American Racing
Torq Thrust II - Torq Thrus D - The Vintage Wheels That Started A Craze
In the early 60's, racing wheel companies focused on modular wheel designs. When wheel designer Tom Griffith conceived the tapered parabolic contour spoked American Racing "Torq Thrust" which reduced wheel weight and promoted brake cooling. The Torq Thrust is considered by many, the "most famous wheel" of all time and honored by Hot Rod Magazine as one of twenty speed parts that changed the automobile world, the Torq Thrust started the custom wheel craze, making the conversion from strip to street. Known as "Americans", "5-spokes" or "Torq Thrusts", different design generations evolved as car crafting technology developed. Today authentic "old school" Torq Thrusts are highly collectible and sold around the world. Often imitated, never duplicated, the Torq Thrust is the signature wheel for performance and custom purists. The Torq Thrust design also inspired other wheel companies like Halibrand, E/T Wheel and many others to create their own version of the Torq-Thrust.
American Racing 50 Years - Nostalgia Wheels and the Vision Continues With American Racing's 50th Anniversary quickly approaching, AR will continue its tradition of innovation and performance. NewstalgiaWheel.com will certainly be apart of the legendary name.
In celebration of this milestone, American Racing will release a limited-edition logo commemorating its 50-year history as a performance leader in the aftermarket wheel industry. With the 2006 Aftermarket Collection and the Pro Series Drag Racing Line, American Racing's legacy of wheel crafting continues. Each wheel represents the company's heritage and an extension of Romeo Palamides' original vision of innovation and cutting-edge.
American Racing® Vintage Line-up - "In Thrust We Trust since 1956"
Torq-Thrust II, Torq Thrust D, Hopster, Kidney Bean wheel styles such as the American Racing Salt Flats wheel polished, Salt Flats wheel painted, CL205 – Custom-Built Classic Torq Thrust, 200S Daisy Shaped Spoke, TTO – Torq Thrust Original, Rodmaster, 50th Anniversary A-Spoke Original, Cobra 427 Shelby wheel, Ansen wheel, Vector wheel. Torq Lite, Magnum 500, Trakstar S, Chrome Torq Thrust D,
American Racing is always looking to the future while looking back where we came from. AR has created, restyling and remaking the future with America’s Legendary designs that are considered classics and memorable pieces of hot rod history. Popular designs come and go, however legends never die! From hot rod and racing heroes like Carrol Shelby as an example. Recently AR licensed Carroll Shelby name to bring back the ever popular Cobra 427 wheel and make it available to muscle car collectors at an incredible price. The Cobra 427 wheels are available in polished and painted centers. Own a piece of racing history and custom-build them to fit your application.
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