Long lost pix

Chumley · March 12th, 2009, 08:15 PM

Here are a couple of pix of my SX from 1974 when my sister owned it. I got it a couple of years later. ( Check out the wheels) I never realized it had the halo top!

csstrux · March 12th, 2009, 08:17 PM

those wheels were the shiz back in the day.

Eric Anderson · March 12th, 2009, 08:17 PM

Cool

I love those back in the day pics. I wonder how many sets of those slots were sold?

4speedBench · March 12th, 2009, 08:42 PM

I had a set of those slotted mags on my road runner back in the day. They are even hard to find today with the exception of Ansen. Starsky & Hutch liked them too....

Your SX looked good!

csstrux · March 13th, 2009, 05:37 AM

I have a pair of 14x9's and a pair of 14x7's still laying around. Don't know what I'll do with them except a retro rod some day...maybe. Or make a man style coffee table out of them

. Back in my bachelor days I used them with the back glass out of a 74 gmc I scrapped for that very purpose, Actually looked kinda cool.

wmachine · March 13th, 2009, 06:21 AM

My '66 442 Sports Coupe when I bought it in '93. ET slotted aluminum mags. 14 x 6-1/2 in front and 15 x 8-1/2 in back. Just recently gave them to a friend.
(In case anyone is wondering, the body side molding had been removed)

Lady72nRob71 · March 13th, 2009, 06:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by csstrux

Or make a man style coffee table out of them

.

Now here's a car-guy coffee table!

scubastever · March 13th, 2009, 12:08 PM

nice! i have a set of those wheels polished up!
i believe theyre :
15x6 front
15x7.5 rear

they are really hard to find in decent shape now, most of 'em corroded or warped out

Oldsguy · March 13th, 2009, 01:06 PM

Nice car. Was the halo roof standard on the SX model?

Chumley · March 13th, 2009, 08:24 PM

Don't know if the halo top was standard, this was the only Cutlass I knew about back then. If I remember, the front wheels were Ansons, and I believe the rear were USA's, at least that's what the logo was on the center caps. The car was repainted twice when I had it, the second time a dark metallic brown which looked good with the top and interior. I also had BF Goodrich radial TA's to replace the old rubber. G70 14's on the front and G60 15's on the rear. Oh yeah, and you had to have Gabriel hi-jacker air adjustable shocks in the rear. I'm still looking for pictures of the motor that I took. I would like to search for the car, but too time consuming and expensive. I just hope someone has acquired it and realize's what they have. Every time I see a '70 SX I wonder, "Could it be?" Chumley

64Rocket · March 13th, 2009, 09:46 PM

I also have a set of those . A set of 14x7 with Goodrich radial ta's ready to go on one of my '64's. They were a popular set of wheels to get in the day. Remember the Starsky & Hutch Torino, that made the wheels real popular.

Gene

csstrux · March 14th, 2009, 05:51 AM

Seen that puppy before, gotta be murder on the hard wood though.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lady72nRob71

Now here's a car-guy coffee table!

Lady72nRob71 · March 14th, 2009, 08:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chumley

Oh yeah, and you had to have Gabriel hi-jacker air adjustable shocks in the rear. Chumley

Those came on my car - and they still hold air!

They look quite old, but the ride is still okay...
Is there any advantages to having them if I am not pulling a trailer or making the rear higher than the front?

wmachine · March 14th, 2009, 09:17 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Oldsguy

Nice car. Was the halo roof standard on the SX model?

No, the SX was a performance option that didn't include anything that was just trim.
The "halo vinyl top" was the regular C08 vinyl top for '70. Even the big car vinyl tops were halos.

Chumley · March 15th, 2009, 07:11 PM

Wow, I didn't realize that. So any '70 with a vinyl top was a "halo"? I never noticed on all the '70's I've seen. Chumley

mike's88 · March 16th, 2009, 08:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lady72nRob71

Now here's a car-guy coffee table!

Looks like it would be a pita to get those bottles of "Boones Farm" out of the center bores, otherwise, I like it.

March 12th, 2009, 08:17 PM	#2 (permalink)
csstrux Super Moderator Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Janesville wisconsin Posts: 1,659	those wheels were the shiz back in the day. __________________ Chad Greed: in psychology is an excessive desire to acquire or possess more than what one needs or deserves, especially with respect to material wealth

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Eric Anderson Registered User Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: North East PA Posts: 362	Cool I love those back in the day pics. I wonder how many sets of those slots were sold? __________________ My70Cutlasshe who has the most toys when he dies...wins

March 12th, 2009, 08:42 PM	#4 (permalink)
4speedBench Registered User Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 73	I had a set of those slotted mags on my road runner back in the day. They are even hard to find today with the exception of Ansen. Starsky & Hutch liked them too.... Your SX looked good! __________________ '68 442 Sport Coupe,455 4 speed(M20)& Bench 3:42 Posi. Force Air Induction Added.

March 13th, 2009, 05:37 AM	#5 (permalink)
csstrux Super Moderator Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Janesville wisconsin Posts: 1,659	I have a pair of 14x9's and a pair of 14x7's still laying around. Don't know what I'll do with them except a retro rod some day...maybe. Or make a man style coffee table out of them. Back in my bachelor days I used them with the back glass out of a 74 gmc I scrapped for that very purpose, Actually looked kinda cool. __________________ Chad Greed: in psychology is an excessive desire to acquire or possess more than what one needs or deserves, especially with respect to material wealth

March 13th, 2009, 01:06 PM	#9 (permalink)
Oldsguy Hot Rodder at heart Administrator Join Date: May 2004 Location: Lees Summit MO Posts: 5,360	Nice car. Was the halo roof standard on the SX model? __________________ Dan '77 Cutlass Supreme '46 2 door "The rocket 455.....it's a sledgehammer approach to a thumbtack world" LuxBlue of HAMB.

March 13th, 2009, 12:08 PM	#8 (permalink)
scubastever 10 years in the making Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Toronto Posts: 72	nice! i have a set of those wheels polished up! i believe theyre : 15x6 front 15x7.5 rear they are really hard to find in decent shape now, most of 'em corroded or warped out

March 13th, 2009, 08:24 PM	#10 (permalink)
Chumley Registered User Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 217	Don't know if the halo top was standard, this was the only Cutlass I knew about back then. If I remember, the front wheels were Ansons, and I believe the rear were USA's, at least that's what the logo was on the center caps. The car was repainted twice when I had it, the second time a dark metallic brown which looked good with the top and interior. I also had BF Goodrich radial TA's to replace the old rubber. G70 14's on the front and G60 15's on the rear. Oh yeah, and you had to have Gabriel hi-jacker air adjustable shocks in the rear. I'm still looking for pictures of the motor that I took. I would like to search for the car, but too time consuming and expensive. I just hope someone has acquired it and realize's what they have. Every time I see a '70 SX I wonder, "Could it be?" Chumley

March 13th, 2009, 09:46 PM	#11 (permalink)
64Rocket Registered User Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Union City Calif.94587 Posts: 301	I also have a set of those . A set of 14x7 with Goodrich radial ta's ready to go on one of my '64's. They were a popular set of wheels to get in the day. Remember the Starsky & Hutch Torino, that made the wheels real popular. Gene __________________

March 15th, 2009, 07:11 PM	#15 (permalink)
Chumley Registered User Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 217	Wow, I didn't realize that. So any '70 with a vinyl top was a "halo"? I never noticed on all the '70's I've seen. Chumley

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