my 71 with new wheels
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Burning Brakes
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From: Huntingburg Indiana
my 71 with new wheels
Sorry about the poor quality of the pictures. It was raining when I took them. I finally found a set of daisy mags for my car. It's hard to find them in the right size and backspacing. These are the older 1 piece wheels, not the newer 2 piece wheels that have a highly polished rim. Thanks for looking.
So if you get tired of em.....(pics still look good even with the weather)
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American Racing first used this design for a Trans Am race wheel, available only in magnesium and in the official size of 8 x 15. Soon after they introduced a street wheel called "200S" in a variety of widths, yours are probably 8 1/2.
Much cooler and more distinctive than the five-slot "dish mags" that ruled the early '70s between the Torque Thrust and Centerline smoothie eras!
Much cooler and more distinctive than the five-slot "dish mags" that ruled the early '70s between the Torque Thrust and Centerline smoothie eras!
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From: NYC NY
American Racing first used this design for a Trans Am race wheel, available only in magnesium and in the official size of 8 x 15. Soon after they introduced a street wheel called "200S" in a variety of widths, yours are probably 8 1/2.
Much cooler and more distinctive than the five-slot "dish mags" that ruled the early '70s between the Torque Thrust and Centerline smoothie eras!
Much cooler and more distinctive than the five-slot "dish mags" that ruled the early '70s between the Torque Thrust and Centerline smoothie eras!
The "flower" wheels have always looked good on these cars and this is no exception. 
Very nice.
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From: Marina CA
Very nice look for sure. Back in the day we called them coke bottles, daisys and 200's. They have a timeless quality that will always look good.
As soon as the 68 is done I have a NOS set of those that will be going on.
As soon as the 68 is done I have a NOS set of those that will be going on.
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Here's what www.roadsters.com has to say about these wheels and their history.
" Aside from the Torq-Thrust, the most popular aluminum wheel made by American Racing Equipment was another five-spoked design, called the 200-S (with the "S" standing for Satin), also known as the "Daisy". The earliest ad that I've seen for the 200-S was in the January, 1969 issue of Rod & Custom.
The 200-S was available two ways: in a standard, as-cast finish with a machined lip, which was by far the most common; or with the outer faces of the flat spokes polished. I've also seen these wheels with spokes that were fully polished, but doubt if they left the factory this way.
In the design of the Daisy wheel, American Racing deviated from their usual practice of using center caps that attached with five screws around the outside of the cap. Instead, the wheel used a smaller center cap with threads around its edge.
The 200-S was also made in a four-spoked version for cars with four-lug bolt patterns, and in that form was called the Libre. On the street and in SCCA racing, these were very popular on import cars, especially Datsun 240Z coupes and 510 sedans, as well as MGB and Triumph roadsters.
These wheels, like many other American Racing wheels, were cast at a foundry in Portland, Oregon. When the foundry shut down in the late 1970s, American Racing then contracted their casting to Rockwell industries. Those wheels do not say "American Racing Equipment" on the insides like the earlier ones.
The T-70 and T-70R wheels were other five-spoked designs. These had a very unique look due to their narrower spokes, which had a more pronounced peak. The T-70R, with the "R" standing for "rib", had a flange running down each side of the spokes. T-70s were produced from 1969 through 1971.
Here is a pair of rare old wheels with spokes that are similar to the ones on the 200-S wheels.
The American Racing S2 was a two-piece magnesium racing-only wheel that I've never seen in an old catalog or ad.
The few pairs of them that I've seen have all been 16 by 10."
So yes the real name is 200s and others have called them the "flower wheels" and "the butterfly wheels (1st time I heard that one)" but their original nick name is the "Daisy Wheels".
" Aside from the Torq-Thrust, the most popular aluminum wheel made by American Racing Equipment was another five-spoked design, called the 200-S (with the "S" standing for Satin), also known as the "Daisy". The earliest ad that I've seen for the 200-S was in the January, 1969 issue of Rod & Custom.
The 200-S was available two ways: in a standard, as-cast finish with a machined lip, which was by far the most common; or with the outer faces of the flat spokes polished. I've also seen these wheels with spokes that were fully polished, but doubt if they left the factory this way.
In the design of the Daisy wheel, American Racing deviated from their usual practice of using center caps that attached with five screws around the outside of the cap. Instead, the wheel used a smaller center cap with threads around its edge.
The 200-S was also made in a four-spoked version for cars with four-lug bolt patterns, and in that form was called the Libre. On the street and in SCCA racing, these were very popular on import cars, especially Datsun 240Z coupes and 510 sedans, as well as MGB and Triumph roadsters.
These wheels, like many other American Racing wheels, were cast at a foundry in Portland, Oregon. When the foundry shut down in the late 1970s, American Racing then contracted their casting to Rockwell industries. Those wheels do not say "American Racing Equipment" on the insides like the earlier ones.
The T-70 and T-70R wheels were other five-spoked designs. These had a very unique look due to their narrower spokes, which had a more pronounced peak. The T-70R, with the "R" standing for "rib", had a flange running down each side of the spokes. T-70s were produced from 1969 through 1971.
Here is a pair of rare old wheels with spokes that are similar to the ones on the 200-S wheels.
The American Racing S2 was a two-piece magnesium racing-only wheel that I've never seen in an old catalog or ad.
The few pairs of them that I've seen have all been 16 by 10."
So yes the real name is 200s and others have called them the "flower wheels" and "the butterfly wheels (1st time I heard that one)" but their original nick name is the "Daisy Wheels".
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I had those very same wheels on my '71 LT-1 Roadster which coincidently was Ontario Orange back in the dark ages of '71-'72, at that time it seems that I was the only one who liked the Orange color and the wheels, so much for their lack of taste. Unfortunately the only picture I have of the car is before I put the 200S wheels on it
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I still miss that car, Yours is awsome Bondoboy, Peace,,,Moosie
well, it seems that I cant remember how to add images, sorry.
[/IMG]I still miss that car, Yours is awsome Bondoboy, Peace,,,Moosie
well, it seems that I cant remember how to add images, sorry.
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