Features tri five chevys lets see em"

Go to the Tri-Five Nationals. Bunches and bunches of rallys and D spokes.

 

So glad I have Cragers

 

Not one pic of those wheels on anything exists, anywhere. Probably discontinued in 1965 too, for obvious reasons. So, he's still an expert.

Public service announcement:

 

There are a few really nice cars there. Just too many with stock style paint and trim with D spokes or rally wheels. I am a big fan of straight spoke five spokes. I've had a set on my '34 since 1984.

 

Gotta be quicker Mark

 

I think we're making progress here.

 

Here’s one I owned back in the late ‘80s, early ‘90s. Fresh from the body shop I worked at.

 

Oh, brother!....

 

"57 Chevy 210 2dr sedan" that's not what the photo shows.
Hard to tell, is that a BelAir or a standard two-ten hardtop with the longer BelAir quarter trim caps, seen it done many times.

 

I'm almost afraid to ask, but what are d spokes?

 

They're Torq Thrust wheels designed to fit around disk brakes, so they're 5 spoke like a regular Torq Thrust but each spoke has an outward curve to it, as opposed to the original "straight spoke" design. It's a modern re-interpretation of the original wheel, and much less attractive if you care about period correctness.

 

Ah yes, those