13 Modern Cars That Look Spectacular With Retro Wheels

A cool set of wheels can make a car go from ordinary to special, and over the years there have been some iconic designs shod in rubber. We looked back at some classic designs and fitted them to their modern counterparts. Here are the awesome results

Darren Cassey

04 May 2016

13 Modern Cars That Look Spectacular With Retro Wheels

Chevrolet Corvette C7 Stingray

These wheels could be found on the C2 Corvette Sting Ray.

2015 Ford Mustang

Here Ford's new pony car is sitting on classic Mustang wheels.

2015 Alfa Romeo 4C Spider

It's 50 years since the classic Alfa Romeo Spider wore these delightful wheels in 1966. — It's 50 years since the classic Alfa Romeo Spider wore these delightful…

Ford GT

Here's the Blue Oval's halo car wearing the iconic wheels of its GT40 predecessor. — Here's the Blue Oval's halo car wearing the iconic wheels of its GT40…

Nissan R35 GT-R

Thin-spoked R34 Skyline GT-R wheels look great on the modern day Godzilla.

2014 Mini Cooper

The Mini might have become a bit overweight, but it still wears the wheels of its 1960s relative well. — The Mini might have become a bit overweight, but it still wears the wheels…

McLaren P1

Like the P1, the McLaren F1 was a technological showcase, and its simple, functional wheels only add to the car's awesomeness. — Like the P1, the McLaren F1 was a technological showcase, and its simple,…

Ferrari LaFerrari

Like McLaren, Ferrari's modern hypercar comes with some awe-inspiring tech, which seems to sit nicely with the simplicity of the F40's design. — Like McLaren, Ferrari's modern hypercar comes with some awe-inspiring tech…

Porsche 911 GT3 RS

There was only one set of wheels we could sit the GT3 RS on, and that's the iconic 'five-leaf' Fuchs wheels from classic 911s. — There was only one set of wheels we could sit the GT3 RS on, and that's…

2015 Abarth 595

The modern Abarth is a fiery little hot hatch, and unsurprisingly its retro styling sits perfectly with the old school 595's steelies. — The modern Abarth is a fiery little hot hatch, and unsurprisingly its…

Lamborghini Huracan

The Huracan is all sharp lines and angular goodness, so the Diablo's classic phone dial wheels look totally at odds with its design. Totally works, though. — The Huracan is all sharp lines and angular goodness, so the Diablo's…

BMW i8

The M1's clean, futuristic wheels fit perfectly with the i8's stunning aero-inspired design. — The M1's clean, futuristic wheels fit perfectly with the i8's stunning…

2015 Audi R8

The new Audi R8's styling slightly box-ified the original supercar's styling, so it only seemed apt that we fit the wheels from the most iconic of all boxy cars, the Audi Quattro. — The new Audi R8's styling slightly box-ified the original supercar's…

Comments

The M1 wheels 😊

This would make more sense if the wheels were to scale…..

The Corvette and Mustang are the worst looking, but the rest look pretty good

Only p1, i8 and r8 could pass

Literally the only one that looks good is the laferarri with f40 wheels…

They could make a modern version of those wheels

yeah, but problem is- Old wheels was small. Like F40 wheels was 15’ or 16 inch. Now Ferraris have 20 inch and bigger wheels.

Personally, I’m struggling to find any that look horrendous. Maybe the Mustang (could’ve done with a different year’s rims, such as those off of a Boss 429 or something along those lines. Plenty of them actually look REALLY good, like the Abarth, McLaren, GT, and maybe even the Porsche. Also, 4C with steelies <3