Yenko Wheels

[ACES 070]

I have a set of Fenton Hussler 3's ,, these look alot like the wheels Yenko put on his cars as an option,, did he ever use Fentons or were they all ET's,, they are 14x7s and in perfect condition,,, the biggest difference I can see between these and the Torque Thrust D's are the spokes are more pointed at the end than rounded,,I looked for date codes but found none,,,they came off a 69 Chevelle that hasnt been messed with since mid to late 70s,,, Thanx for any input,, Nick

[ACES 070]

PS,,,,, These wheels look just like the wheels on Joe Swezey's 68 Harrell Chevelle Nick

[Rat_Pack]

ACES, the Fenton wheels are the same as the orginal American Torque-Thrusts, not the D's. The current Torque Thrust D is a new version of the old D except that the back of the spoke is not curved like the original. The originals were made to clear disc brakes on GM cars from 67-68 and Corvettes.

The wheels used on the Yenkos were made by the Atlas foundry and were very similar to the Torque Thrusts and the Fenton Hustler III's. It would be very hard to tell them apart from one another once mounted on the car. The Fentons and Americans have the wheel name cast into the backs of the wheels where the Atlas wheels do not. Also the backs of the spokes do not have any reinforcing ribs where some of the Americans and Fentons do: depends on wheel size. <font color="green"> </font color> See attached picture I found on this site a few months ago of an Atlas wheel. <font color="black"> </font color> If you look at the backs of the wheels you will notice that the lettering cast into them is identicle to the lettering that American used on their Torque Thrusts except they say Hustler III instead.

What size did you say these wheels are? Are they for sale?........................RatPack.............. ..........

[ACES 070]

14x7s,,,, and yes I guess they are,, I will not use them,, Thanx for the info,, I didnt have a clue,,,Nick

[JChlupsa]

Question on wheels suck as those mentions. I have a set (4) that hare also 14x7 but with a large Chevy 5 on 5 bolt [attern. I was given them by a guy that was cleaning out his garage and there are no markings on the back either . Did Atlas make thses rims in a large Chevy bolt pattern?

[T Billigen]

The Atlas wheels used on the Yenkos were 15 inch with the 4 3/4 size bolt pattern. I owned a set that went with a Yenko Chevelle I sold, as I explained then, these wheels were designed poorly, where the spoke meets the center hub is very thin and looks to me would not be safe at higher speeds.

[L78Impala]

HC,
Isn't there a law against drinking and typing? [img]/ubbthreads/images/icons/grin.gif[/img]

[69rsss350]

That's funny, I know I have to read my late night posts at least three times before I hit the final button!

[JChlupsa]

Hey so thats the problem, i'm not drinking. Have always wondered why I couldn't spelllllllllllllllll