Customs Wheel/tire swap on my Mercury-good? bad? or better?

I have these Firestone bias ply blackwalls mounted on 15" 63-4 steelies. Swapped them onto my 62 Monterey last week and added some 50's Merc dog dish caps.
Unbelievable how much wheels & tires can change the look of a vehicle so I decided to share these photos on the HAMB. Here are a couple shots of the car the way its been for the past 7 or 8 years, and a couple I just took yesterday. I know its all about whatever I like best for myself, but feel free to chime in with opinions or pics of your own ride in various wheel/tire combos.
By the way, I'm short one of these caps so if anybody has a real nice spare, let me know! Thanks.

 

The blackwalls look pretty good but I think the chromies with whites look best. Bitchen car !

 

I think it looked better with the whites and chrome rims but thats' just me.

 

It's confused, it has bellflowers, it's lowered, but it has musclecar rims but it's a 4 door.
I kinda like it myself but the whitewall and chrome rims suit the car the way it is.

 

White walls....Black walls look like lowered cop car with Bellflowers, not right!

 

I thought I would like the blackwalls with the steelies, but after looking at your pictures, I like your original look with the chrome rims better.

 

Chrome and whites without a doubt. Your shots are like a "before and after" breast implant advert, only with the photo's the wrong way around.

 

Keep the black walls and raise the ass end up a bit. That car would look fucking awesome!!!!

 

BTW, it's one of the coolest more doors I've seen in a while.

 

I'm digging the black walls and dog dishes.

 

haha. that's the first thing i thought of too! that car is awesome with the whites!

 

Keep the blackwalls and change the exhaust

 

both nice, but the whites and chromies are hard to beat!

 

cool car. it needs chrome rims tho'

 

If it were mine I'd blast back to the past

 

I like the black walls. But I usually dont like WWs on anything.

 

ya, the blackwalls/dog dish combo screams muscle car. stay with the chrome/ww.

 

The Bellflower tips didn't seem out of place with the dog dishes until mentioned. Both look good to me, but yeah, no Bellflower tips with the dog dishes.

Is the engine stock? The dog dishes do suggest more of a hot rod, the chrome more of a cruiser.

 

one more vote for WW/Chrome, first photos the best IMHO.

 

Chrome/Whites 2X for your Merc.
The black steelies with the dog dishes belong on a plain Jane 2 door Galaxie sedan with a 427 4 speed under the hood.

 

chrome and whitewalls without a doubt. nice car.

 

I agree with Kripfink. Bad images in my head now though

Lundo

 

Funny, the wheels/tires are in fact from a 64 Galaxie 4-spd car dressed up like a 427.

 

Thanks everybody for your comments! Its been really entertaining to read and find that the majority prefer the ww/chrome reverse rims, which I'm sure I will eventually go back to.
I can't help now but wonder what the car would look like if it was a 2-dr sedan, no bellflowers, and wider 8" rims in the rear similar to one that sold on ebay recently (see photo).

 

I MUCH prefer the whites with the chrome!

 

i dig the whites and chromies with the bellflowers. i think thats one of the better lookin 4 doors i seen on here. like others said tho,...pull the BF tips and i think the blackwalls look alright....kinda plain jane.

 

I would personally lose the bellflower exhaust either way.

 

My thoughts too. It is a beautiful car, and the chrome's belong on it.

 

Lose the Bellflowers and take your pick, or keep em and go back to the chrome/ ww combo.

 

Ww & chromes!