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70' GMC · 02-14-2008, 12:07 PM

I like the chrome smoothies!

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They look good and they are kind of cheap.

HUEVUDO · 02-14-2008, 05:18 PM

Rare wheels. They are 20's. They look like Intro's but are not. They are discontinued and are no longer being made in the USA. The day I purchased them there were only 5 left in the country. And I bought 4 of them. I hope I dont messed one up.

1fun71 · 02-15-2008, 02:37 AM

Buy It Now $45,000 WoW free shipping from Germany tell me that shipping isnt figured into that price..

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/wheel...em110221768201

72 cheyenne pdx · 02-15-2008, 03:27 AM

Here are Ferrari Rims that may work. http://dallas.craigslist.org/pts/572589238.html

The guy only wants $5500.00 with tires for the set.

Orange · 02-15-2008, 04:31 AM

The rarest have most of you beat I am pretty sure in all senses of one off.
They were on a TV show a few years back. A guy wanted a custom set of wheels for his Enzo - and he got them. They were up there in price. (The Enzo has a unilug design, and NO other custom wheels made for it, or wheels that fit it besides what comes from the factory). So, I dare say, that (or something like it) is the rarest.

Other than that, my "internet" buddy Jason Debler has a one off set on his Camaro.

They are pretty cool - and I am sure the wallet sighed a bit when he layed down the smack for 'em.

And I have actually SEEN a set of the Fikse FM5 wheels on a Camaro - they are about $4000 a set, but that's not impressive by today's standard.

DLB

68Stepbed · 02-15-2008, 08:51 PM

What exactly do you want? There are lots of rare expensive wheels out there. But, Why? Do you just want an expensive wheel to say you have them, or do you want something that looks good but you won't see on every other vehicle like Torque Thrusts?

If you want a rare wheel, call some wheel manafacturers and tell them what you want and they will make you some for a nice $figure$.

c10addict · 02-15-2008, 09:27 PM

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Originally Posted by 68Stepbed

What exactly do you want? There are lots of rare expensive wheels out there. But, Why? Do you just want an expensive wheel to say you have them, or do you want something that looks good but you won't see on every other vehicle like Torque Thrusts?

If you want a rare wheel, call some wheel manafacturers and tell them what you want and they will make you some for a nice $.

No offence but Torq Thrusts are probably the MOST used wheel on hot rods and trucks to date...I am sure they have out sold the Craiger SS of the 70's and 80's by a mile! Yes for a good reason, they look good on anything! I have the 6 lugs on my 68... I would love to know how many sets American Racing has sold... They hit a gold mine with that wheel...

Personally I think Billet Specialities has some of the nicest wheels on the market..

see ten · 02-15-2008, 09:45 PM

Not near as rare or expensive as a lot of these others but they are higher than most of the more commom wheels.

They're Wheel Vintiques Billet Cruzers. I bought mine a couple years ago when the price was a bit more reasonable. The wheels were actually discontinued for several months and when they were reintroduced under a new name (can't remember the new name) the price had more than doubled. Last time I checked 17" s were running right at $700 per wheel plus $70+ for the knockoff caps. I talked to a rep from Newstalgia Wheel while I was at the Turkey Run and asked why the price had jumped so much on these. He said that Wheel Vintiques didn't really have any interest in them, their bread and butter is steel wheels.

c10addict · 02-15-2008, 10:21 PM

See Ten, Dig those wheels...And as always your pics are great! I was going to run them on my 68 but for some dumb reason decided to leave it 6 lug... I am going to put new wheels on mine in the fall... I like the look but I want something with some lip in the rear..

see ten · 02-15-2008, 10:55 PM

They're custom built, so you can get whatever offset you want on them.

c10addict · 02-15-2008, 11:15 PM

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Originally Posted by see ten

They're custom built, so you can get whatever offset you want on them.

My bad...Not your wheels! I was talking about the Torq thrust st's on mine... They really have no lip..

454_72_4X4 · 02-16-2008, 01:42 AM

see ten those are nice wheels. Are they true knock offs?

I like "dish" style wheels. The modern flat lookin wheels turn my stomach. They just make me think front wheel drive....

70rs/ss · 02-16-2008, 01:50 AM

Most expensive and rare would lead me into a story about the magnesium wheels of the 60-70's they are worth quite a bit of $$$ and make a period correct hot rod, well period correct. This thread has me confused are you just trying to get us to post retarded wheel prices or do you intend to wow everyone with the amount of $$$ you spent on a set of wheels? I have a tough time buying anything based on price, except if I am trying to SAVE money not BLOW MORE?

Trey` · 02-16-2008, 04:13 AM

These are my most expensive set, had the rears custom built, they are 20's and cost more just for the rims than my 24's with tires.

custom72c20 · 02-17-2008, 12:30 PM

WOW there are some nice wheels on here. Sorry I haven't been on, my comp got messed up. I'm back now.

Here is a pic of some 50's indy car wheels that I have that were suuposedly to have been for Parnelli Jones. They are magnesium and believed that only 6 were ever made. I have 5 of them and I know where the other is. What do you think?

**KevsClassics** · 02-17-2008, 01:12 PM

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Originally Posted by c10addict

My bad...Not your wheels! I was talking about the Torq thrust st's on mine... They really have no lip..

Here's some with lip

custom72c20 · 02-18-2008, 09:29 AM

^^^ I like the polished slotted mags in the back. It gives it that old school look.

pmpski_1 · 02-18-2008, 12:02 PM

You can make your own Pimp Star wheels if you wanted to. The LEDs and microcontroller are pretty cheap and there's tons of sites out there that will show you how to put it together. I made this for my nephews bike.

That being said he can't change the pictures while he's riding and he's limited to his name in red

The chicks dig it though.

custom72c20 · 02-18-2008, 12:37 PM

I don't really want wheels that light up, but I can't decide if I want to run older looking wheels or newer ones. Anyone have any pics of budnik or boyd wheels on our trucks?

**KevsClassics** · 02-18-2008, 12:59 PM

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Originally Posted by custom72c20

I don't really want wheels that light up, but I can't decide if I want to run older looking wheels or newer ones. Anyone have any pics of budnik or boyd wheels on our trucks?

Here's Ace's 72 Sub with 18" Boyds Hotrods

custom72c20 · 02-19-2008, 10:11 AM

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Originally Posted by KevsClassics

Here's Ace's 72 Sub with 18" Boyds Hotrods

Now those are some nice wheels. I'll have to check to see how much they run. Thanks

Spray-Bomb · 02-19-2008, 10:24 AM

Heres a stretch for you... How bout stock steelies

LMAO

custom72c20 · 02-19-2008, 10:39 AM

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Originally Posted by Spray-Bomb

Heres a stretch for you... How bout stock steelies

LMAO

I'm lookin for something aluminum preferably billet. But thanks.

02-14-2008, 12:07 PM	#26
70' GMC HERE.......Somewhere Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Birmingham AL Posts: 2,488	Re: Nicest,Most Expensive, Rarest wheels you have seen I like the chrome smoothies! They look good and they are kind of cheap. __________________ Current rides: 2013 Hyundai elantra gt DD 1995 camaro my first crush lmao Was: 1970 with a 350 4barrel and 288 horses Classics make it possible!

02-14-2008, 05:18 PM	#27
HUEVUDO Registered User Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Texas Posts: 239	Re: Nicest,Most Expensive, Rarest wheels you have seen Rare wheels. They are 20's. They look like Intro's but are not. They are discontinued and are no longer being made in the USA. The day I purchased them there were only 5 left in the country. And I bought 4 of them. I hope I dont messed one up.

02-15-2008, 02:37 AM	#28
1fun71 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Kansas Posts: 119	Re: Nicest,Most Expensive, Rarest wheels you have seen Buy It Now $45,000 WoW free shipping from Germany tell me that shipping isnt figured into that price.. http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/wheel...em110221768201

02-15-2008, 03:27 AM	#29
72 cheyenne pdx Registered User Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Portland Posts: 382	Re: Nicest,Most Expensive, Rarest wheels you have seen Here are Ferrari Rims that may work. http://dallas.craigslist.org/pts/572589238.html The guy only wants $5500.00 with tires for the set.

02-15-2008, 04:31 AM	#30
Orange Licensed to Thrill! Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Northwest, GA Posts: 1,673	Re: Nicest,Most Expensive, Rarest wheels you have seen The rarest have most of you beat I am pretty sure in all senses of one off. They were on a TV show a few years back. A guy wanted a custom set of wheels for his Enzo - and he got them. They were up there in price. (The Enzo has a unilug design, and NO other custom wheels made for it, or wheels that fit it besides what comes from the factory). So, I dare say, that (or something like it) is the rarest. Other than that, my "internet" buddy Jason Debler has a one off set on his Camaro. They are pretty cool - and I am sure the wallet sighed a bit when he layed down the smack for 'em. And I have actually SEEN a set of the Fikse FM5 wheels on a Camaro - they are about $4000 a set, but that's not impressive by today's standard. DLB __________________ 1971 GMC.Lowered. Overdrive. Orange. Krue's excellent FAQ Index.

02-15-2008, 08:51 PM	#31
68Stepbed Registered User Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: 10-Uh-See Posts: 5,609	Re: Nicest,Most Expensive, Rarest wheels you have seen What exactly do you want? There are lots of rare expensive wheels out there. But, Why? Do you just want an expensive wheel to say you have them, or do you want something that looks good but you won't see on every other vehicle like Torque Thrusts? If you want a rare wheel, call some wheel manafacturers and tell them what you want and they will make you some for a nice $figure$. __________________ Matt 68 C10 stepside, LS1/700R4, TCI Engineering suspension system

02-15-2008, 09:45 PM	#33
see ten WTB this ad Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Lafayette Georgia Posts: 5,073	Re: Nicest,Most Expensive, Rarest wheels you have seen Not near as rare or expensive as a lot of these others but they are higher than most of the more commom wheels. They're Wheel Vintiques Billet Cruzers. I bought mine a couple years ago when the price was a bit more reasonable. The wheels were actually discontinued for several months and when they were reintroduced under a new name (can't remember the new name) the price had more than doubled. Last time I checked 17" s were running right at $700 per wheel plus $70+ for the knockoff caps. I talked to a rep from Newstalgia Wheel while I was at the Turkey Run and asked why the price had jumped so much on these. He said that Wheel Vintiques didn't really have any interest in them, their bread and butter is steel wheels.

02-15-2008, 10:21 PM	#34
c10addict Registered User Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: pittsburgh pa Posts: 1,970	Re: Nicest,Most Expensive, Rarest wheels you have seen See Ten, Dig those wheels...And as always your pics are great! I was going to run them on my 68 but for some dumb reason decided to leave it 6 lug... I am going to put new wheels on mine in the fall... I like the look but I want something with some lip in the rear.. __________________ 68 C10 Shorty TPI,Bagged, and all the good stuff. Classic trucks feature June 06, On the cover of Jegs Christmas Catalog 08 67 C10 Shorty Shop truck project Bagged and Z'd under destruction and getting nowhere fast. 64 C10 Shop Truck/Daily driver, Bagged, Dropmember, SOLD!!!! Gone but not forgotten.. 54 GMC under the knife getting a S10 chassis swap and bagged. See my build thread... 07 GMC Sierra 5/7 drop, 22's and 24's Air ride on my mind.. http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=339340 See pics of my trucks in my profile

02-15-2008, 10:55 PM	#35
see ten WTB this ad Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Lafayette Georgia Posts: 5,073	Re: Nicest,Most Expensive, Rarest wheels you have seen They're custom built, so you can get whatever offset you want on them.

02-16-2008, 01:42 AM	#37
454_72_4X4 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: N.E. MO Posts: 1,749	Re: Nicest,Most Expensive, Rarest wheels you have seen see ten those are nice wheels. Are they true knock offs? I like "dish" style wheels. The modern flat lookin wheels turn my stomach. They just make me think front wheel drive.... __________________ 72 C20 4X4 454 4 speed 89 Trans Am (was) 305 TPI 700r4 93 C1500 2wd Extended cab 350 700r4 98 Sonoma (TPI outa the Trans Am) 03 Yamaha 660 Raptor 03/04 660 Raptor 07 700 Raptor 85 Honda Odyssey

02-16-2008, 01:50 AM	#38
70rs/ss Registered User Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Northern AZ Posts: 7,271	Re: Nicest,Most Expensive, Rarest wheels you have seen Most expensive and rare would lead me into a story about the magnesium wheels of the 60-70's they are worth quite a bit of $$$ and make a period correct hot rod, well period correct. This thread has me confused are you just trying to get us to post retarded wheel prices or do you intend to wow everyone with the amount of $$$ you spent on a set of wheels? I have a tough time buying anything based on price, except if I am trying to SAVE money not BLOW MORE?

02-16-2008, 04:13 AM	#39
Trey` Active Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Cooks Point,Texas Posts: 238	Re: Nicest,Most Expensive, Rarest wheels you have seen These are my most expensive set, had the rears custom built, they are 20's and cost more just for the rims than my 24's with tires. Attached Images __________________ '70 Chevy stepside, ECE discs & 4/6, '00 GMC ext. cab stepside, never ending project '07 GMC Crew Cab, 24's & 5/7 "We, the unwilling, led by the unquailified, have been doing the unbelievable for so long with so little, we now attempt, the impossible with nothing"

02-17-2008, 12:30 PM	#40
custom72c20 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Temecula,CA Posts: 309	Re: Nicest,Most Expensive, Rarest wheels you have seen WOW there are some nice wheels on here. Sorry I haven't been on, my comp got messed up. I'm back now. Here is a pic of some 50's indy car wheels that I have that were suuposedly to have been for Parnelli Jones. They are magnesium and believed that only 6 were ever made. I have 5 of them and I know where the other is. What do you think? __________________ Nick Old pic of my 72: http://img340.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img0435co5.jpg 04 Silverado Daily Driver 68 GMC short step http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=379665 "I'll beat you to the gas station!!"

02-18-2008, 09:29 AM	#42
custom72c20 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Temecula,CA Posts: 309	Re: Nicest,Most Expensive, Rarest wheels you have seen ^^^ I like the polished slotted mags in the back. It gives it that old school look. __________________ Nick Old pic of my 72: http://img340.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img0435co5.jpg 04 Silverado Daily Driver 68 GMC short step http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=379665 "I'll beat you to the gas station!!"

02-18-2008, 12:02 PM	#43
pmpski_1 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Seattle WA Posts: 505	Re: Nicest,Most Expensive, Rarest wheels you have seen You can make your own Pimp Star wheels if you wanted to. The LEDs and microcontroller are pretty cheap and there's tons of sites out there that will show you how to put it together. I made this for my nephews bike. That being said he can't change the pictures while he's riding and he's limited to his name in red The chicks dig it though.



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02-18-2008, 12:37 PM	#44
custom72c20 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Temecula,CA Posts: 309	Re: Nicest,Most Expensive, Rarest wheels you have seen I don't really want wheels that light up, but I can't decide if I want to run older looking wheels or newer ones. Anyone have any pics of budnik or boyd wheels on our trucks? __________________ Nick Old pic of my 72: http://img340.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img0435co5.jpg 04 Silverado Daily Driver 68 GMC short step http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=379665 "I'll beat you to the gas station!!"

02-19-2008, 10:24 AM	#47
Spray-Bomb Texas Big Wig Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Mineola, Texas Posts: 5,620	Re: Nicest,Most Expensive, Rarest wheels you have seen Heres a stretch for you... How bout stock steelies LMAO __________________ Just not low enough... ----------------------------- Sinister Killer

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