For sale is a set of two flat aluminum center caps for American Racing Torq Thrust wheels. unfinished in natural aluminum so you can expect light scratches and blemishes. These fit wheels with2-1/4" spacing between the center cap screw holes which is more common in the newer-style Torq Thrust D's and II's.
Item: 192746978513 2 casquettes à centre plat Torq poussée, aluminium naturel, roue de course américaine, 2-1/4. Yes, the same Buddy Bar foundary who originally cast the Shelby engine components in the '60s! -These PS Engineering Trans Am wheels are favorite among a number of GT350R (originals and clones) racers.Seller: practicalmotorsports ✉️ (1.628) 98.9%, He then machines them to exacting tolerances. He uses the well known Buddy Bar foundary to cast the wheels for him. I'm going for the magnesium patina look, a charcoal-grey center. And, he has the capability to powder coat inhouse. It usually takes 4 to 5 weeks to produce these wheels, from casting to machining. Since I'm from the Los Angeles area, I'll be fortunate enough to witness my wheels being produced: He's producing for me a set of his one-piece "Trans Am" wheels, 15x8 with the PERFECT offset (he should know, he has a set on his own GT350), to replace my 15x7 Torque Thrust D wheels on my red 65 GT350 re-creation. For the larger diameter "Trans Am" wheels, he does drill center cap mounting holes or offers push-on caps, see below. With modern demands in the resto-mod market, utilizing large diameter and low profile tires, he does offer his vintage wheels in large diameters, just like Eleanor. And note, just like the originals, Phil does not drill holes for mounting center caps: He calls his rendition the "Trans Am" wheel. Here are the pages showing his reproduction of the early racing American Racing wheels in exact vintage one-piece or a modern two-piece configuration. Here's his intro to his catalog page, the Cobra page, and the Lola/McLaren/Chevron page: His catalog is fairly extensive with historical background for each wheel he produces. He's known for supplying the Nicholas Cage movie Eleanor cars with his wheels, and building/producing various "authentic-repro" Cobra pin mounted Halibrand wheels and other famous vintage road race wheels. Click the link to see him at work at his Torrance, California (Los Angeles) facility: Basically he owns a two-man company producing vintage racing wheels.
The only advertising he does is in the Shelby Automobile Club of America magazine. Check out PS Engineering Phil Schmidt's wheels.
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