The "Alternative" Wheels We Loved

Reply Subscribe

Thread Tools

Search this Thread

Mar 15, 2017 | 02:58 AM

Revfan

Thread Starter

Safety Car

Joined: May 2012

Posts: 3,913

Likes: 211

From: APO AE

The "Alternative" Wheels We Loved

Hey guys.

I was searching the net for various Vette related things and I saw a picture that caused me to go... hmmmm.... and then I saw FLYNAVY30's minilite thread, and I figured I'd expand on that a bit in a new thread.

Here is the premise.

I've read/heard that you Day One Vette heads liked and used various wheels "back in the day" (and By Day One, I mean you actually OWNED these cars in the 50s/60s).

Things come in and out of fashion, i understand. I have heard that you guys rolled with Baby Moons, Reversed Rims, Minilites etc etc...

But its very rare to find a vintage photo of these alternatives in use. Mostly, all the pictures show Stock Covers, Knock-offs, or a Torq Thrust variant.

If you rolled with some "alternative" and got pics, or just want to share your story, please chime in!

Here is the picture that got me thinking.... these were the baby moons.. right?
And... any insight as to the time frame that these came in and then out, of "style"?

PS
No hatin' please

Last edited by Revfan; Mar 15, 2017 at 09:08 AM.

Mar 15, 2017 | 06:42 AM

dcamick

Le Mans Master

Joined: Dec 2004

Posts: 5,394

Likes: 2,767

From: Pittsburgh

2024 C2 of the Year Finalist - Modified

2023 C2 of the Year Finalist - Modified

2022 C2 of the Year Finalist - Unmodified

2019 C1 of Year Finalist (appearance mods)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Revfan

Hey guys.

I was searching the net for various Vette related things and I saw a picture that caused me to go... hmmmm.... and then I saw FLYNAVY30's minilite thread, and I figured I'd expand on that a bit in a new thread.

Here is the premise.

I've read/heard that you Day One Vette heads like and used various wheels "back in the day" (and By Day One, I mean you actually OWNED these cars in the 50s/60s).

Things come in and out of fashion, i understand. I have heard that you guys rolled with Baby Moons, Reversed Rims, Minilites etc etc...

But its very rare to find a vintage photo of these alternatives in use. Mostly, all the pictures show Stock Covers, Knock-offs, or a Torq Thrust variant.

If you rolled with some "alternative" and got pics, or just want to share your story, please chime in!

Here is the picture that got me thinking.... these were the baby moons.. right?
And... any insight as to the time frame that these came in and then out, of "style"?

PS
No hatin' please

Great Photo! lots of early 60's cars "the good Old Days" and I had no money!

Mar 15, 2017 | 07:23 AM

wmf62

Race Director

Joined: Jun 2006

Posts: 17,901

Likes: 751

From: Inverness FL

St. Jude Donor '07

I had stock hubcaps on both of my 65 coupes and I've tried to approximate dog dish caps on my 62.

the only non-stock wheels I've ever had were Cragars on my 64 Plymouth Sport Fury convertible and my super stock Dodge.

pictures were not as cheap and convenient back in 'Day One' as digital ones are now; there are SO MANY things that I wish I had pictures of.....

Bill

Attached Images

Mar 15, 2017 | 07:37 AM

Chuck Gongloff

Race Director

Joined: Apr 1999

Posts: 10,866

Likes: 717

From: Beverly Hills/Pine Ridge Florida

Two old photos........

One at Keystone Drag Strip with Cragars back in the late 60's.

One on an autocross course with 8" rally wheels.

Attached Images

Mar 15, 2017 | 07:41 AM

Frankie the Fink

Team Owner

Joined: Aug 2007

Posts: 58,061

Likes: 7,145

Army

What can I say ? Slotted discs baby! Da bomb....

Attached Images

Mar 15, 2017 | 04:10 PM

NightshiftHD

Drifting

Joined: Oct 2014

Posts: 1,267

Likes: 346

From: London ON

I don't think there is anything nicer than 72 spoke wires on a C2. IMHO. Bill

Attached Images

Mar 15, 2017 | 04:22 PM

Frankie the Fink

Team Owner

Joined: Aug 2007

Posts: 58,061

Likes: 7,145

Army

Quote:

Originally Posted by NightshiftHD

I don't think there is anything nicer than 72 spoke wires on a C2. IMHO. Bill

Until you have to clean 'em..

Mar 15, 2017 | 04:40 PM

NightshiftHD

Drifting

Joined: Oct 2014

Posts: 1,267

Likes: 346

From: London ON

Quote:

Originally Posted by Frankie the Fink

Until you have to clean 'em..

So true. Need a stool and a toothbrush

Corvette Stories

The Best of Corvette for Corvette Enthusiasts

8 Most "Only Corvette Owners Understand" Quirks and Problems

Pouria Savadkouei

10 Reasons the C6 Z06 is Still A Performance Benchmark After 20 Years

Joe Kucinski

How Much Horsepower Every Corvette Engine "LOST" in 1972

Joe Kucinski

Top 10 DOs and DON'Ts for Protecting Your Convertible Top!

Michael S. Palmer

Top 10 Most Explosive Corvettes Ever Made: Power-to-Weight Ratio Ranked!

Joe Kucinski

150 hp to 1,250 hp: Every Corvette Generation Compared by the Specs That Matter

Joe Kucinski

8 Coolest Corvette Pace Cars (and Replicas) of All Time

Verdad Gallardo

Top 10 Corvette Engines RANKED by Peak Torque (70+ Years of Muscle!)

Joe Kucinski

Corvette ZR1X Will Be Pacing the Indy 500, And Could Probably Race, Too!

Verdad Gallardo

Top 10 Corvettes Coming to Mecum Indy 2026!

Brett Foote

Mar 15, 2017 | 05:28 PM

Nowhere Man

Team Owner

Joined: Feb 2003

Posts: 54,073

Likes: 9,398

From: Sitting in his Nowhere land Hanover Pa

2024 C2 of the Year Finalist - Unmodified

2015 C2 of Year Finalist

how about some ansen slot wheels

Mar 15, 2017 | 05:35 PM

#10

Dr L-88

Le Mans Master

Joined: Oct 2007

Posts: 6,007

Likes: 1,745

From: Richmond Kentucky

2025 Corvette of the Year Winner- Modified

2024 C2 of the Year Winner - Modified

2022 Corvette of the Year Finalist -- Modified

2021 C2 of the Year Winner - Modified

2021 C1 of the Year Winner - Modified

2020 Corvette of the Year (stock)

C2 of Year Winner (stock) 2019

2017 C1 of the Year Finalist

A set of ET aluminum 5 spoke mag wheels on my newly acquired 64 coupe in 1969..........................another one I wish I had kept.

Mar 15, 2017 | 06:18 PM

#11

DansYellow66

Race Director

Joined: Jan 2003

Posts: 17,659

Likes: 3,666

From: Central Arkansas

Centerlines - I drank the Kool-Aid on that lightweight spun aluminum wheel business on my Trans Am in the 70s. Not much of a fan now.

Note those 70s era BF Goodrich TAs. Them suckers have been around forever.

Mar 15, 2017 | 06:46 PM

#12

Saddletan

Pro

Joined: Oct 2013

Posts: 593

Likes: 199

From: Lower Jefferson

C2 of the Year Finalist - Modified 2020

C2 of Year Finalist (appearance mods) 2019

U.S. Indy wheels.

Attached Images

Mar 15, 2017 | 07:04 PM

#13

John BX NY

Drifting

Joined: Dec 2006

Posts: 1,946

Likes: 407

From: Bronx New York

Here's my 67 when it was down in Wildwood, NJ with the second owner...Cragar aluminum SS's with a spinner.

Last edited by John BX NY; Mar 15, 2017 at 07:05 PM.

Mar 15, 2017 | 07:27 PM

#14

Railroadman

Team Owner

Joined: Aug 2008

Posts: 32,993

Likes: 6,523

From: Rochester NY

St. Jude Donor '09 thru '26

Quote:

Originally Posted by Saddletan

U.S. Indy wheels.

OT, but gotta ask - what is the structure? Some sort of a mine, or an abandoned ski jump?

Mar 15, 2017 | 07:39 PM

#15

Renwaltoys

Instructor

Joined: Jun 2012

Posts: 233

Likes: 11

From: Plainfield New Jersey

My first Corvette, 1963 SWC

Quote:

Originally Posted by Railroadman

OT, but gotta ask - what is the structure? Some sort of a mine, or an abandoned ski jump?

A 1965 photo of my first Corvette. Painted in Tropic Green Fire-mist lacquer, gold pinstriping, nosed and decked with chrome reversed wheels and Michelin X tires (the only ones in my crowd)

Attached Images