Cragar question...

[Mike77]

Is there a readily-available kit that has chrome Cragar S/S wheels in 60's drag style? I'm looking for slicks(preferably not pie crusts) & skinnies with the rear Cragars having a deeper offset than the fronts. I know this sounds picky, but it's for a particular project. I know there are a lot of kits that have same-offset rims, or pie crust slicks rather than smoother Racemasters, etc., so this may be a challenge. I'm trying to avoid piecing everything from different kits. Any help is greatly appreciated!

Edited October 10, 2021 by Mike77

[TransAmMike]

Fireballmodelworks.com for the Cragers but they would have to be "chromed".  I did these with airbrushed Molotow

 

[Snake45]

I can't think of a kit that has both skinny and deep Cragars. 

Deep Cragars can be found in (among others) the AMT '72 Nova and '65 El Camino. 

Skinny Cragars are in the stock version of the AMT '66 Nova. 

If you're careful, deep Cragars can be sectioned to create narrow ones. 

[Can-Con]

The AMT Baldwin/Motion '70 Camaro has a set of Cragar S/S that are wide and narrow.

[Snake45]

1 hour ago, Can-Con said:

The AMT Baldwin/Motion '70 Camaro has a set of Cragar S/S that are wide and narrow.

Yeah, there ya go! 

[Casey]

[Snake45]

7 hours ago, Casey said:

Those would be great if you need 'em in 1/20 scale. 

[NOBLNG]

22 hours ago, Can-Con said:

The AMT Baldwin/Motion '70 Camaro has a set of Cragar S/S that are wide and narrow.

 

[Mike77]

Thanks guys! It looks like the Camaro ones will work.?

[alan barton]

Hi Mike,

Check my photos of the Vending Machine show rod here.  These are truly beautiful Cragars, shallow and deep, with near perfect Cragar S/S hubcaps.  You will still need slicks but I don't think you will find better Cragars anywhere and this was a recent re-issue from Round 2.

Hope that helps

Cheers

Alan

 

[Can-Con]

13 minutes ago, alan barton said:

Hi Mike,

Check my photos of the Vending Machine show rod here.  These are truly beautiful Cragars, shallow and deep, with near perfect Cragar S/S hubcaps.  You will still need slicks but I don't think you will find better Cragars anywhere and this was a recent re-issue from Round 2.

Hope that helps

Cheers

Alan

 

The back ones are nice but the fronts don't look like Cragar S/S to me. Those rounded spokes look more like a torque thrust style wheel. 

That said, combine the rears from that kit with a narrower pair from something else for the front and you'd have something.

[peteski]

How about these?

[Plowboy]

2 hours ago, peteski said:

How about these?

Those are all deep. 

[deuces wild]

On 10/10/2021 at 6:24 PM, Can-Con said:

The AMT Baldwin/Motion '70 Camaro has a set of Cragar S/S that are wide and narrow.

Bingo!....

[slusher]

On 10/10/2021 at 5:24 PM, Can-Con said:

The AMT Baldwin/Motion '70 Camaro has a set of Cragar S/S that are wide and narrow.

These are what I would recommend..

[Mike77]

Thanks all! The Camaro ones look a little more like Rockets than Cragars but since "beggars can't be choosers" they'll have to do.

 

[deuces wild]

Cragars on the real car....

[Katsusauce]

On 10/11/2021 at 11:00 AM, NOBLNG said:

 

I'm always hunting ebay for those exact set of wheels....they work great on all kinds of builds. ?

[Brutalform]

Ed Flunk.. Drag City has some really nice Cragars. They even have a separate center cap. If I remember correctly, he also has some wide, deeper Cragars as well. Might want to check him out. 

[Tabbysdaddy]

These came from the Barris T Buggy.

[deuces wild]

Those are American Torq-Thrust mags... Those are the best!...

Just an opinion...?

[Tabbysdaddy]

On 10/20/2021 at 6:29 AM, deuces wild said:

Those are American Torq-Thrust mags... Those are the best!...

Just an opinion...?

Mine? They say Cragar on them.

[Can-Con]

On 10/20/2021 at 7:29 AM, deuces wild said:

Those are American Torq-Thrust mags... Those are the best!...

Just an opinion...?

 

12 hours ago, Tabbysdaddy said:

Mine? They say Cragar on them.

Cragar made a lot of other wheels designs besides the S/S. 

By the shape of the spokes, and if they are Cragar as it does say on the center cops, I'd say they look more like "Swingers" than "Super Sports".

[Tabbysdaddy]

They also have an S one above and one below Cragar so I guess they're a bit fast and loose with the design.

[Mike77]

Not to drag this thread out too long, but what about the wheels from the Moebius Dyno Don Comet Cyclone? In looking at the box art it looks like the offsets are different but when I look at videos it's really hard to tell. I can replace the pie crust slicks with regular ones so it all depend on the wheels. If anyone has info and/or pics I'd appreciate it!