absolutely! The Tri-fives in my eye do not lend themselves to big wheels , gives them that cartoon-ish look. Some 50’s-60’s era cars do look good with wheels in my opinion no bigger then 17”-18” anything bigger looks like something Rodger rabbit would drive in toon town
My contemporary brain says it likes some of the "bigger" wheels on tri-5 and 60's era Chevys' when they are lowered and the car has a cohesive theme, the ones that really look odd to me are when they are used on cars that sit stock (or higher).
Couldnt get it out of my mouth fast enough, nice Two-Ten though. I have only seen one that I liked, that was 50 plus years ago, it was a 56 BelAir two door hardtop. It had a light surface texture, probably faux cow, had a raised seem on each side, thinking it was about six to eight inches in from the drip rail.
Is 56 close enough? The big bosses don't like that my steel wheels are 17" to clear the Wilwood discs I have on the car but everything else is traditional enough including factory correct interior. Car is sitting on a Roadster Shop spec ch***is. 496 big block and 5 speed ******. Car has been in the family since 1970
I dig the **** out of your 56, one of my favorite color combos when in patina. We all have our TOP favorites but I have always liked 56 sedans as there was an older guy in our neighborhood in the late 60/early 70's when I was in high school that had a 56 DelRay, pretty sure it was original paint in Sherwood Green and India Ivory. Was a bit of a local legend as a street brawler, had a real deal 327/365 hp/4 speed and as-cast American five spokes, pretty sure it also had Traction Masters. In the 90's one of my workmates had an original mint 56 two-ten two door sedan that I really liked, it was turquoise/white, a real knockout, he decided to sell it, I ****ered too much because I had it in my head the money I would spend on it to CHANGE IT and he sold it to another guy at the shop for the asking price. Oh well!
while the look might not be contemporary the car is from its front suspension to its fuel management of the gen ll Hemi. Not sure what the current manual transmission is the car or slipper clutch but it it handles the low 8 second ETs and the road miles pulling the 3000lbs of trailer. Mike won his share of g***er cl*** wins at the drag and drives last year and probably someone else’s.
Gary Kollofskis 55, with an Italian V12 powerboat engine. He's been working on an even more nuts 57, with twin BMW V12s, for a long time. Hope it gets finished eventually.
Will the real Gary Kollofski please stand up. https://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/threads/whatever-happened-to-gary-kollofskis-55-chevy.312897/
You could probably get away with 16" wheels, but bigger than that just doesn't look right. The bigger they go the less right it looks. And the weird headlights are another turnoff. Those remind me of seeing '40s/early '50s cars with the early gl***/metal 6V sealed beams where you'd get a rock chip in the lens without breaking the bulb, and water would get inside and eat all the silvering off the reflector. My dad bought a '50 Plymouth 4d from my godparents that were like that, you couldn't see squat at night...
I just like this picture I took. It's rare I take a good pic. Contemporary style is always changing. Would be fun to see what this thread would look like 20 years ago, or 20 years from now. Our opinions and tastes differ wildly from the general public. I had a couple of young kids laughing at the "cragars" on my car (these kids were not raised right, obviously) and how small they were. But how will we view 20" wheels in the future on these cars? So many fads have come and gone. Some may leave a small impression on what's considered timeless style, most just look like hell after enough time p***es.
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