Mr mopar Posted February 11 Share Posted February 11 What kit did these Front wheels come from ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Posted February 11 Share Posted February 11 The MPC USA-1 and American Spirit Vega pro stock kits. Originals only; the reissue USA-1 does not include them. Bruce Larson ran those front wheels on his '73 pro stock Vega. When he updated the car with a '74 nose, he changed the front wheels also. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blizzy63 Posted February 11 Share Posted February 11 (edited) I'd agree with Mark, above. Look like Halibrand magnesium racing wheels...fronts if skinny. Edited February 11 by blizzy63 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Posted February 11 Share Posted February 11 Those wheels are the fronts in the two Vega kits I mentioned. Cragar Super Tricks were used on the rear in both. Those were molded by MPC so they could be used with their annual kit stock tires, but I remember them being beefed up a bit on the back side. They could be filed or sanded on the back side for use with narrower tires. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr mopar Posted February 11 Author Share Posted February 11 Thank you Guy I have a bag of then resin casted and I'm glad they are the Bruce Larson wheels ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bytownshaker Posted February 12 Share Posted February 12 One (only one) is included on the reissued Grumpy's Toy Vega chrome tree. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldscool Posted February 13 Share Posted February 13 Just checked my Grumpy Vega kit and the odd wheel on the chrome sprue looks like a Keystone Klassic to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Posted February 13 Share Posted February 13 I was going to say that. The Keystone is a holdover from the annual kits. The slotted wheel would have been in the area of the tree where the front Super Trick wheels are now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Can-Con Posted February 14 Share Posted February 14 9 hours ago, oldscool said: Just checked my Grumpy Vega kit and the odd wheel on the chrome sprue looks like a Keystone Klassic to me. From the pics I've seen, they're keystone Rogues. Note the strait sides of the spokes, not notched like the Klassics. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bytownshaker Posted February 14 Share Posted February 14 Your right, I rechecked my kit I guess i should wear my glasses, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldscool Posted February 14 Share Posted February 14 1 hour ago, bytownshaker said: Your right, I rechecked my kit I guess i should wear my glasses, Ditto Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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