'70 Grande Posted January 3, 2017 Posted January 3, 2017 Does anyone have any idea what 1/25 kit the wheels shown in my photo below were found in? I have a partial Chrome tree with some of these same wheels attached and that Chrome tree portion has the following numbers on it: 029-4012. The front wheels are identified as part #343 and the rears are part #344. Anybody know what 1/25 kit these wheels came from?
Ace-Garageguy Posted January 3, 2017 Posted January 3, 2017 (edited) AMT / ERTL kit # 31223 Edited January 3, 2017 by Ace-Garageguy
Ace-Garageguy Posted January 3, 2017 Posted January 3, 2017 You're welcome. They also appear in earlier versions of the kit, including these, but some of the earlier ones lack the part numbers on the sprue, and the sprue number itself.
Snake45 Posted January 3, 2017 Posted January 3, 2017 They were made by American. I've seen them on real cars in Rod & Custom mags around 1962-64. They must not have been that popular, as I've only seen a few sets of them, and none after that rough timeframe.I just used a set of them on a custom '63 Vette, originally built in 1963 (I presume), which I restored. They're kinda cool for a "period piece."
pack rat Posted January 3, 2017 Posted January 3, 2017 Those are Terra-Thrust wheels designed and marketed by Gene Winfield in the 60's. Apparently very rare in 1:1, but AMT produced a bunch; not only in the "T", but they were found in some annuals as well
Snake45 Posted January 3, 2017 Posted January 3, 2017 I just found this:http://www.hotrod.com/articles/defining-hot-rod-and-custom-car-legacy-wheels-part-3/
Ace-Garageguy Posted January 3, 2017 Posted January 3, 2017 Those are Terra-Thrust wheels designed and marketed by Gene Winfield in the 60's. I didn't know that ! A little digging turned up this photo of the man himself with a completed wheel and either raw centers or patterns.
Snake45 Posted January 3, 2017 Posted January 3, 2017 Dunno where I got the American connection. Maybe American did a knockoff of them. I THINK I saw them in an ad, but it might have been a photo caption.I do remember being delighted to find them. I was working on restoring an old AMT T at the time and wondering if those wheels were "real" or not. When I found out they were in fact real, I used them. And then dug another set out of a newer reissue to use in that '63 Vette restoration.
Can-Con Posted January 3, 2017 Posted January 3, 2017 Unless some changes were made along the line, the wheels in the original pic were not in the T kit. The ones in the T were much shallower. Those are from one of the mid-60s annuals. Not sur which one, maybe the '64 Galaxie ,, I'll have to check after dinner.
Ace-Garageguy Posted January 3, 2017 Posted January 3, 2017 (edited) Unless some changes were made along the line, the wheels in the original pic were not in the T kit. The ones in the T were much shallower. Those are from one of the mid-60s annuals. Not sur which one, maybe the '64 Galaxie ,, I'll have to check after dinner. Did you read the whole first post? The post includes the part numbers engraved on the trees (sprues) as well as the sprue numbers themselves. I actually physically pulled the T kit I referred to off the shelf, opened the box, took the chrome out of the plastic, and compared both the PARTS and the NUMBERS. They're as I stated. The sprue the OP has with those wheels come from the specific AMT / ERTL 31223 kit I referenced. Not opinion. Verified fact. Sorry if that seems argumentative. Edited January 3, 2017 by Ace-Garageguy
Can-Con Posted January 3, 2017 Posted January 3, 2017 Did you read the whole first post? The post includes the part numbers engraved on the trees (sprues) as well as the sprue numbers themselves. I actually physically pulled the T kit I referred to off the shelf, opened the box, took the chrome out of the plastic, and compared both the PARTS and the NUMBERS. They're as I stated. The sprue the OP has with those wheels come from the specific AMT / ERTL 31223 kit I referenced. Not opinion. Verified fact. Sorry if that seems argumentative. Read? why on earth would assume I can read? Funny thing, I went to take a pic of the wheels I have to show how much shallower they are than the ones in the pic and guess what?? they were the same. You are absolutely right Bill. But you just had to go and quote that post ,, now I can't go delete it and get rid of the evidence of how big a twit I am.
Can-Con Posted January 3, 2017 Posted January 3, 2017 ,,, But the '64 Galaxie annuals did have Tera-Thrusts too.
Ace-Garageguy Posted January 3, 2017 Posted January 3, 2017 ,,, But the '64 Galaxie annuals did have Tera-Thrusts too. Hey Steve...it's great to know what other specific kits had them too. Honestly, until today, I didn't even realize they represented real wheels...even though I'm a fan of a lot of Winfield's work. Up until now, I'd always just assumed they were some generic mags that got made-up for the old T kit.
Snake45 Posted January 4, 2017 Posted January 4, 2017 Honestly, until today, I didn't even realize they represented real wheels...even though I'm a fan of a lot of Winfield's work. Up until now, I'd always just assumed they were some generic mags that got made-up for the old T kit. So did I, until I saw them in that old R&C. BTW, Preview of Coming Attractions: Here's what they look like on a period-custom '63 I restored last year (Haven't yet gotten around to posting it Under Glass, but stay tuned):
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