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For 50 years American Racing has been passionate about performance, anyone and everyone excelling at their game. American Racing’s mission has been, and continues to be, to perform at the highest-level possible, so their customers can do the same. From the early days of drag racing to the new era of drift, exceptional performance has been their motto.

With their 50th anniversary Finally Here, American Racing offers a complete line of over one hundred precision-crafted alloy wheel styles, with the same pride, innovation and enthusiasm upon which the company was founded. Many of these styles will be on display during the SEMA show. Whether street, track, off-road or show, American Racing, and the wheels they produce, are all about performance. Being one of the leading producers of high performance aftermarket wheels, American Racing takes this commitment to performance very seriously, and know they would not be where they are today if it was not for their passion and loyal customers who have put American Racing on the map. And even though styles have changed over time, American Racing continues to offer the latest generation of the original, authentic Torq Thrust, considered by many automotive enthusiasts, to be the most famous custom wheel of all-time.

While American Racing is proud of its legacy, the company also believes that now is the time to celebrate what lies ahead. Their development of new product lines, cutting-edge styles and sponsorship of some of the best talents in the industry, are what drive them in 2006.

GT5 Chrome Plated Razor Chrome Plated Razor Silver w/Machined Lip Rebel Black w/Mach Lip Rebel Chrome Plated Rogue Black w/Mach Lip Rogue Chrome Plated Z50 Chrome Plated

To understand modern muscle cars and the wheel designs that support the look and performance of the modern era muscle car, it is necessary to briefly understand the history of American muscle. The basic Detroit definition of a muscle car is a quick, 0-60 intermediate passenger sedan with suspension modifications, multi-cylinder horsepower with a throaty growl and performance-oriented appearance modifications (spoiler or body kit).

Historically, most enthusiasts agree that Chevrolet, Dodge and Ford were building up to the muscle car movement in the early 60s, but the quintessential muscle car introduction may have been the 1964 Pontiac GTO. The most famous names of the era followed -- Cuda, GTO, Chevelle, Monte Carlo, Charger, Cutlass, Gran Torino, Grand Prix, Camaro and Firebird. With smog controls and the oil embargo of 1973, body shapes changed and horsepower ratings declined. When the Hemi was no longer produced, performance dropped and so did the muscle car movement. The muscle car movement was slightly revived in the 80s with the introduction of the Buick Regal and other GM performance offerings.

Throughout muscle car history, American Racing wheels were considered standard equipment.

Today American Racing defines muscle cars as modern performance cars with “attitude” -- Shelby®, GTO, Charger, Camaro, Cobra, Corvette, Magnum, Mustang, WS6, SS, Z06, M3 and many others. Some models are elevated to the status of muscle car by virtue of factory turbos or superchargers. Country of origin is irrelevant.

The designers and engineers at American Racing continue to create aggressive performance wheels, essential equipment for a true performance car, in their Muscle line. Staggered fitments, modern finishes, larger diameters, design elements borrowed from racing and competitive strength-to-weight ratios are design elements that characterize the American Racing Muscle wheel style.

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Ansen Sprint Polished The Hopster Polished Torq-Thrust D Anthracite w/Mach Lip Torq-Thrust D Chrome Plated Torq-Thrust II Polished Torq-Thrust M Anthracite w/Mach Lip Torq-Thrust M Black w/Mach Lip Torq-Thrust M Chrome Plated Torq-Thrust Original Light Grey w/Mach Lip

The American Racing Vintage Wheel Collection is the icon of American hot rod and muscle car enthusiasts. In the late fifties American Racing introduced the original magnesium five-spoke American Racing® Torq Thrust®. With its unique, tapered parabolic spoke design, it is considered by many to be the most famous wheel of all time and was only recently named by Hot Rod magazine as one of twenty speed parts that changed the world (Hot Rod, November 2004). Those five-spoked American “mags,” admired by so many on the drag strip, quickly made the conversion from strip to street, kicking off the custom wheel craze. Now, 50 years after American Racing was founded, the American car culture and the passion that drives it continues, attracting new generations of hot rodders, vintage enthusiasts, and muscle maniacs. With the same passion that started in that small machine shop in San Francisco fifty years ago, American Racing’s commitment to genuine, authentic hot rod wheels continues. With this commitment in mind, American’s Torq Thrust II and Hopster wheels were custom-designed to feature period correctness, functional backspacing requirements with custom sizes and modern engineering standards. As the Official Wheel of the Hot Rod Magazine PowerTour, Don Schumacher Racing, California Speedway and many other events, you’ll see American Racing wheels at every show or just around town, cruisin’.

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