Info about 1/20 rims

[gray07]

was there ever a 1/20 scale model that had cragear rims or the torque thrust rims,.

Edited February 24, 2012 by gray07

[gray07]

Thank you, i will look for them, i have a slammer ford van i want to put them on.

[Casey]

The Pop Corn Wagon included Cragar S/S style wheels, Darrin, and it was reissued not too long ago:

[gray07]

Thanks Casey, ive never seen that model

[Casey]

Hmmm, it looks like the tires (and maybe the wheels) in the reissued version were not the same as the originals: http://www.showrods.com/gallery_pages/popcorn_wagon5.html

[Mark]

Hmmm, it looks like the tires (and maybe the wheels) in the reissued version were not the same as the originals: http://www.showrods.com/gallery_pages/popcorn_wagon5.html

Wheels were the same, tires were not. The front tires were plastic, probably tooled up because the originals couldn't be located. I don't think any of the MPC kits had all four Cragar mags the same width. So if you want all four to be the same, you must either track down two sets of wheels, or get one wheel and do some resin casting.

[Casey]

Are the wheels in the Pop Corn Wagon truly 1/20 scale, or are they 1/25 scale with tire O.D.s adjusted to make them fit the 1/20 scale model?

[Casey]

Just as an aside, the 22-inch wheels in some of the modern SUV kits like the Escalades and Hummer H2 fit 1/20th tires very nicely and give you some modern options for 1/20th scale kits.

The only issue is those wheels tend to have high positive offsets, so they tend to look out of place on any older vehicles.

I think the Lindberg 1/20 scale kits of the early to mid '90s had some optional wheels and tires, but opinions vary as to how well executed those are. I have some of the early S-10 wheels and Goodyear Gatorback tires if you can use them, Darrin. I also have a nice looking 5-slot wheel which I suspect originated in the MPC 1/20 Mid Ford Van kit:

And these Hurst wheels are close to 1/20 scale, too:

There's just not much out there for 1/20 scale.

Edited February 26, 2012 by Casey

[Casey]

Darrin, here are the MPC Popcorn Wagon's Cragar S/S front and rear wheels:

[gray07]

I like those.