Anyone know if Coker is the only retailer selling the Specialty Wheels line of mopar rallyes?
Did you check Summit?Anyone know if Coker is the only retailer selling the Specialty Wheels line of mopar rallyes?
Did you check Summit?
Yes sir. All I could find on their website was the Wheel Vintiques and they have a message tied to the 14x7 and 14x6 SBP wheels that say they are unavailable for order.Did you check Summit?
Did you check Summit?
Coker is a bit weird about those wheels. If you call them they will sometimes tell you they're by Vintiques and sometimes by SpecialtyWheel. A bit more digging shows that Coker owns Wheel Vintiques as well as Specialty. They are a bit cagey about what they OWN and what they LICENSE (like some of the tire brands especially), but I would not be surprised if SpecialtyWheel and Wheel Vintiques came from the same factory.
The Specialty brand is on Amazon as well, as an asid
I wondered the same thing. Then I thought someone said there may be some center hole fitment issues with the WV's and that the trim rings didn't fit correctly compared to the OEM.Coker is a bit weird about those wheels. If you call them they will sometimes tell you they're by Vintiques and sometimes by SpecialtyWheel. A bit more digging shows that Coker owns Wheel Vintiques as well as Specialty. They are a bit cagey about what they OWN and what they LICENSE (like some of the tire brands especially), but I would not be surprised if SpecialtyWheel and Wheel Vintiques came from the same factory.
The Specialty brand is on Amazon as well, as an aside.
A little monopoly trying to be worked in on that niche in the market?Specialty Wheel as a company has not existed since 2020 , when Coker killed my deal and wiped them off the net. Coker has owned Specialty for a number of years and has some kind of vested interest in WV. For the last few years all the magnums , ralleys and steel wheels are made in the plant in CA. When Coker changed the color of the ralley wheels and went from the flat black to a gloss black on the Magnum and road wheels.
Summit and Jegs both sell WV wheels.
Also , Coker is owned by some large corporation.
I sold Specialty Wheels , for close to 30 years , it was fun while it lasted , but when the big guys move in and shut out all us little guy , it takes all the fun out. Nice meeting many of you all at the swap meets that I attended over the years.
Frank Long. The Wheel Guy