Merch's Cyber Garage

Roger Shafer's 150 sports the same color scheme we want with our Project '57. Thanks for the inspiration Roger!  The car also shows the look that can be achieved with 15" wheels. Note the 15" wheels result in a fairly equal amount of rubber and wheel in the wheel wells.  

As a contrast to the look of a 15" wheel (the minimum  acceptable size for any modern Hot Rod!), check out the monster 20" wheels on Budnik's '56 Nomad!  All wheel! Incredible!  ...but the price tag for the big billet wheels exceed our budget! 

The Classic Chevy Int'l '57 Giveaway car sports 17" billets and looks righteous! An aggressive look with the wheels but a smaller tire profile.  It is great example of today's Pro-Cruiser look. The rear wheels are 17" x 11"....resulting in some very wide meats out back! But is the effect of those wide meats lost with the narrow side walls? Maybe so...

A long time fan of the 1960's vintage American Racing Torq-Thrust "D" wheels, I was excited to see them update the wheel for the 1990's....

the highly polished Torq-Thrust II.  Great looking wheels!
Now, do we go with the new 17" style with thin sidewalls? Or do we stick with a more traditional Hot Rod look with 15" wheels and fatter sidewalls? Hmmmm....
Right now, we're leaning toward the traditional look, I think you lose the effect of fat meats when you run 17" wheels with those thin sidewall tires. Heck, if you're going to run tires with skinny sidewalls, why not stick to a skinny tire as well? OK, Decision made!...15" wheels & tires!
Say, anyone want to buy a crusty old set of 14" Keystone Klassics - vintage 1977??