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Old 08-27-2004, 08:13 PM
Supercar_Kid Supercar_Kid is offline
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Default Re: Dragmaster International Wheels

The wheels you are talking about were manufactured by a company called "International" and the model name of this particular wheel is the "Dragmaster." So they're actually "International Dragmasters" just like you'd say "American Torq Thrusts" or "Cragar S/Ss." These Dragmaster wheels were basically a "Torq Thurst Copy" as they've become known today, simply because they were a 5 spoke cast aluminum wheel with a machined lip much like the Torq Thrust wheels made popular by American. They came in a variety of sizes and offsets both 14" and 15" and were available in several bolt patterns as well. Originally they came with steel valve stems and cast metal center caps. I have a few of these wheels myself, including a fully restored set of 14x6" Chevy 4.75" pattern. They are a great wheel IMO, built very well with nice castings and good quality aluminum that seems to have stood the test of time very well. They are also cast with very sharply "peaked" spokes, unlike some early American TT wheels that were available with "rounded" spokes, which is simply a matter of preference. From the front side, they look quite a bit like an authentic Yenko Atlas mag to the untrained eye, but there are specific casting differences that make spotting the International Dragmaster very easy to someone who knows that they're looking for. A great wheel that is still available if you scrounge around, but complete matching sets are getting difficult to find. I may have an extra pair of 14x6" Chevy wheels lying around, if you can use them shoot me a PM. Attached are some pics of what these Dragmaster wheels look like. Also, don't confuse them with American Racing "Dragmaster" wheels, they're a much different 6 slotted aluminum mag made by American. At least one '70 Motion 454 Camaro was sold new with the American Dragmasters.
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