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rickyracer1962 · 08-21-2005, 01:12 AM

looking for pictures of cars & trucks running torque thrust mags & wide whites. please post some examples.

whodaky · 08-21-2005, 02:02 AM

Used change to wheels on the coupe all the time. Here's a lousy shot of a combination I had on for a short time. Actually only think i took a couple of photos of it in this guise. The other one was a side shot, but I can't find it.

Geoff aka Whodaky

Retroline · 08-21-2005, 07:53 AM

Here's one I found on here a while ago.
Geoff, your coupe looks brand new in that photo.

T McG · 08-21-2005, 11:48 AM

The only way this works is with the gray centers and polished lips. Full polish and white walls looks gay.

**Boones** · 08-21-2005, 11:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by T McG

The only way this works is with the gray centers and polished lips. Full polish and white walls looks gay.

agree

Paul2748 · 08-21-2005, 07:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by T McG

The only way this works is with the gray centers and polished lips. Full polish and white walls looks gay.

I agree also.

HotRod28AR · 08-21-2005, 07:38 PM

Gray is crap-only used on new American Racing mags. Originals were magnesium, so if you have a new pair, paint the centers charcoal or black. Looks freakin' sweet.
-Dean

chopndrop · 08-21-2005, 08:18 PM

I LOVE this truck

noboD · 08-21-2005, 08:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Paul2748

I agree also.

me too! Find the '67 Hotrod pictorial book, there's a green pickup on a Hawaii type scene that looks killer.

wingnutz · 08-21-2005, 08:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rickyracer1962

looking for pictures of cars & trucks running torque thrust mags & wide whites. please post some examples.

krooser · 08-21-2005, 08:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by T McG

The only way this works is with the gray centers and polished lips. Full polish and white walls looks gay.

Not that there's anything WRONG with that...Jerry Seinfeld

krooser · 08-21-2005, 08:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wingnutz

the Bleedster......

**Kevin Lee** · 08-21-2005, 08:49 PM

Not the bleedster.

Comet · 08-21-2005, 08:53 PM

Do a search for Jeems F100. He's got a '65 I think with WWW and torque thrusts.

Muttley · 08-21-2005, 08:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by chopndrop

I LOVE this truck.

Thats Royalshifters, and yes it rules.

ElPlymino · 08-21-2005, 09:46 PM

Example. But not sure they are Torque Thrust.

HotRod28AR · 08-21-2005, 10:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ElPlymino

Example. But not sure they are Torque Thrust.

If I saw that in my rear-view mirror I WOULD pull over

praisethelowered · 08-21-2005, 11:50 PM

. . . or just figure you could easily out run it at half throttle.

if cops drove bugs i'd never get a ticket

Chili Phil · 08-22-2005, 12:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by praisethelowered

. . . or just figure you could easily out run it at half throttle.

if cops drove bugs i'd never get a ticket

ha ha No shit.

**Paul** · 08-22-2005, 02:00 PM

Cokers and Radirs

Flathead Youngin' · 08-22-2005, 02:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 60's Style

Cokers and Radirs

Ok, so the old radirs look a lot like newer torque thrusts? ......Radirs look like they've been blasted...

**Paul** · 08-22-2005, 02:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Flathead Youngin'

Ok, so the old radirs look a lot like newer torque thrusts? ......Radirs look like they've been blasted...

Coker tires on the front and Radir tires on the rear on original American Torque Thrusts front and back

weez · 08-22-2005, 03:07 PM

I like full polish straight spoke Americans with medium or thin stripe ww's.
Cast look seems like it looks better with black tires (Like on Deron Wright's
3 window) I also dont really don't like the Torqe Thrust D you can get new now, Pat Ganahl told me they're the same as the old ones, But I can't find any pix in my magazine collection of a spoke that curves from lug center to rim in an early 60's era photo. The new TTO wheel looks bitchen, I'd like to
see that full polish.

Cast is a race look, polish is a show look, but every car is different. There's
no real rules, just good taste!

Flathead Youngin' · 08-22-2005, 03:43 PM

Let me step a bit deeper in the depths of ignorance......

Radirs= tires (they don't make rims?)

I thought Radirs were rims.....otay....

Quote:

Originally Posted by 60's Style

Coker tires on the front and Radir tires on the rear on original American Torque Thrusts front and back

**Paul** · 08-22-2005, 04:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Flathead Youngin'

Let me step a bit deeper in the depths of ignorance......

Radirs= tires (they don't make rims?)

I thought Radirs were rims.....otay....

'tsawright, they make both wheels and tires.

the tires are an all new bias ply not recap and a bit on the hard side compound wise but the white stays a brilliant snow white like a whitewall should

noboD · 08-22-2005, 05:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 60's Style

'tsawright, they make both wheels and tires.

And THAT is a Radir rim!!

weemark · 08-22-2005, 05:38 PM

i got widewhites with tt's and everybody think they look OK, at first had a few people saying they didnt really like them but once they see the car in the flesh with them on they like them... also noticed since i put them on about another dozen or so cars over here have stuck them on too.. heres a link to some pictures, they are too big to post here.

http://www.garagescene.co.uk/ford/newpics/newpics.html

AHotRod · 08-22-2005, 07:53 PM

Whitewall's are the shit.

BTTT

hemi · 08-22-2005, 08:23 PM

Personally, I feel that TT's and whitewalls are from two different eras, with the exception of the thumbwalled slicks.

I'll agree that they may not look as bad with the duller, "cast finished" wheels, but the fully polished ones with wide whites just don't look too good...too bright or something. 'Course I do have a warped perception on things.

If you really want to barf...I've been seeing an awful LOT of Weld wheels with wide whites, especially in the mid-west. Please tell your older, misguided friends that this is a horrible shame to bring upon an automobile.

**Paul** · 08-22-2005, 08:27 PM

an unlikely combo that I thought looked pretty good were these Ansen style slots with white wall cheaters

08-21-2005, 01:12 AM	#1
rickyracer1962 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Santa Barbara, California Posts: 1,686	american torque thrusts with white walls looking for pictures of cars & trucks running torque thrust mags & wide whites. please post some examples.

08-21-2005, 02:02 AM	#2
whodaky Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Aust Posts: 1,402	Re: american torque thrusts with white walls Used change to wheels on the coupe all the time. Here's a lousy shot of a combination I had on for a short time. Actually only think i took a couple of photos of it in this guise. The other one was a side shot, but I can't find it. Geoff aka Whodaky

08-21-2005, 07:53 AM	#3
Retroline Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Carbon Tax Capital, Australia. Posts: 978	Re: american torque thrusts with white walls Here's one I found on here a while ago. Geoff, your coupe looks brand new in that photo. Attached Thumbnails

08-21-2005, 11:48 AM	#4
T McG Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Phoenix Posts: 1,229	Re: american torque thrusts with white walls The only way this works is with the gray centers and polished lips. Full polish and white walls looks gay. __________________ If you can't weld good, weld a lot www.vintageautorepair.net

08-21-2005, 07:38 PM	#7
HotRod28AR Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: East Haddam, Home of Connecticut Dragway Posts: 2,109	Re: american torque thrusts with white walls Gray is crap-only used on new American Racing mags. Originals were magnesium, so if you have a new pair, paint the centers charcoal or black. Looks freakin' sweet. -Dean __________________ -Gasket Goons ~ Connecticut Chapter -Dean's Racing Team WWW.InBomber.Com

08-21-2005, 08:18 PM	#8
chopndrop Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Turlock, Ca Posts: 496	Re: american torque thrusts with white walls I LOVE this truck __________________ how come common sense isn't that common?

08-21-2005, 08:49 PM	#13
Kevin Lee Super Moderator Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: KC,MO - The cradle of hot rodding Posts: 7,086	Re: american torque thrusts with white walls Not the bleedster. __________________ – Learning the hard way since '72 –

08-21-2005, 08:53 PM	#14
Comet Old School HAMBer Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Charleston, SC Posts: 2,557	Re: american torque thrusts with white walls Do a search for Jeems F100. He's got a '65 I think with WWW and torque thrusts.

08-21-2005, 09:46 PM	#16
ElPlymino Grenade Inspector Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Orcutt Posts: 256	Re: american torque thrusts with white walls Example. But not sure they are Torque Thrust. __________________ \

08-21-2005, 11:50 PM	#18
praisethelowered Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 1,035	Re: american torque thrusts with white walls . . . or just figure you could easily out run it at half throttle. if cops drove bugs i'd never get a ticket __________________ praisethelowered

08-22-2005, 02:00 PM	#20
Paul Editor Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Lahar Valley, WA Posts: 11,626	Re: american torque thrusts with white walls Cokers and Radirs Attached Thumbnails

08-22-2005, 03:07 PM	#23
weez Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Burbank, Ca, USA Posts: 836	Re: american torque thrusts with white walls I like full polish straight spoke Americans with medium or thin stripe ww's. Cast look seems like it looks better with black tires (Like on Deron Wright's 3 window) I also dont really don't like the Torqe Thrust D you can get new now, Pat Ganahl told me they're the same as the old ones, But I can't find any pix in my magazine collection of a spoke that curves from lug center to rim in an early 60's era photo. The new TTO wheel looks bitchen, I'd like to see that full polish. Cast is a race look, polish is a show look, but every car is different. There's no real rules, just good taste! __________________ weez

08-22-2005, 05:38 PM	#27
weemark Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: scotland Posts: 717	Re: american torque thrusts with white walls i got widewhites with tt's and everybody think they look OK, at first had a few people saying they didnt really like them but once they see the car in the flesh with them on they like them... also noticed since i put them on about another dozen or so cars over here have stuck them on too.. heres a link to some pictures, they are too big to post here. http://www.garagescene.co.uk/ford/newpics/newpics.html

08-22-2005, 07:53 PM	#28
AHotRod Alliance Member Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Weeki Wachee, FL. Posts: 7,372	Re: american torque thrusts with white walls Whitewall's are the shit. BTTT __________________ Glenn 1930 Model A Coupe 1966 Chevy II Wagon

08-22-2005, 08:23 PM	#29
hemi Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Suburbs of Memphis. Posts: 1,949	Re: american torque thrusts with white walls Personally, I feel that TT's and whitewalls are from two different eras, with the exception of the thumbwalled slicks. I'll agree that they may not look as bad with the duller, "cast finished" wheels, but the fully polished ones with wide whites just don't look too good...too bright or something. 'Course I do have a warped perception on things. If you really want to barf...I've been seeing an awful LOT of Weld wheels with wide whites, especially in the mid-west. Please tell your older, misguided friends that this is a horrible shame to bring upon an automobile. __________________ Slower traffic keep right.

08-22-2005, 08:27 PM	#30
Paul Editor Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Lahar Valley, WA Posts: 11,626	Re: american torque thrusts with white walls an unlikely combo that I thought looked pretty good were these Ansen style slots with white wall cheaters Attached Thumbnails

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