longshot want shelby scorpion rims

[michelle]

i am not even sure if any 1/25 or 1/24 scale shelby kits came with these particular rims 
but they were what the general lee's designer originally want to use for the general's rims but could not get them as they were to hard to get enough of and cheap enough 
so he chose the racing vectors as they were a similar design but easier to get alot of and were cheap enough and they just stuck shelbly logos on the center caps 
 

[Duane Garner]

Michelle, I'm pretty sure I have a set of them. I'll look when I get home in a couple hours

[michelle]

7 minutes ago, Duane Garner said:

Michelle, I'm pretty sure I have a set of them. I'll look when I get home in a couple hours

ok cool thanks 

[Duane Garner]

Yup, I've got a set. I'll include them in the package with your '71 Impala

[Duane Garner]

Like these?

[Duane Garner]

Just noticed these are 5-lug wheels; your photos are 4-lug

[michelle]

still looking just so others know these are basicaly revese vectors due to them sloping up to the center cap 

[Bucky]

The four lug wheels you pictured are most probably 13" x 5" and just wouldn't be right for a '69 Charger. 

[Jack L]

they are ASP Shelbys front wheel drive from the 80s

[Bucky]

That would explain the offset and the four lugs. 

[michelle]

6 hours ago, Bucky said:

The four lug wheels you pictured are most probably 13" x 5" and just wouldn't be right for a '69 Charger. 

they are but those are what they wanted to use for the general lee's rims 

[michelle]

6 hours ago, Jack L said:

they are ASP Shelbys front wheel drive from the 80s

except they are from the the late 70's as  dukes of hazzard started pre production in 77/78 and the 69 charger was not the main choice for the general the first choice was a 77/78 trans am but they were far to pricy and the second choice was a late 60's mustang but they could not find enough of one particualy body style on the budget they had for cars and then they turned to late 60's or early 70's chevelles once again similar problems as the trans am and mustang choices the price verse the budget so the 69 charger was chosen cause they were everywere and dirt cheap at the time same with the 68's which could easily be converted to look like a 69 
most of the cars were either 318s or 383s only 2 had 440 magnums and those were used as hero cars when the hood would need to be opened and when the actors got in and out and drove on and off camera were ever they would be filming  no hemi engines were used in the tv cars and and contrary to urban legend no 70 chargers were ever used to make a general lee for the show as multiple actors and the people who built the cars have said this they also have no clue were both the notion the general had a hemi under the hood and that 70 charger were also used came from 
the first original  car choice for the general was the only thing  influenced the smokey and the bandit movie
while the main show idea was developed from a 1975 movie called moonrunners which was also created and produced by gy waldron who was the dukes of hazzard's creator  and producer lots of characters and settings were retooled for the dukes of hazzard even waylon jennings was brought back both to provide music and he narration for dukes which he also had done for the moonrunners movie 

Edited March 28 by michelle