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Just saw this, so am sharing.    Silver jade automatic car.  Appears to be a '69 retagged as a '70?   Up in Canada.  VIN #:  0f02r481037   https://www.ironplanet.com/jsp/s/item/3666281.      Seller/auction mgr direct contact phone is :  925.225.8882  [Jason] 

Thanks for all the input on wheels [prior post]. Having settled on Paradise repro's, I saw they have a 4" backspace, but Craig's website says they can be offset-customized as well. That got me thinking about brakes. So I have the original disc/drum setup on a GT500, which I plan to drive some, and I want the car to look true-to-original as much as possible.  So I am not in need of anything custom, but figure pre-purchase is the time to seek expert input. So, I would appreciate any thoughts/product recommendations on the brakes, and is there any compelling logic to consider varying the wheel dimensions from standard?   Thanks, as always.....

     

I'm glad this topic came up again. I am trying to decide if I send my 4 original, riveted wheels to Paradise where, from all I have read, he saves the center piece and attaches same to a new DOT-approved outer rim, via cap screws instead of rivets.  The other option seems to be to go with his USA-made repro's, which I have heard are very good, or the Coker/Specialty wheels [also USA made?].  To make it even more complex, I have heard that sometimes the original centers might not even be useable [out-of-true and not repairable?].  So then maybe you went and theoretically 'destroyed' four 36,000 mile [with rusty outers] original wheels for naught.  I think my orig's are not super-bad, no impact damage to them, just the outer rim rust from sitting 10+ years. So I am leaning toward Paradise repro's and saving back the originals to stay with the car, but thought I'd throw this out there for the experts to offer opinions. As backstory, I would like to drive the car sometimes and go to local events/shows. Thanks...