dannyi Posted May 21, 2011 Share Posted May 21, 2011 Fellas' I have to admit I'm not real knowledgeable when it comes to all the different wheels out there. I'm in the process of casting a few wheels to add to my product line and came across this one.......is this an American Eagle and does the AAE on the center cap stand for American Eagle Alloy? As always any help would be greatly appreciated! Thanks guys..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TurboKitty Posted May 21, 2011 Share Posted May 21, 2011 (edited) they look like American Racing Torque Thrusts, but the center cap is a bit different: I could be wrong, but that's what immediately came to mind when looking at your wheel. Edited May 21, 2011 by MB_ChargerChick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaleb Posted May 21, 2011 Share Posted May 21, 2011 Looks like cragers or what they call bullit rims for the mustang. Why they call it that I dont know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ericfreeman Posted May 21, 2011 Share Posted May 21, 2011 I don't think it is a Torque Thrust wheel. They have the center caps screwed on and have fingers extending out from the center to accept the screws. However, if you look at the Cragar SS rim you will see that the center is a pop in unit (as I recall that is the case. I have broken more than one on a Coats 20-20). The center cap and/or wheel can be from any number of of manufacturers that copied Cragar's SS rim during the 60's through 80's. By the way, the rim looks fantastic. Give us more information on your product line. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skydime Posted May 21, 2011 Share Posted May 21, 2011 Looks like cragers or what they call bullit rims for the mustang. Why they call it that I dont know. I can see it. They look like five bullets pointing toward the center cap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seeker589 Posted May 21, 2011 Share Posted May 21, 2011 Looks like cragers or what they call bullit rims for the mustang. Why they call it that I dont know. I'm pretty sure they call them Bullets because they are similar to the wheels Steve McQueen had on his iconic Mustang in the movie Bullet. Ford also had a Hunter Green mustang called The Bullet that had what Mustang junkies call - Bullets. It was an option package to celebrate the influence the car in the movie had on Mustang culture and Ford's sales numbers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draggon Posted May 21, 2011 Share Posted May 21, 2011 They are actually Ansen Apollo wheels. They have a larger center cap. One of my favorite wheels! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Johnny Posted May 21, 2011 Share Posted May 21, 2011 Yep Americans! Had a set like them on my 63 Fairlane! Bought them at KMart at the time. You had to watch because they went to a cheaper wheel that was two piece (steel with aluminum insert) that if you put a tire that was a little too wide for the rim width would eventually come apart on you! I'd be interested in a couple sets when you get them done! Especially if you do Bigs and Littles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Posted May 21, 2011 Share Posted May 21, 2011 They are Ansen Apollo wheels. The resin units pictured look like copies of the ones in the AMT '67 Impala annual kits. I believe they were in the AMT "for 1968" custom Impala also. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Casey Posted May 21, 2011 Share Posted May 21, 2011 They are actually Ansen Apollo wheels. They have a larger center cap. One of my favorite wheels! Pic of a 1:1 here: http://www.akhwheels.com/pages/showWheel.php?pk=60 BTW, are those 14" in 1/25 scale? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dannyi Posted May 21, 2011 Author Share Posted May 21, 2011 ..thanks guys, can't tell ya's how much I appreciate all the info! Mark you have to be real close on the year, I know I've had these wheels since the late 60's. .....Casey, these measure 0.6175" behind the bead. I believe that's 15" in 1/24 and slightly larger in 1/25... ....Eric, I make a variety of detail parts. I'm adding some wheels to the line up and some other parts in the near future. Take a moment to check them out, my web link is below my signature Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thesnake87 Posted May 25, 2011 Share Posted May 25, 2011 Found them on this site http://www.speedcityresin.com/PartsPage.htm Just thought I'd throw that out there lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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