carguy300
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I think that Road wheels, "Rally", and Magnums are 2 different styles. Magnum 500's where first offered on chryslers in 1968, according to the Make your move sales book for 1968. Thats what came on my latest 300, 14".
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carguy300
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I think the magnums would look real good on Big Johns 65L.
carguy300
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I stand corrected, I looked over my sales book again and they are calling them chrome steel road wheels. Still think they would look on your 300x
LocuMob
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Even came on the Fury in '67.
D Cluley
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I have occassionally wondered if you could use 15" trim rings to adapt the 14" wheel covers to 15" wheels. But then I look at all the other things that I need to do and decide that my M-body wheel covers are good enough for now. 
3175375
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American Racing Torque Thrust D wheels look great on any car of the time.
I looked at some options for that too. There is some early Chevy trim ring that's real slim that's supposed to work. The other option appears to be slicing a 14" wheel up and welding it to the lip of the 15" wheel. That looks heavy and clumsy to me. Probably a nightmare to balance too.I have occassionally wondered if you could use 15" trim rings to adapt the 14" wheel covers to 15" wheels. But then I look at all the other things that I need to do and decide that my M-body wheel covers are good enough for now.
Actually, they are three different styles.
The Rallye wheel, never an option (at least I don't remember) on a C body. All sizes. 1970(?) and newer. I have a set of these on my '65 Formula S Barracuda.
The so called "Magnum" wheel. This was also sold in the aftermarket as Magnum 500 and where the name comes from. Chrysler called them "Custome Road wheels" According to the letter from Chrysler I posted earlier, they may have been available as early as 1965. I've never seen that anywhere else though and the earliest reference in dealer literature is 1967. Available only in 14" from Chrysler, in the aftermarket, and on Fords, you could get a 15".
Then the 15" Road wheel that was offered on the C bodies (1969?) and later and then on Diplomats and the like. I have a set of these on my '70 300. Also used on Chevy trucks (which lets you use them on a 5"BC Imperial) and some AMC cars. 15 x 6" and then 15 x 7" on the Diplomats, Lebarons etc.
I actually have a picture of a wheel like this on my car from the 90's from two owners ago.
My strong, unabashed vote is for the 15" Chromie Magnum.
Without a doubt, it's the best wheel (again, my opinion - lol) for your 65 300.
Without a doubt, it's the best wheel (again, my opinion - lol) for your 65 300.
I totally agree with you Steve. I also like the video very much, and not only because my 300L is used twice as an example image.
Actually I had "Magnums" on one of my '69 Roadrunners. Correct for 1969 with trim rings. My A12 (in the background) had Keystones.
I think going with the wheelcovers is a change for me.
Mounted tires by hand at home and then had to get the bead to seat so I could inflate them.
carguy300
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Old school if ever I saw it!
commando1
Old Man with a Hat
Starting ether and a BIC?
I use a charcoal lighter because it gets my hands a little farther away... But you can use a Bic if you take the ether and make a little trail across the tire to light.
patrick66
Old Man with a Hat
The chrome 14" Road wheel and 15" chrome Road wheel were initially made for Ford by Kelsey-Hayes. The five-spoke 14" with trim ring was a Chrysler/AMC wheel option; as was the 14" chrome road wheel. A 15" chrome Road wheel was never offered by Chrysler.
Actually it was Motor Wheel and not Kelsey Hayes.
They offered that wheel in the aftermarket and I'm not sure of the timeline for when Ford et al started offering them. From the letter, I would say that Chrysler started doing something in 1965, although that is the only thing I've ever seen that state that.
I got into a discussion on the forum about the 15" wheels... Yep, Chrysler never offered them, but some are convinced that they did.
Here's a 1965 ad for Magnum 500's from this site. As you can see, they go back to 1965 at least. Motor Wheel | Vintage Wheel Catalogs
1966 ad
patrick66
Old Man with a Hat
Ah, yes, Motor Wheel!
The 15" wheels so commonly found on C-body cars were called "Rallye Road Wheels" in Chrysler literature.
The 15" wheels so commonly found on C-body cars were called "Rallye Road Wheels" in Chrysler literature.
I don't know what rock I have been under, but a big congrats on the beautiful L!
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