Supremes Are Back / Yes The Real Ones

Jeff, I get the early 60s showcar/Weez sorta vibe you are describing. I agree.

 

By "real ones" do you mean the original manufacturer?

 

Too much...pic is shitty and doesnt show it well,but i have in front 4,5" TTO´s,rear has old 7" Supremes and they look much better than TTO´s.
I still waiting 4,5" or 5" Supremes...

 

-Got a set of original 14's on my '64 Bonneville... There's nothing that beats a nice set of Supremes with whitewalls...

 

those aren't tto's are they? those look like polished torque thrust D's.....not trying to start an arguement....just asking.

matt

 

Yeah,you´re right,i remember wrong,sorry for that .I think it was going like this,when i looking for front rims,in catalogs had only TTD´s and later came polished TTO´s.

 

Alex, I will call soon with my order.Thanks you always have my biz.

 

I like them on hotrods ..... with the Astro spinners

 

or with the bullet caps

 

a cool wheel

 

Now why aren't more cars being built that look like that? I love the 60's show car look. Just an opinion..........

 

on the bird too!

 

I hear ya!

 

I'll give you my opinion, since every one else is, I think you are bang on with the Astro's in a 4.5" or 5" width for the front runners.... This would look killer....

 

How much O'Gambino One?!?!?!?

And I think the width on them isn't the problem on an open wheeled rod, it's the reversed ones that make them look too wide. A six inch wheel really isn't wide.

But oh well, unless someone's holding a kitten hostage forcing you to put them on your car, who cares?

 

Wait a minute, those don't look like the Astros that I'm used to seeing. I'm not saying that you are full of it, I'm just confused.
The spokes on the Astros, that I know, increase in width towards the rim (yeah, like a Cragar). The spokes on the photos that you posted look nearly straight, if not completely straight.

Is this a different, more rare, Astro?... Or am I just seeing things?

Malcolm

 

I believe there were a few Astro brand wheels, maybe 2 other styles? much harder to find since i think the supremes out sold every style from astro

 

The very first Astro Supremes had a different spoke and hub. Here's a scan from one of my old magazines from '64. I don't think these are the og one's that Alex is offering. But these were the FIRST incarnation of the Astro Supreme.

Bottom Left.

 

Ahhh.... well, check that out! Thanks for the info, Eryk!
Definitely learning new things every day. That is why I am here.

Malcolm

 

have them on my buick and never had any vibration or wobbles
astros by awc they are great.

 

flicas please

 

Any word on prices yet?

 

I'm surprised to see that Astro referred to that early design as "supreme". That design as well as the steel slots were the first designs that they had available back in the day.
The wheel we all know as "supremes" came later on from Astro. They musy have made
the change to tapered "spokes" to compete with the popularity of the Torque-Thrusts
from American and the new Cragar S/S that wheels came out around late 63'-64'. Thats my best guess...

 

prices!!!

 

I'm starting to think Astros are the new red steelie.

 

just not as easy to get your hands on....

 

Yo, Steamboat - read the very 1st post: "anyone interested pm me call me 408 561 5744." Not quite right demanding pricing in the thread. Get you some more HAMB-friendly manners. vic

 

Jeff said GATE HOLE

 

Damnnnnnn, I can't believe I missed that.