| This year is the 50th anniversary of American Racing | | | | spoked American Racing wheel was accepted on the |
| Custom Wheels. American Racing vintage wheel | | | | drag strip by increased brake cooling and was much |
| collection consist of 27 different custom wheel designs. | | | | lighter and stronger than stock steel wheels. This |
| If you have ever been to the American Racing web | | | | "mag" wheel, as they were called in the 1960s, went |
| site, then we are sure you noticed the distinctive | | | | from the strip to the streets and started the custom |
| vintage styling of their "Torq-Thrust" custom wheels. | | | | wheel trend of the 1960s and 1970s. A set of genuine |
| American Racing's Torq-Thrust Original Series 309 is a | | | | Torq-Thrusts custom wheels are very collectible even |
| 1-piece painted/machined alloy custom rim that has | | | | today. |
| been around for a long time. In 1956 this wheel started | | | | Different designs have evolved over the years and |
| a trend with American hot rod and muscle car | | | | American Racing still offers the "Torq-Thrust Original" |
| enthusiast. The original magnesium five spoke | | | | along with the Torq-Thrust D (1-piece alloy) and |
| American Racing Torq-Thrust with its unique tapered | | | | Torq-Thrust II (2-piece alloy) plus a Torq-Thrust ST for |
| curve form spoke design is considered by many to be | | | | trucks and SUV's. All the Torq-Thrust rims provide a |
| the most famous custom wheel of all time and one | | | | wider track, lower stance and sleeker more |
| that changed world of racing on the strip and the | | | | aerodynamic looking style to your car, truck or SUV. |
| street. | | | | American Racing has what it takes to sustain their |
| However, not all of the innovative technology and | | | | dominant position in the custom wheel industry for |
| attention to detail is obvious at first glance. This five | | | | another 50 years. |