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
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.
Ford GT
Here's the Blue Oval's halo car wearing the iconic wheels of its GT40 predecessor.
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…
McLaren P1
Like the P1, the McLaren F1 was a technological showcase, and its simple, functional wheels…
Ferrari LaFerrari
Like McLaren, Ferrari's modern hypercar comes with some awe-inspiring tech, which seems to sit…
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'…
2015 Abarth 595
The modern Abarth is a fiery little hot hatch, and unsurprisingly its retro styling sits…
Lamborghini Huracan
The Huracan is all sharp lines and angular goodness, so the Diablo's classic phone dial wheels…
BMW i8
The M1's clean, futuristic wheels fit perfectly with the i8's stunning aero-inspired design.
2015 Audi R8
The new Audi R8's styling slightly box-ified the original supercar's styling, so it only…
Comments
The Abarth was the best
The f40 wheels are just gorgeous
Since when is the Ford GT a low rider? Like what are those?
sorry but no
What about a nd miata on na wheels,1.6 or 1.8
Aw man! I was so hoping to see the Gen 5 Viper with the tri-spoke rims of the Gen 1!
Latest VW Transporter and i think the Beetle aswell have old school wheels available
not sure why but most of these actually really tickles my fancy :p
The mclaren and the ferrari look insane :D But the rest looks like dog poop. Thats my opinion! :D
The gtr the huracan and the i8 look cool