Trying a different look with my Superbird

[hotrod98]

I've been wanting to do something totally different with my Superbird. And, since it's a real bird, I'm kind of limited to what I can do with it.
I looked into stock car rims but couldn't get an answer from the stock car wheel guys about making me a set of 15 x 8's with the correct backspacing so I decided to just buy 15 x 8 steelies instead. I used the P255 TA Radials from my rallys and just put black letters out.
I like the way that it looks but can go back to the rallys if I get tired of this look.
I'm building a black 71 Cuda and might use these rims on that car later on.

[hotrod98]

Another pic

[A383Wing]

I think it needs chrome acorn lug nuts & front dust caps.....just my opinion....it's yer car

I do like the black wheels

Bryan

[hotrod98]

The lug nuts are chrome acorns.

[Finn]

That looks mean! I like it.

[tan top]

    looks mean 

[Fred]

   Not sure.

[odcics2]

 

[billssuperbird]

 

[WINGIN IT]

Looks good Larry. 
It would look better with poverty caps too... 

[Daytona R/T SE]

 

[Ghoste]

That first pic makes the nose look even longer than they normally do.   The wheels look sinister.

[billssuperbird]

Is there air shocks on your sb

[Dino]

Very nice!  I like!   

[Montreal Wing Car]

Looks sharp!
Now crank those torsion bars down and put blocks on the rear to lower it for the complete stock car look!

Ben

[petercharger]

Look at old 70s magazines and look to see if you see what they did without changing it...flasher wheel combos maybe a temp stripe etc...look into the past

[A383Wing]

The lug nuts are chrome acorns.

oops...guess I need new eyeballs

[hotrod98]

Is there air shocks on your sb

Yes. It has air shocks. Tom placed the valve under the spare tire and I have to remove it to let the shocks down.  I don't think he carried a spare when he had the car. I need to lower the car a little all of the way around. I'll post another pic after I do that.

[hemi68charger]

 

[FJ5WING]

I like the new look for sure!
I also LOVE the ride height....That's how I'll do mine. I hate a riding low look on 60-70 era cars.

IMO, you need to dress that out with Black decals including a vinyl top.  would look like the black ragtop Bird that was built. Anyhow GREAT wheel selection!!!!!!!!

[70Sbird]

LOOKS BADA$$!
I also agree on the Chrome lugnuts!

[ACUDANUT]

Your car, your way. I don't care for plain steel rims or dog dish caps.  Why not go retro, and put some Cragar's on. ?

[hotrod98]

I never cared much for Cragar SS's on Mopars. They look better on Chebbys. I had a set of them on my 69 Chevelle SS 396 back in the early 70's and they looked good on that car.
I have several photo shops of my bird with various rims. I like the 71 up style nascar rims the best but couldn't get the ones that I wanted in the correct backspace. I won't leave these on the bird forever. I may paint them blue and put them on my B5 69 Roadrunner later on. I did that on the B5 69 Superbee that I sold bigblocksam and I really liked that look.

[ACUDANUT]

IMO. They just appear to the average person, that you had no money left for rims.

[hotrod98]

IMO. They just appear to the average person, that you had no money left for rims.

Maybe that's where they got the phrase "poverty caps" from.
Heck...I'm so broke, I can't even afford poverty caps