Anybody make 1970 Olds rallye wheels without trim rings

[Mr mopar]

Look for wheels for my Olds rallye 350 , must not have the trim ring ?

Edited May 9, 2022 by Mr mopar

[Fat Brian]

Fireball makes these:

[Mr mopar]

5 hours ago, Fat Brian said:

Fireball makes these:

I did see them but they just don't look right to me !

[Fat Brian]

32 minutes ago, Mr mopar said:

I did see them but they just don't look right to me !

The Revell 83 Olds kits have those wheels but they look like they have trim rings to me.

[Rodent]

Not right for sure. The part of the wheel where the valve stem goes is WAAAAY too wide and the center cap should be tapered.

 

[Can-Con]

46 minutes ago, Rodent said:

Not right for sure. The part of the wheel where the valve stem goes is WAAAAY too wide and the center cap should be tapered.

 

Depends on the individual wheel. Those resin ones look pretty close to these 15" ones.

[NOBLNG]

41 minutes ago, Can-Con said:

Depends on the individual wheel. Those resin ones look pretty close to these 15" ones.

And they are closer than these AMT ‘69 442 rims with the chrome rings.

[Fat Brian]

57 minutes ago, Can-Con said:

Depends on the individual wheel. Those resin ones look pretty close to these 15" ones.

Joseph does say his wheels are 15x7 so they are the bigger wheel.

[Can-Con]

14 minutes ago, NOBLNG said:

And they are closer than these AMT ‘69 442 rims with the chrome rings.

Ya know, If a person was to cut the trim rings off those rally wheels, , ,  grind down the backs of those mags until all that's left was the rim to just where the spoke starts and glue the rims from the mags to the rest of the rally wheel you'd just about have the wheel in question. 

[Fat Brian]

I went through the stash and pulled out all my Olds kits with Rally wheels. First us the Revell 72 442 convertible, second is the Revell 72 Cutlass pace car, and third is the Revell 83 Hurst Olds.

[Rodent]

2 hours ago, Can-Con said:

Depends on the individual wheel. Those resin ones look pretty close to these 15" ones.

 

1 hour ago, Fat Brian said:

Joseph does say his wheels are 15x7 so they are the bigger wheel.

Agreed. I was looking for a pic of the 15" versions to compare, but failed. I don't think the 15" were ever used without a trim ring, so I am at a loss why they are cast.

I have some old resin Chrysler wheels that are cast with a separate trim ring and center. I can't find the package and don't remember who made them Probably no longer in business, but I seem to remember that they made "more detailed" versions of old musclecar OEM wheels.

[jeff9150]

Rodent- Scale Equipment Ltd. may be who you are thinking of the: the Chrysler wheels. They made some really nice wheels from all the manufacturers, like Pontiac Rally IIs, Chevy Rallys, etc. I seem to remember them making Olds SS IIs as well, with and without trim rings. Not sure if they are still around.

 

 

 

 

[Mr mopar]

Wow thx guy's for all the info ,I think I'll go with the wheel out of the Revell '72 Olds and just keep the chrome trim ring ,I was told dealers did put Trim rings on some car to sell them .

Edited May 10, 2022 by Mr mopar

[Fat Brian]

2 hours ago, Mr mopar said:

Wow thx guy's for all the info ,I think I'll go with the wheel out of the Revell '72 Olds and just keep the chrome trim ring ,I was told dealers did put Trim rings on some car to sell them .

Yep, I did some reading last night and these cars weren't very popular due in part to the monochrome look. Dealers would dress them up with trim rings and sometimes even replace the bumpers with chrome ones to give the car a more traditional look.

[mikemodeler]

Here is the link to the Scale Equipment page referenced above

http://www.seltd.net/24610cp.html

 

[Mr mopar]

1 hour ago, mikemodeler said:

Here is the link to the Scale Equipment page referenced above

http://www.seltd.net/24610cp.html

 

Thx no long made !

[john sharisky]

1 hour ago, Mr mopar said:

Thx no long made !

The SEL wheels are superior to any of the Revell pieces.

I have one extra set. Message me directly if you're interested.

 

Edited May 10, 2022 by john sharisky
for clarity

[Oldcarfan27]

21 hours ago, NOBLNG said:

And they are closer than these AMT ‘69 442 rims with the chrome rings.

What about removing the outer part and putting the center into another wheel with better detail?

[Mr mopar]

18 hours ago, john sharisky said:

The SEL wheels are superior to any of the Revell pieces.

I have one extra set. Message me directly if you're interested.

 

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