Identify these rims!

[skeates]

Hi guys - I'm pretty new around here. Looks like a pretty cool forum! I've got a set of Carroll Shelby rims and I can't find any information on them! Does anyone here know anything about these things? What they are worth? Are they decent rims? etc. etc.

Thanks!

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[Arne]

In case anyone else is interested, here is the reply I sent to the OP in response to a PM from him:

Shelby OEM were made in the early '80s. They were actually a replica of one of the factory optional wheels on Toyota Celica Supras, circa 1981.

As I recall, they weren't terribly popular, other than with Toyota dealers, who put them on normal Celicas as a dealer option to pad the price some. I wouldn't think they'd be all that valuable today, $25 each in average condition, maybe as much as $50 each if they were mint.

The differences between the Toyota wheels and the Shelby version are few. The easiest to see is the center cap. The factory Toyota wheel had a heavy, cast pot-metal center cap that attached with 4 Phillips head screws. The Shelby version used a more basic chrome-plastic cap that slid in from the back side.

Here's a picture of the originals.

[LeonV]

Great info Arne! We seem to be getting a ton of "ID this wheel please" posts, maybe we should consolidate it into one thread?

[Zedyone_kenobi]

I am just here to say how pretty that old celica/supra is.

[grannyknot]

I am just here to say how pretty that old celica/supra is.

They were nice weren't they.

Is it just me or is the negative offset on those wheels seem way too much for a Z? It sure seems to recess back a lot in the pic.

Chris

[Arne]

Those wheels had a similar offset to most of the other narrow 14" wheels of the day, including wheels like the common 14" 280ZX alloy wheels. They would fit a Z just fine.