Astro chrome slot wheels??????

Anyone know if these are re-pooped by anyone (wheelkid)?

Anybody have a line on a set? Hell, even a rusty, needs re-chromed, set would fill the bill.

Anyone?

15x5 to 15x6 or there abouts? Any standard 5 bolt pattern.....

 

nads has cornered the central florida chrome slot market.

i don't think anybody's making new ones...

 

You mean like these?
I have a pair, don't know what size yet. I may not be using them if yer interested.

 

man,,, id love to have some skinny ones.....

 

I'm looking too.

 

Nobody is repopping chrome slots that I know of.

 

the guys i used to work for at ctc auto ranch have quite a few of them. i counted up about 8 full sets. not sure what kinda price they're gonna want, but i know they had a bunch. if you call, talk to allan.


www.ctcautoranch.com

 

Yep, doz are dem. How much Señor?

 

Jeem, I got a pair of narrowish 14s in perfect condition GM pattern, that's it though.

Good luck, most of them went the way of Richard D and Pamela Anderson's drawers, corrosion magnets, even worse than Orlando smoothies.

 

Thanks anyway, need 15's, coulda used 14's on my buddies Buick though, oh well, I'll pass.
As far as Pamela Anderson's drawers though....

 

dizzamn, I didnt think anybody liked those when they were new

 

now that's just mean...

 

hahahahhaa, not really trying to be mean,
I might be thinking of the wrong wheels, I'm thinking of the thin steel wheels, that were slotted and chromed. They looked like the thicker aluminum type/style, but thin steel, and yup, back in the day, you couldnt give a set of those away.

 

Tim, go sit in the corner.

 

My grandpa had a red white and blue Dodge van in the 70s(and an RV painted the same, he was an Air Force vet, probably where I got my fierce sense of patriotism), and some old rusty chrome slots in the shed with some bald wide tires on them. I used to roll them out next to the van, squint my eyes, and I thought it looked really cool. I would love a nice set of those, I scored a free pair of rusty ones right here from Brandon, ain't got them yet. If I find some mates, I may have them re-chromed...

 

that's the ones! the early (nice) versions were made by astro.

 

i have a set of 15x6, 5 on 5-1/2" bolt pattern, funky picture, but you can kinda see them on the back of my truck. the fronts are in the bed since they dont fit the truck anymore with the clip.

 

I've been scrounging around looking for a set of 15's also, so far I only found one.

 

harry [rasputin] of los boulevardos c.c. has some layin' around that im pretty sure you couldn't pry from his dead hands....really badass chrome, almost NOS lookin'.....they might be appliance chrome slots, but who really cares - chrome steel slots are the shit.

Flaco

 

have them media blasted and I will do the new 3 step chrome from dupont. I have a batch being shipped already to try it out.

 

So Ricky, are you just taunting, or are they for sale?

Funny, I couldn't stand them when I was a wee laddy, but for that 60's show vibe, along with some 2 bar cheap-oh spinners and the right tires......oh boy!

 

Do you need 5 on 5.5 or will a Chevy 6 lug pattern work?

 

6 Lug? Wow.
I need pretty much any 5 lug pattern, thanks.

 

I had a pair on the back of my 1970 Austin Healey Sprite back in 1977. The car was all jacked up, I bought the wheels new at the Bel Vue car show in Manchester for 20 quid each, they were made by Superior. I loved them then, I still love 'em now.

 

both. hahaha

 

Back in the day....

 

That Chevelle is 70s period perfect!

Here's a thought, remember the "wagon wheels", chrome or white, with 8-10 triangle shaped cutouts? I believe they still make them, find the manufacturer, buy some before the holes are cut, and have the slots CNC laser-cut. Could probably sell a shit load of them to Dodge "Little Red Express" truck restorers.

$33,900 Reserve not met on this truck.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Dodg...013QQitemZ230211126547QQrdZ1QQsspagenameZWDVW

This place charges $900 for a re-chromed set of wheels, and they are back-ordered. I think I'm gonna call Western wheel...
http://www.dodgeconnection.com/catalog/item/2901766/4929957.htm

 

gosh, those are gorgeous! what about the rest of the fleet?

 

I can't show you Steve, I'm modest.

BTW, thanks for the hookup on those, you are swell.

 

now you need some spiders! i have some cal custom blunt-nose spiders if you're looking...