nonhog

Getting rid of the Corvette wheels on the Cutlass and short term (maybe?)
I'll be running steel wheels painted. I think white wheels on a white car looks nice.
I'll have 15x7 rear and 14x6 front. Not sure if I can run caps that match or not being the wheel centers are not the same.


Thoughts?

White?
Black?
Other?

Pictures or photoshop would be great!

VikingBlue

my own opinion is that steel wheels enhance the budget muscle look for that post car but only detract from the appearance on a convertible. Car looks fine with the sport wheels on it now and would look even better with SSIs.

But if that's not in the cards anytime soon, and if you feel you must get the corvette wheels off, I'd go with white steel wheels.

nonhog

I like the Corvette wheels just not on this car. Beside they fit poorly.
For now it will have to be steel wheels.
Engine (455) top needs done. Needs paint bla bla bla.

Someday something like these will happen,
http://www.summitracing.com/parts/CRR-500G573442/

Just not soon.

w-30dreamin

I have always had a soft spot for white 65 post cars.
The car looks great with the white steel wheels and poverty caps!
As VikingBlue mentioned,SSI's would look great also.

oldcutlass

I like the white wheels and poverty cap look!!!!! Had a similar setup on my Fury originally, however the wife was not happy with it! So I went with the American Racing.

RAMBOW

I have to agree with Viking above... for some reason the steel wheel/poverty cap thing just doesn't look right on a convertible.

I'd just find some cheap used cragars or something similar that you can live with on CL or at the swapmeets coming up... and save up for what you really want.

stevengerard

agree, poverty caps don't look as good on convertibles. 14 x 7 SSIIs are a dime a dozen, although its still money they are cheap. At swap meets they are 15-25 each - you can find driver quality trim rings for a few bucks, a $5 can of spray and they will look great.

nonhog

Fury..... Drool! It looked great both ways!

I hear the thing about being a vert and not looking right. However in my minds eye and in living color are sometimes 2 very different things.
My 66 Chevelle vert had body colored 15x8's and 14x7 wheels in Lemonwood yellow and I liked it. (pic in my album here)
I do check CL often and stay away from swap meets because I can't leave empty handed.

Also I'm not even going to look for poverty caps as I doubt I could find or afford nice ones.
Chrome exposed lug nuts are about all the bling I am having.(for now)

Ancient Iron

Poverty caps and steel wheels looks REAL COOL!!!

hookem horns

Always preferred Rallys over those wheels on C3 'vettes, so I really don't care for them on an Olds. Go painted steel (white) until you find what you really want.

RAMBOW

i know where you could get a set of chevy rally wheels relatively soon for probably a good price. Leave off the derby caps and you'd be rockin

They've got good lookin low mile BFG radial t/as on them too, except they are most definitely old... likely late 80's/early 90's.

Eric/LostNFound66 on the local club site has em and is going with Weld's in the next month or two.

nonhog

I agree!
I think they would look great on a Chevelle,Impala, etc. from the seventies. But it don't matter there sold and I don't have a Chevelle etc.

Thanks Ben, I'm not really interested in Chevy rally's but your post is a great example of car guys helping car guys.