VRM Posted May 2, 2018 Share Posted May 2, 2018 Hi All, This is a resin wheel for 66-67 Dodge and I am trying to figure out what kit or promo it came from. It looks a bit like an older Modelhaus casting. Note the centre cap that seems different from the original 69 Coronets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cooltoys1 Posted May 2, 2018 Share Posted May 2, 2018 Linberg 66 Chevelle has the wheel, if you can make your own chrysler pentastar center Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CapSat 6 Posted May 2, 2018 Share Posted May 2, 2018 Those wheels would have originally been sourced from the old MPC Jeepster Annual (1968?-1970?) kits. The kit wheels did not have the Dodge "Fratzog" in the center caps, they would have been blank. I don't think they originally ever came with any Mopar kit, although hubcaps like those appeared to be optional on many 1:1 1966-67-ish cars: Dodge, Plymouth, Chevrolet, Ford, Jeep, maybe some others. I believe the only ones I have ever seen made in resin (with the Fratzog) were made by a caster named John Heyer, out of Staten Island, NY. He did a lot of Dodge Coronet & Charger parts for the old MPC kits at one point. That was a LONG time (early 1990's?) ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake45 Posted May 3, 2018 Share Posted May 3, 2018 23 hours ago, cooltoys1 said: Linberg 66 Chevelle has the wheel, if you can make your own chrysler pentastar center I believe the Revell '65 Chevelle Z16 has them too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bucky Posted May 3, 2018 Share Posted May 3, 2018 The following image was borrowed from the WWW: After doing a Google search, it looks likes this style cover was available on all sorts of autos. I found pics of them with Buick, Chevy, Ford, Plymouth....... Borrowed from the web: Very similar cover, here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Hamilton Posted May 3, 2018 Share Posted May 3, 2018 (edited) When Motor Wheel manufactured those wheel covers for the various manufactures in the 60's, they made each set specific to each manufacturer. The Lindberg 66 Chevelle SS396 is the only kit that has the exact wheel cover you want for the 66-69 Mopars, and for that matter, the 68 Shelby GT350/500. Not the 68-9 MPC Jeepster, nor the Revell 65 Z16 Chevelle wheel covers are correct for the particular application. There are differences in the wheel center and the spokes. The Jeepster wheel covers were re-cast by Missing Link Resin, and may still be in his line. With a little modification, they are perfect for the 68-69 Ford XL/GT and the Pickups from that era. The 65 Chevelle Z16 wheel covers work for any Chevrolet model from 1965-69. I'm doing a 69 Nova SS with a set of them. Of course, I scooped up every set I could get my hands on for various builds, and yes I am certain about this. Edited May 3, 2018 by Ron Hamilton Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gtx6970 Posted May 17, 2018 Share Posted May 17, 2018 Missing Link makes these in resin. And they are pretty nice . I have a set to use on a build to replicate a good friends actual 1967 Coronet RT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High octane Posted May 17, 2018 Share Posted May 17, 2018 I believe that the Dodge Fratzog decals come with Fireballs Dodge dog dish caps and you can use those for your wheel centers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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