these are new US Mag Wheels with new front tires and old Mickey Thompson cheater slicks.. They appear to be identical to the older ones and are very nice...

Rich

[novadude]

Mr Chevy.... that Nova looks AWESOME with those wheels! What sizes front and rear?

[A12pilot]

Very nice, Rich! Love it!

Cheers
Dave

[Mr. Chevy]

Mr Chevy.... that Nova looks AWESOME with those wheels! What sizes front and rear?

Thanks...

Wheels are: Fronts are 15x5 and rears 15x7.. Rear slicks are 15 inch, 28 inches tall and 7 inches wide. Front tires are Firestone 6.70x15. and can be bought through Coker.

Rich

[NorCam]

I have those same Firestone fronts for a set of drag wheels I'm setting up for my 69. Tony hooked me up with the Firestone Drag 500 rears w/ tubes a couple months ago. I'm still needing to pickup a good set of 7" wheels to mount these on but trust they'll look great for static display and shows. I like the Drag 500's as that was Kym's go to tire when the car raced SS/LA throughout the 70's. Although the rears were bigger back then. :wink:

https://image.ibb.co/hWnB58/IMG_9157.jpg

https://image.ibb.co/eNkaXo/IMG_9158.jpg

https://image.ibb.co/dFa4a8/Firestone_500.jpg

[L78M22Rag]

Put these on my 68 the other day. Sure am liking the look, but they rub on the quarter wheel openings every bump. They’re only 14x7” with 215 60R14 rubber. Grrrr!

[markinnaples]

Helmut, that Camaro is really sharp.

[mockingbird812]

Slots are da bomb on that Camaro!

[vince]

looks real nice

[napa68]

I have those same Firestone fronts for a set of drag wheels I'm setting up for my 69. Tony hooked me up with the Firestone Drag 500 rears w/ tubes a couple months ago. I'm still needing to pickup a good set of 7" wheels to mount these on but trust they'll look great for static display and shows. I like the Drag 500's as that was Kym's go to tire when the car raced SS/LA throughout the 70's. Although the rears were bigger back then. :wink:

https://image.ibb.co/hWnB58/IMG_9157.jpg

https://image.ibb.co/eNkaXo/IMG_9158.jpg

https://image.ibb.co/dFa4a8/Firestone_500.jpg

What type of 7" wheels ya looking for? I have a pair of 15" T Thrust's!

[Bernhard]

Put these on my 68 the other day. Sure am liking the look, but they rub on the quarter wheel openings every bump. They’re only 14x7” with 215 60R14 rubber. Grrrr!

Very nice!
Is it the wheel off set causing the rub?
What is the clearance like to the leaf spring and inner tub and frame?

[L78M22Rag]

Now that you mention it, I believe it was the offset. I've since taken them off, and replaced them with an original set of rallys with redlines so that I can drive the car without issues. I should measure the backspace, and put them back on to note the clearance at the back for future reference. Good point. Thanks

[NorCam]

What type of 7" wheels ya looking for? I have a pair of 15" T Thrust's!

Thanks for the offer Tim,

I do have a pair of T/T here but they have holes for the valve stems drilled towards the center of the rim, and the tubes for the slicks have the valve stem offset toward the outer edge of the rim. I'm either going to use a set of black steelies or perhaps drill new holes in the T/T rims and mount these up.

I'll get to those one of these days...:bs:

[NorCam]

Totally stoked to have just found another set of mint original Mickey Thompson Indy SS H50/15 tires today. Now I have to arrange picking them up in NE Iowa as seller will hold for me but won't ship. These will go onto my TT wheels for the 68 and I have some Firestone pie crust skinnies for the front.

https://image.ibb.co/doD43z/s_l1600_4.jpg

https://image.ibb.co/fXQvAe/s_l1600_2.jpg

[whitetop]

These are for sale make me an offer over $450 1 15x8.5 and 2 14x7 American Racing Spirit. 14x7 are NOS

[mockingbird812]

Such a DEAL!!!! :smile:

[mockingbird812]

Nice crisp look you don’t see too often. I like ‘em! Congrats - have fun! :3gears:

[KLars1]

slick city -- pics from ~1969.

[big gear head]

Hey, 6 hole slots! Nice! I've got 2 of them 8 1/2 inches wide.

[NorCam]

Finally picked up my NOS Mickey Thompsons from North Dakota this week. These are H50/15's and they still have the nubs on them. Now question is, anyone ever stick a set of these under a 70 Nova. I know they're wide but mounted on 8.5" wheels I'm wondering how far outside the lip they'd be with 4.25 BS? If they stick out too far I'll save them for my kids 70 Camaro we have planned.

https://image.ibb.co/nGAETp/IMG_1550.jpg
https://image.ibb.co/i8U8op/IMG_1551.jpg

[napa68]

Finally picked up my NOS Mickey Thompsons from North Dakota this week. These are H50/15's and they still have the nubs on them. Now question is, anyone ever stick a set of these under a 70 Nova. I know they're wide but mounted on 8.5" wheels I wondering how far outside the lip they'd be with 4.25 BS? If they stick out too far I'll save them for my kids 70 Camaro we have planned.

https://image.ibb.co/nGAETp/IMG_1550.jpg
https://image.ibb.co/i8U8op/IMG_1551.jpg

mini tubs would be uber bad ass with those meats!

https://www.detroitspeed.com/1968-1974-nova-body/detroit-speed-inc-mini-tubs-1968-74-nova-040402

[Nasblu]

Set of original Fenton Gyros and Gates Renegade Tires I bought from the guy who bought them new as a set in 1971.

[mockingbird812]

Very Nice. I like! Congrats! Are they going on something? :biggthumpup:

[Nasblu]

Former owner of our 62 Vette bought them for the car back in 1971 so I bought them just because they a part of the cars history.

[big gear head]

I saw these on ebay today. Maybe one of you might be interested in them. Not mine. https://www.ebay.com/itm/2-Vintage-M-H-Racemaster-Slicks-10-5-28-5-15-W-Chevy-Cragar-S-S-Rims/283233646504?hash=item41f20a77a8:g:GUYAAOSwhyZbt9T ~:rk:4:pf:0

[Mr. Chevy]

I saw these on ebay today. Maybe one of you might be interested in them. Not mine. https://www.ebay.com/itm/2-Vintage-M-H-Racemaster-Slicks-10-5-28-5-15-W-Chevy-Cragar-S-S-Rims/283233646504?hash=item41f20a77a8:g:GUYAAOSwhyZbt9T ~:rk:4:pf:0

I think this is the 2nd time around on these. They did not sell previously. I was thinking about them but the tires look kind of rough.

Rich

[Rainer]

This is a swap meet find from years ago.

[L78M22Rag]

Picked these bad boyz up today.... a pair of 15x8” and a pair of 15x4”

(They look different sizes because of my inconsistent resizing of the photos)

[mockingbird812]

Nice score Helmut!:shocked:

[mr.4speed]

Nice! Love those rockets i have the same set

[NorCam]

Nice score Helmut. What are they going on?

[L78M22Rag]

They’ll be going on my Monaco Orange ‘69 once I find some suitable vintage rubber. I test fitted these wheels (off my post sedan) and I really like the fit of the rear wheels and tires.

[mockingbird812]

Niiiiiiicccceeee!!!!!

[69 Post Sedan]

I FINALLY got time to have my vintage M&H Racemaster tires mounted to 15x8 Cragar wheels. These will be specifically for special car shows only.

Unfortunately, it’s VERY difficult to find straight lug wheels that are 15x8 with 4.25” backspace. So until I do find a set, I’ll have to use these unilug wheels. I do like these better than the new flat spoke Cragar wheels. Just my opinion.

On a side note, I cut the screws shorter so they wouldn’t damage the tires.

Kurt

[NorCam]

Those look awesome Kurt. Of course I'm a big fan of M&H rubber if one can find a set. I mounted my Firestone 500's on a set of 8" Cragar's for the same purpose as you and love the look of them. I have Unilug rears as well but I don't think anyone really cares about the pattern...especially me. Didn't screw these rims but I'm alright with that as they're for show only.

Great look on rims and tires!

[NorCam]

Don't think I posted these since mounting them up...so here are the Firestone's I got from Tony. Mounted them on the set of Cragar 8's that I got from Sam. No dry rot on the slicks but using these on my Nova for display purposes only.

https://i.ibb.co/mbcSr1j/IMG-2781.jpg

https://i.ibb.co/2qZW1pg/IMG-2783.jpg

https://i.ibb.co/F4DsQtq/Recent-Me-Stuff.jpg

[mockingbird812]

Those are sweet Kurt. Love 'em. Don't forget to show us a photo or two when you get them on your car!!

[L78M22Rag]

Got these Mickey Thompsons mounted on a set of Cragars and on the car last night.

G70-15 rubber on 15x7" front wheels, and
L60-15 rubber on 15x8" rear wheels with a 4 1/8" backspace.

http://i.imgur.com/9UfYYOT.jpg (https://imgur.com/9UfYYOT)

http://i.imgur.com/fIrpxx5.jpg (https://imgur.com/fIrpxx5)

http://i.imgur.com/5AsPAEa.jpg (https://imgur.com/5AsPAEa)

http://i.imgur.com/dF4EQON.jpg (https://imgur.com/dF4EQON)

http://i.imgur.com/eUtYGIf.jpg (https://imgur.com/eUtYGIf)

I couldn't be happier with the fit!

[ruralrte66]

Helmet your Stanley Chevrolet and your nephews New Mexico Hugger Orange 69's side by side, very cool cars.

Thanks Gregg

[markinnaples]

Those wheels and tires are pure sweetness. Are they tires old or new?

[L78M22Rag]

Those wheels and tires are pure sweetness. Are they tires old or new?

Thanks. I don't really know how to tell if they are old or new? What do I look for?

[markinnaples]

This might help:

https://www.tirebuyer.com/education/how-to-determine-the-age-of-your-tires

[1969HO455]

Goodyear Polyglas/ American 200s

[69_Mean_Mopar]

This Found me in May down in Soddy Daisy Tenn. 1 owner who ordered it to go drag racing since day one. It has all the cool late 60's and early 70's aftermarket racing parts. This is in the Basement of the late owner Milburn Varner. He was drag racing since 1959. He had a 63 Max Wedge Plymouth. A 64 Max Wedge Plymouth. A 1966 Hemi Belvedere II 4 speed. Hemi's were expensive back then also. Milburn was their transmission and rear end mechanic for Austin Motors C/P in Chattanooga Tenn. Still in Business today. He had a partner his brother in-law David Rehrig. Alas the Drag Addicts. The same paint scheme for all their cars. So in 1970 They decided to try the new Ebody Cuda. Lets try the New 440 Six Pack instead of a Hemi a lot cheaper to maintain. So they wanted a flashy car to attract attention thus FC7 Plum Crazy. Radio Delete. Auto on the column.The amighty N96 Shaker hood to get all that fresh air. He did not like the floor shift too much weight and hassle. So he put in a B&M Shifter new back then it is the old chrome box. He had a 4:88 Dana rear already so he did not order a good gear. It came with a 8 3/4 no posi 3.23 open. Front disc brakes. He had it lettered up even before he brought it home from the dealership . He bought it home and installed the Dana 60 with 4:88 gears. The 440 6 pack did not last two weekends and 7 miles on the odometer. They still had two Hemi Motors. Well you guessed it getting a Hemi. So it was two weeks old they stuffed a 1966 built Hemi with a Racer Brown Roller 750 Left cam. 12:5 to 1 30 over Block. A new Edelbrock Rat Roaster intake. Two new 1970 Hemi carbs bought new thru the dealer. Hustle Stuff Racing dist. w/ tach drive 1968 Super Stock Tach. Hooker full Hemi race headers with 17" collectors. Mopar Super Stock Springs. Wheels were American Racing Torque Thrust. 15x4 fronts. and 10" Rears at first Spun too hard. So it received 12 inch wide rims with 33x15 Firestone Drag 500's. They hooked. He did not cut the body nor tubbed it. He wanted to do the least body mods. He never even tied the frame rails. No Cage either. Interior is mint. This is the original paint that is now clean. He never even titled it. Still has the MSO and the bill of sale. He paid dealer cost. I took out one build sheet from Behind the glove box. Onewas behind the drivers seat but out of another car. a 318 car red. The back seat I have not looked yet. I am sure it is there. The last year he ran it was 1973. It has 149 miles on the odometer. The motor was freshened up before he parked it in case they decided to run again. David was getting tired after 14 yrs. Milburn was having a baby and decided to leave the dealer and open his own auto repair shop at his house. I had received a call from a great guy down there Heath Parker who seen on Facebook I was really into Mopars. He asked for my Phone number said a real nice guy passed away last fall October 2018. He was into racing and has 4 cars and two Hemi motors and the original 440 6 pack motor with carbs and intake. So I rushed down there to meet the wife and son. The son kept the 63 Max Wedge Plymouth. The other cars were a 1967 Hemi GTX Convertible one of 10 Automatics ever built. Turbine Bronze with Black top and interior. The 6 pack Cuda. A 1966 Hemi Belvedere II. After intense and hard negotiating and thanks to Heath Parker for his help. I ended up with the Cuda , The Hemi GTX Convertible and the extra motors. The Cuda after messing with it for a bit started right up. It is a bad ass running car. It is now all cleaned up and headed to Chryslers at Carlisle next week. This is truly a cool car. I have already have two great offers for it. Getting close to what I think it's worth. Cool history and why it was ordered. The 440 block ended up not the original but a real 70 440 HP. out of another car. Enjoy

[muscle_collector]

that is great and I suspect we are going to continue to see some really good finds surface as more and more of the guys pass on unfortunately.

[Crush]

Jackpot!!! Congrats!

[Astock]

Very Cool. I thought 6 pack cars got the Dana(?)

[69_Mean_Mopar]

Very Cool. I thought 6 pack cars got the Dana(?)

Astock. An Automatic 6 pack or a Hemi car came with an 8 3/4. You could order a Dana 60 for extra cash. I have had a few Auto's that did. The original owner of my car already had a Dana so he ordered it with the cheapest rear end combo he could. All 4 speed 440 4 bl, 440 6 pack, and Hemi cars came standard with a Dana 60 with either 3:54 Gears and 4.10 gears depending on how you ordered them.

[L78M22Rag]

Finally making some progress... my two nephews got me out to the garage for a long overdue garage night. I don't get out to the shop very often lately, so bear with the slow progress. I couldn't ask for a better fit from these Cragars. The DOT date on the M/T tires only have three digits, so they are older vintage tires.

http://i.imgur.com/Vs4Scuj.jpg (https://imgur.com/Vs4Scuj)

http://i.imgur.com/PlkZozh.jpg (https://imgur.com/PlkZozh)

http://i.imgur.com/zbiSsA8.jpg (https://imgur.com/zbiSsA8)

[mockingbird812]

Looking tuff Helmut!!!!:biggthumpup::biggthumpup:

[NorCam]

Looking good on there Helmut. Is that the old brown Camaro coupe I saw at your place about 10 years ago?

[Postsedan]

Nice, now please put back the door and trunk locks.

Dan

[L78M22Rag]

Thanks guys.

Dan, yes I will get to that... eventually. I’m not concerned about locking the car up until I can drive it somewhere. ;-)

[L78M22Rag]

Looking good on there Helmut. Is that the old brown Camaro coupe I saw at your place about 10 years ago?

Graeme, yes that’s my nephew Justin’s project. It looked brown but it was Garnet Red paint (repainted once already) and faded and rubbed down to the primer. The car has come a long way. Factory Garnet Red with white vinyl top and white houndstooth... and a 307 PG. Eventually we may put a few more cubes under the hood, but for now we just want to get er on the road.

[NorCam]

How many kids are working on their cars at Uncle Helmut's now days?

[L78M22Rag]

Three

[Bernhard]

Three

Nice!
Passing on the art of car building and mentoring the next generation

[Mr. Chevy]

My 67 Impala with TT wheels.

Rich

[Mr. Chevy]

My buddy's 63 Fury. Bad machine. Runs 10.06 in the 1/4 mile.

Rich

[Riverbud]

M&H Racemaster, 7.0/29.5-15 on Halibrand wheels

https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-5FV536L/1/abfd5c9d/XL/i-5FV536L-XL.jpg

[L78M22Rag]

M&H Racemaster, 7.0/29.5-15 on Halibrand wheels

https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-5FV536L/1/abfd5c9d/XL/i-5FV536L-XL.jpg

I’d sure like to see more photos/ angles of that...

[Riverbud]

https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-jLdS85f/1/7517f73d/L/i-jLdS85f-L.jpg

https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-HWhKdCX/1/0d01eb25/L/i-HWhKdCX-L.jpg

[JpMotorsports]

Looking for 2 center caps for my front runners I believe they are Appliance A F/X wheels. they have no marking on the inside of them.

[NorCam]

Been hanging onto these Firestone Drag 500's that Tony hooked me up with a couple years ago but needed to find another set of wheels to mount them up on. Found this set of polished Centerline's a couple weeks ago and the slicks are now mounted up and ready for display. Need to dig out a Firestone display stand and will keep these in my shop now.

https://i.ibb.co/yFt29FY/IMG-7851.jpg

https://i.ibb.co/Sm83Qvj/IMG-7852.jpg

https://i.ibb.co/Z10ZnTB/IMG-7854.jpg

That white stuff on the tire is snow as I just rolled them into the shop. We got about a foot of snow here the last 24 hours and it's still coming down.

[Tenney]

Day 1.5 ...

[TheNovaMan]

Those look really cherry!

[Tenney]

Those look really cherry!

Just went on that day! Feel like Fred Flinstone's meats back there for the first few blocks til they get some heat. Jim said he ran 'em on Woodward sometimes but the hubcaps weren't much of a disguise for the regulars and they were hard on parts compared to the redlines, which didn't offer much resistance ...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T_3xEPACPVQ

[scuncio]

Great look with the hubcaps!

[Tenney]

Of note ...

The tight shot ^^ of the slick was taken by our own yenko.net local, Keith Seymore, at the '08 Dream Cruise (good one, Keith!).

[Verne_Frantz]

My 67 Impala with TT wheels.

Rich


Where can I find a set of those center caps with the red emblem?


Verne

[Mr. Chevy]

Verne, Those are American Racing TTs with the American Racing Center Cap. What I did was buy a set of the red Atlas center cap decals from a gentleman on the site here and placed those over the American Racing decal on the caps... Came out pretty cool.

Rich

[Verne_Frantz]

Thank you. I have to hunt down a set of those. My ET mags have a green center cap decal which doesn't go very well on a Nassau Blue car.


Verne

[Igosplut]

Tires are ten years old, but I used to drive this summers (until the cops waged war against any modified cars).


https://i.postimg.cc/5tCf5RZ3/Nova-at-NTAFS-025.jpg (https://postimg.cc/xk9rntjJ)

https://i.postimg.cc/zv0NXZgJ/003.jpg (https://postimg.cc/RJ6yXYd8)

[mockingbird812]

Tuff Look!!!:headbang:

[Xplantdad]

Tuff Look!!!:headbang:


Agreed!!:headbang::headbang::headbang:

[olredalert]

Tires are ten years old, but I used to drive this summers (until the cops waged war against any modified cars).


https://i.postimg.cc/5tCf5RZ3/Nova-at-NTAFS-025.jpg (https://postimg.cc/xk9rntjJ)

https://i.postimg.cc/zv0NXZgJ/003.jpg (https://postimg.cc/RJ6yXYd8)

----Send it this way. They never look twice in my area of MI...…..Bill S

[Igosplut]

----Send it this way. They never look twice in my area of MI...…..Bill S

HA! Yes Bill, people have been trying to buy this car from me from the time I got it 40 years ago (before Wayne died, he gave me the Duarte Motors receipt from 1970 when he bought it). Nothing moves without getting stopped in this town now.

[olredalert]

----Wayne (RIP) pops into my mind frequently. What a good friend he was! Those trips to Carlisle were epic. What was the name of the bar we always went to on the way back to the motel?......Bill S

[Igosplut]

Judy said it was the Seven-Twenty...

[TheNovaMan]

Nice! What size front tires?

[Igosplut]

P215/75d15

[scuncio]

Weekend find - NOS pair of Kelly-Springfield cheater slicks, mounted to Lemans blue 14x7 wheels. Perfect match for my L-78 Camaro, couldn't have been more perfect!

https://photos.smugmug.com/SYc-Site/i-PKZDmzn/0/b8d828e3/X2/B4EEA989-B189-472E-A259-EF5DB0BF7207-X2.jpg

https://photos.smugmug.com/SYc-Site/i-xTv888Z/0/bc276697/X2/88B05FD1-3FFC-4D18-9E08-A4BACF4BF715-X2.jpg

https://photos.smugmug.com/SYc-Site/i-TVBN2ZL/0/6a853cd1/X2/B112F9CF-B5F9-4795-8CA2-A3355A680250-X2.jpg

[napa68]

Killer find Tony!

[Too Many Projects]

VERY cool, Tony !!

[scuncio]

Thanks guys, I’m stoked to have found them!

[PeteLeathersac]

‘

W:eek2:W SC:headbang:RE!!!

:beers:
~ Pete

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[67since67]

Tony has set the bar for this thread in the stratosphere!! Nice score! :worship:

I've never been a white letter guy except on cars where they are OEM correct.
When I needed MCACN worthy rubber for the vintage Keystone 5 spokes on the Concours wagon these NOS F70-14 Remington Belted Bias seemed appropriate. Now I'm hooked! - Bill W

[napa68]

Time to keep this thread alive and on track! Show off what you've got!