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Old 07-22-2014, 09:25 PM
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Turbines kill the whole look. '66 caps are a great choice.
Old 07-22-2014, 10:37 PM
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Another vote for turbines
Old 07-22-2014, 10:43 PM
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Old 07-22-2014, 11:50 PM
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Very nice car. Well not what you asked but I'm not crazy about either choise. I think your car would look great with a set of "old school" 5 spokes like A/R TT or ET Classics with the spokes done in a magnesium color finish
That would go great with the color of your car and look period correct.
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Old 07-23-2014, 07:22 AM
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Old 07-23-2014, 08:26 AM
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Put one of your avatar ladies in the picture, and the answers would.......disappear (what wheels?).

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Old 07-23-2014, 08:36 AM
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Originally Posted by Plasticman
Put one of your avatar ladies in the picture, and the answers would.......disappear (what wheels?).

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And we could still vote for "Front" or "Rear"
Old 07-23-2014, 08:39 AM
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Originally Posted by 3JsVette
Very nice car. Well not what you asked but I'm not crazy about either choise. I think your car would look great with a set of "old school" 5 spokes like A/R TT or ET Classics with the spokes done in a magnesium color finish
That would go great with the color of your car and look period correct.
, the 66 caps look out of place (i would prefer dog dish..), and the turbines look 'ghetto'...
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Old 07-23-2014, 08:59 AM
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The nice thing about trying out wheels and tires you already have is you can always just change them back if you want. I've got tires for the new ones too.
Sometimes you just need a change. Like girlfriends!

P.S.: that picture sucks because the turbine looks bigger (ghetto) because it's in front of the actual wheel, (they are the same size) and the car is parked up hill in my driveway....gives it a slope look with huge wheelwells which is not the way it looks in reality....


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Old 07-24-2014, 02:34 AM
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When I saw the pic...my eyes immediately went to the front ...so Turbines would be my choice if I had to choose between the two.
Old 07-24-2014, 05:59 AM
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To answer your question and you must pick between just these two examples, I would go with the 66 ralleys, the turbines look to busy for me. BTW, you have a gorgeous car, don't screw it up with those turbines.lol
Old 07-24-2014, 10:20 AM
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Between the two, Turbines.
Old 07-24-2014, 04:20 PM
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'66 Rally Wheels. The pic in post #30 solidified my pick.
Old 07-24-2014, 05:44 PM
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Did some more screwing around with photoshop to see what the whole car would look like. Again Excuse the rough edges. Looks better when you can see the whole thing......


wheels are at the re-finishers for blasting old paint off....
Old 07-24-2014, 06:55 PM
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Originally Posted by Kerrmudgeon
Did some more screwing around with photoshop to see what the whole car would look like. Again Excuse the rough edges. Looks better when you can see the whole thing......


wheels are at the re-finishers for blasting old paint off....
Turbines for sure
Old 07-24-2014, 07:12 PM
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Originally Posted by Kerrmudgeon
In the end, I know I'll do what I think is nicest, but I'm curious about what you guys think. Excuse the photo-shop mock up, but what do you like the front or the back. The front is one of the set I got last winter. Z28 7in. turbines. The old ones are 7in rally's with 66 caps. :




I like the turbines myself.
My favorite is American Mags with knockoffs....but that's me.BILL.
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Old 07-24-2014, 10:31 PM
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Well since others beat me to the suggestion of putting the lady in your avatar in the pass seat I will suggest Turbines on the right side, 64 wheel covers on the left side.
The photo with wheel covers looks better than I thought it would, but I prefer the turbines.
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Old 07-24-2014, 10:45 PM
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Between these two choices, I would pick the turbines....midyear hubcaps on it just look wrong. If it were me and I wanted aftermarket wheels, I would go Cragar 610G. See pic....I have them on my '51 Chevy Streetrod.

Old 07-24-2014, 11:29 PM
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I prefer 62 caps on a 62, but the 66 caps are much nicer than the turbines.


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