RED STEELIES

[booboo]

this may seem a bit overkill but is it me or have red steelies gotten outa hand.? i love them as much as the next HAMBer but next to pollished torq thursts[ inwhich i love too]they are everywhere. i have a black primed A truck but decided to run glossy black wheels with caps and rings along with the radiator glossy to match.... just something to think about.......

[AV8Paul]

I felt the same way. I ran red steelies for nearly seven years and just change to gloss black. I replace the 15'ers with 16's. I'm really pleased with the new look. Next I'm going to get the rims striped red like the stocker had in the forties.

[Zodoff]

Black,the new red.....
Both usually suits rods well(never liked red wheels and brown\red primer,though),but black on black is a killer combo. Way to go!

[slammed]

Yes. they are quite popular lately. Mabe some pinstripe added to your wheel's, to break up the black.

[saltflataddict]

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Black,the new red.....
Both usually suits rods well(never liked red wheels and brown\red primer,though),but black on black is a killer combo. Way to go!


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Dont say that. I love black and I dont want all the reds to now go black...Red is still rockalicious guys dont go black.. http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/tongue.gif

[HELLBILLY]

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Black,the new red.....

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You are correct sir! I know 3 guys that painted red wheels black within a week,they saw something about it on a website.... http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif I still like my 49 Ford red wheels!

[Petejoe]

Hot rods have been resale red since I can remember.
I'll never get tired off any red on a hotrod. No matter how many I see. I do like to see the apple green ford color on them too. I do love the old wires even better though.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v11/petejoe/1937%20Ford%20Coupe/coupe5.jpg

[Slag Kustom]

red wheels are fine if you have red acents on the rest of the car or just have a little red poking out from under your full caps.i am tired of seeing red wheels on every other primer or flat black car.

just my 2 cents

[booboo]

bttt

[Brooding Swede]

I'm with Petejoe I like the red ones May because I just painted mine red HAHAHA.. Yah they are red and I love them......BS

[Nads]

22" Dubs are the new Red Steelie.

[booboo]

i never said that i did not like them its just that i felt like they were becoming the "von dutch" of hot rod goodies. some are doing it just cause. its not that they know or under stand the history behind it.

[RileyRacing]

My grandpa used to paint his axles red too, along with the brake drums and stuff underneath. Rustoleum, with a brush.

Personally, I think it's overkill. But you can't get more oldschool than what Grandpa used to do.

This was on a 32 PU his folks bought brand new, and he said the thing was a POS cause it used about a quart of oil a day, brand new. Of course, he was only like 12 at the time, but his parents used it (him) to make runs to Canada for things you couldn't buy over here at the time... http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif

I like red wheels on certain cars, but not every car looks good with them, dig? There's an Edsel here in town I've been trying to get ahold of for a couple years, it's faded ass black, with faded ass red wheels, but it looks so right.

My 2 cents.

Jay

[Nimrod]

A warning for those who think red wheels are cool. I painted mine red and had three flat tires the first trip.

I blame the red!

Someone was trying to tell me something.

[wingnutz]

Mine are "Lavender"...!

Bobbleed and Tuck (bodymen) think they're "Pink"...!

Shifts had a lot of that color laying around in his shop and all of his wheels get the same treatment...!

"Lavender" is the "New Red"...! http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif

Mark

[klazurfer]

AV8Paul .. I`m running black 16" wheels with Red stripes .. Took more than 5 years to collect a matching set of four ..
Looks nice .. http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif

[flatheadpete]

Had bright green on my black Sonoma, got red on my Black full size, cream on my wife's blue Blazer (gonne repaint 'em copper this winter!) and my T bucket has bright blue.....the red looks the best of 'em all!! If it ain't broke, fix it 'til it is and make it better.

[klazurfer]

The finest one I found..

[PDX Lefty]

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My grandpa used to paint his axles red too, along with the brake drums and stuff underneath. Rustoleum, with a brush.

Personally, I think it's overkill. But you can't get more oldschool than what Grandpa used to do.

This was on a 32 PU his folks bought brand new, and he said the thing was a POS cause it used about a quart of oil a day, brand new. Of course, he was only like 12 at the time, but his parents used it (him) to make runs to Canada for things you couldn't buy over here at the time... http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif

I like red wheels on certain cars, but not every car looks good with them, dig? There's an Edsel here in town I've been trying to get ahold of for a couple years, it's faded ass black, with faded ass red wheels, but it looks so right.

My 2 cents.

Jay

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the 28 A I bought has red 21 inch spokes and red rear end drums etc also. Maybe your gramps had it at one time. http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/cool.gif

[Jdee]

WTF Nobody photo chopped the dog yet http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif
Jdee

[Deuce Roadster]

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http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v163/DeuceRoadster/0afb6c52.jpg

My old 40 coupe has had RED steelies for 20 years or more.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v163/DeuceRoadster/MVC-013F.jpg

And my 32 has had them for over 10 years http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif

I love red steelies........ but like you, I believe they have been over done. They look great on black cars and some red cars.............not everything with wheels.


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[skipstitch]

Hey Booboo... got pics?!? http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif

NimRod, do you have more pictures of your roadster you wanna share? That car is awesome!!! Red wheels and all....

[RileyRacing]

PDX, maybe... if it came from Michigan, he's been here his whole life...

Funny thing is, Dad was just telling me about how Grandpa did the same to his 59 Chevy wagon too.... http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/crazy.gif

Jay

[Kojack]

Black and red have just always been hot rod colors. I don't get sick of them as long as you see them on the right car. They don't quite work on your grandma's '66 four door Valient though. http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif

[Nimrod]

Another picture of the roadster with the "red wheels of doom" for skipstich.
And a former Hambers car with black wheels just changed over from red.

[HELLBILLY]

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Another picture of the roadster with the "red wheels of doom" for skipstich.
And a former Hambers car with black wheels just changed over from red.

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Mmmm....I think that truck would look good with red wheels... http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif

[Grumpy]

I'm a closet red steelie fan.

Is there a 12-step program for that? http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif

I agree they don't belong on every old car, but I like them on alot of stuff.

[Rocky]

Grumpy...you'll hafta attend 30 RWA [red wheel anonymous] meetings in 90 days and get your card signed...Don't forget to slap all the RWA stickers you can find on your back bumper. Ones like "Keep painting red; it works" and the like.
Here's my contribution to red wheels....white! [the new red]

[Rocky]

Whiteys!

[booboo]

well after 2 evenings of work they are black now , not the flashynedss of red but i will do for now.if it dosent work for me then tan is next. got a new interior and the red wheels with the shade of maroon i have inside are clashing.so thats where this whole mess started for me.

[John Copeland]

BooBoo
It's a good thing you didn't boast about the Model A's late model V-6 power, you drew enough fire for slamm'in the red steelies! I have either been around far too long, or not long enough, but I have to ask; what does the Von Dutch of rodding mean? Also, is there a particular meaning associated with red steelies? Is that kind of like wearing the earring on the "wrong" ear? Share the secret with all of us................

Shoe

[Rocky]

Tan works ok too....my old 68 chevy PU.

[booboo]

on the "von dutch" of rodding . the younger kids are all wearing von dutch cloths and hats but have no idea who or what he was to cars and rodding history.dont knock the v6 when gas is 2.00 gal.and as far as red goes im just trying on a new color for a change and making an observation

[lurker mick]

Soooo, let me see if I've got this right, primered cars are not overdone but red steelies are. OK, I think I understand now. http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/confused.gif

[Smokin Joe]

Used to be, red wheels were red because the whole drivetrain was red. Engine, tranny, driveline, rear end and wheels were all painted out of the same can. Also the hollow in the drop axle around the drilled holes and the radius rods if they weren't chromed. All the non moving chassis was painted black. Usually GLOSS black. Then the body got the GLOSS black treatment as soon as it could be afforded and the body work was done. Unless the owner kept breaking parts, of course. http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif

Hot Rods were basic two tones, red moving parts, everything else black. A little pin stripe here or there & some chrome for that added touch of class.

If your body work wasn't perfect enough for black then you painted it red or yellow. http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif

Then the 60's happened. http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/crazy.gif

[Django]

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on the "von dutch" of rodding . the younger kids are all wearing von dutch cloths and hats but have no idea who or what he was to cars and rodding history.

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I don't think that came out right. So you're saying people with red wheels don't understand the roots of hot rodding? http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/confused.gif

My car went from this...
http://mdesignstudio.com/chad/other/36_Feb1.jpg

to this...
http://mdesignstudio.com/chad/september/images/IMG_1742.jpg

Rockabilly FOREVER! http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif

[fuel pump]

I like um
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v439/fuelpump/Picture035A.jpg http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif

[38pickup]

I like them too . . . http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif

[HELLBILLY]

I don't care if anybody likes them...I LIKE EM!
I like my red wheels,red shocks,red I beam,red accents on the grill etc,is it overdone? I don't think so.
Oh yeah that black 49/50 Ford with RED wheels (above) is the bomb!(new Von Dutch speak) http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif
I had a nice red 49,sold it,saved the RED wheels and whitewalls for my 29.

[james]

Red has bad juju for me. I've had about 30 cars, of which only two were red. The only wrecks my wife and I have ever been in were in these two cars. Five wrecks in those two cars. I don't even like to wear red if I'm driving http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif

[Crease]

Black is definitely the new red......

[Nimrod]

Hey Crease...what are those wheels? Mine are similar but different, made by Kelsey Hayes with a 5 on 5.5 bp. Those look good on your car.

[skipstitch]

Hey NimRod... what's the story on your windshield??? Real Hallock? RE-Pop? or homemade? That car kicks ass... just my 2 cents..Stitch

[BigDdy31]

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on the "von dutch" of rodding . the younger kids are all wearing von dutch cloths and hats but have no idea who or what he was to cars and rodding history.

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I don't think that came out right. So you're saying people with red wheels don't understand the roots of hot rodding? http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/confused.gif



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Naw, I think he's just sayin' that some people do certain things because they think they are supposed to in order to be cool, not because THEY want to. And then it's hard to tell who's a poser and who really loves something for the true sake of it.

Kinda like when everyone started getting tattoos again. Now you see tats and you don't know if it's just some college boy trying to look like a badass or an ACTUAL badass. LOL http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif

[Fordicator]

Fuel Pump, I love your 50. I am gonna have to do the one piece rear window thing. That looks really good.

I was going to do red on my 49 shoebox but decided it was overdone. Even though it still looks really good! My friend suggested black but that is definately the next color to get overdone, even though it looks good. So, I decided on a gold/yellow color. I just painted thenm and haven't got the tires mounted so I am not sure how it will look. They will be covered with caps anyway. Do what you want because it will all be overdone before too long. Your'e going to have to do a lot more than paint your wheels a dramatic color to be different anymore. When you start seeing this stuff in all the magazines including VWTrends and all kinds of TV shows like Rides and Monster Garage it has officially hit the mainstream and everthing will be copied to no end.

[willowbilly3]

Black was cool in the 60s-70s when I was a kid. I still like them. I did red on a rootbeer brown 72 Ford shortbed back in 70 when you never saw red wheels. Baby moons and trim rings too. I got more comments than if I had spent the big bucks on custom wheels. Now I am getting really tired of red wheels on everything although on a traditional rod they still look right. On a 50s-60s car they reek of a lack of imagination IMO. Maybe the straw or orange colors of the model A. The apple green is barfy.

[SixFive]

I bought my wagon as a stocker.. Red with red wheels.
now its flat black with a glossy blue roof, had the choice to paint the wheels, but just put full wheel caps on instead.

the red goes with the blue just fine!

oh yeah, its flat black till the body work is finished.. not because its cool http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/tongue.gif

[booboo]

thtas what i was trying to say bigddy 31. please dont anyone take offence to my theroy it was ,as i said earlier, just a thought. if there were not any variaty in his wolrd everyone would have the same thing.

[Crease]

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Hey Crease...what are those wheels? Mine are similar but different, made by Kelsey Hayes with a 5 on 5.5 bp. Those look good on your car.


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They aren't mine, but I love them. According to resident wheel expert SoWhat, they are Firestones or Clark wheels. I know that these have had some massaging, but don't have the full low down. Yours look great!

[Nimrod]

Skipstich...the windshield is a Grey's from the late '40s early '50s.

[booboo]

amen fordicator .... thats the point i was trying to get across. http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif

[booboo]

amen fordicator .... thats the point i was trying to get across. http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif

[CLSSY56]

I guess my car is not one you would find red steelies on, according to what your saying....
http://www.htc.net/~clssy56/CLSSY56/110803-1.jpg

[Kojack]

I think red works on about any car, pre 50's really. When it comes to the 50's car, I think it looks clean with a wide white, red rim, then a big chrome hubcap.

[Just Gary]

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I guess my car is not one you would find red steelies on, according to what your saying....

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Ummm... Guilty as charged http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/crazy.gif.

[willowbilly3]

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Black was cool in the 60s-70s when I was a kid. I still like them. I did red on a rootbeer brown 72 Ford shortbed back in 70 when you never saw red wheels. Baby moons and trim rings too. I got more comments than if I had spent the big bucks on custom wheels. Now I am getting really tired of red wheels on everything although on a traditional rod they still look right. On a 50s-60s car they reek of a lack of imagination IMO. Maybe the straw or orange colors of the model A. The apple green is barfy.

[/ QUOTE ] OOPS I just saw the typo, I built the 72 in 90 not 70 (2years before it was new!?)

[Morrisman]

Jeez, must be a slow day on the hamb if we've gone to two pages over the colour of wheels http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/confused.gif

[Zodoff]

agree,morrisman... lets tease the Goose!!! http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif

[bootie]

i painted mine white - only cos red wouldn't go with the baby blue of my wagon.
as for the von dutch thing - i'm sure retailers don't have a clue who he was either - theres a shop in town that sells accessaries for Mazda rotaries - mostly wheels and clothing- but they've got von dutch t shirts in their window display - as i understand it von dutch was a racist - so why put a von dutch t shirt on a dark manequin - thought about going in and asking if they were making a statement

[CLSSY56]

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i painted mine white - only cos red wouldn't go with the baby blue of my wagon.


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I dunno, it kinda grows on ya. I have also seen a surfer wagon running around here baby blue/ red rims... nice wagon too.
http://www.htc.net/~clssy56/CLSSY56/GCcruize.jpg

[VespaJay]

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I love red steelies........ but like you, I believe they have been over done. They look great on black cars and some red cars.............not everything with wheels.

[/ QUOTE ]

MUUUUAAAAAAAAHA ha ha ha ha HAAAAAAAA . . . .

[bootie]

[quote
I dunno, it kinda grows on ya. I have also seen a surfer wagon running around here baby blue/ red rims... nice wagon too.

[/ QUOTE ]

like a fungus!!!! - it just don't do it for me sorry.

[Ragtop]

My opinion? Red steelies are traditional. That's it! If you're tired of it, don't do it You can't change tradition - it's like changing history. ya can't say something's been over done without agreeing that something else must be better - Billet aluminum? Just me

[Trinary]

I never get tired of red, but my next set are going to be black....with a red pinstripe http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif

http://newbox.jac.net/frame7.1.jpg

[Bryan]

Blue steelies, anyone?

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v256/bryanpopejoy/bluesteelie.jpg