Magnum 500 Wheels

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Hi friends,
I will soon be looking for new chrome Magnum 500s for my driver GT350H. Any differences from vendor to vendor? Any recommendations?

[Bob Gaines]

Hi friends,
I will soon be looking for new chrome Magnum 500s for my driver GT350H. Any differences from vendor to vendor? Any recommendations?

There is only one mfg of the new wheels . I would buy from Brant at Virginia Mustang . He is one of the contributors here.

[6s1640]

I believe the GT350 Chrome Magnum 500's wheels are made by Wheels Vintiques.  They look very nice, but I don't understand how they are made and not have the safety bead.  Or do they have the safety bead and it is not visible from outside the wheel?

The part number at Virginia Classic Mustang is HB191 and advertised at $289.95 each.  This pricing is very competitive to restoring an original wheel, making a set of five repop wheels attractive when compared  to restoring five original wheels.

Cory

[Bob Gaines]

I believe the GT350 Chrome Magnum 500's wheels are made by Wheels Vintiques.  They look very nice, but I don't understand how they are made and not have the safety bead.  Or do they have the safety bead and it is not visible from outside the wheel?

The part number at Virginia Classic Mustang is HB191 and advertised at $289.95 each.  This pricing is very competitive to restoring an original wheel, making a set of five repop wheels attractive when compared  to restoring five original wheels.

Cory

Cory, good question on the safety bead because for the wheel with a modern new rim to be legal and DOT compliant it would have to have a safety bead. I would be interested in knowing someone that will restore the original Hertz Magnums for people lucky enough to have usable cores to restore regardless of fee charged. FYI I imagine the price tag on re chroming a original rim would be over 200.00 given what it cost to get a 66 bumper re chromed now(4-500.00) The ones that I am aware of have gone out of business.

[NC TRACKRAT]

About 25 years ago, Mike Stallings, then owner of Wheel Vintiques, rebuilt and re-chromed 5 correct Magnum 500 Hertz wheels for 6S1487.  Back then, he was one of the few who did a quality job on them.  If my memory serves me, the cost was about $250 per wheel.  There was no replica wheel offered at the time.  As I understand it, Mike sold the company to Coker but it operates as a separate company.

[6s1640]

I have heard from Stockton Wheels in California that they will restore these wheels, but get $350 a wheel.  I talked to them maybe two years ago or so.  They may still offer the service.

Cory

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Thanks for the help.

[lalease]

Would that be Virginia Classic Mustang?
Thanks, Larry

[Brant]

Thanks to everyone for the mentions.

I currently have four of these wheels in stock.

We really have had trouble getting enough of these wheels from the manufacturer as they often backorder them on us. We are hoping to get more in a month or so. I have been very pleased with these wheels and have sold quite a few of them.

Here is the link:

http://www.virginiaclassicmustang.com/66-GT350-SHELBY-CHROME-MAGNUM-500-WHEEL-14-X-6-P244282.aspx