![]() Speaking of popular pony car wheels, ladies and gentlemen, I present to you the Iroc wheel. ![]() Originally available as a 16×7 in a four-lug bolt pattern, these wheels have proven popular enough to spawn aftermarket recreations in both larger diameters and the later five-lug bolt pattern. These may technically be considered a 90’s wheels as they were introduced at the tail end of the Foxbody’s life cycle, but regardless I’m adding them to this list as they’re one of the more iconic wheels of that time period for the Mustang and they still look great today. The early Testarossa shared a similar wheel design, but in my opinion don’t quite match the aggressiveness of the F40’s wheels with their exposed bolts and much deeper lip. If so, odds are that even today you could identify an F40 based on the wheels alone, with that chunky variation on the classic five-spoke design. If you were born in the late 70s or early 80s and were interested in cars, the odds are pretty good that you had a poster of an F40 on your wall. Minor annoyances aside, these are still a highly sought-after wheel even today. If you’re looking to copy the GNX look with your Turbo Regal, you will need four “Front” fitment wheels and/or run the “Front” fitment on the rear and “Rear” fitment on the front with wheel adapters. My only complaints are that the wheels are 16×8, as the 245/50/16 size is all but dead for performance tire variety, and that the GTA wheels came in both a “Front” and “Rear” fitment, with the rear fitment wheels being the lesser of the two in terms of desirability due to an offset that only allows them to fit the rear of a thirdgen F-body and not the front of an F-body or the front/rear of a G-body. To me, the classic mesh center with a stepped lip immediately reminds me of the GNX, which is one of my favorite cars of the 80s. When I first started compiling a list of eleven of the best looking wheels of the 80s, I debated posting a single photo of the GTA/GNX crosslace wheel, dropping the mic, and walking away. ![]() (For the sake of space, I won’t get into the minute differences between the GNX and GTA versions of the wheel, or even the differences between versions of the GTA wheel from year to year.) Pontiac GTA/Buick Grand National GNX “Crosslace” It’s been said that the choice of wheel can make or break the overall look of a car, and today I’m going to list (In no particular order) eleven of the best-looking factory wheels of the 80s.ġ1. Admittedly, the majority of cars from that era look to have been designed by someone who was given only a straight-edge ruler and told to “go to town” as the only thing round about them were the wheels and tires that they rode on, but there’s just something about that design aesthetic that I love. This may come as no surprise to anyone, but I have a real soft spot for cars from the 80s. ![]()
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