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  • Car rims so coveted, some people will even kill for them

    04/20/2010 6:44:05 AM PDT · by smokingfrog · 68 replies · 2,087+ views
    chron.com ^ | 4-18-10 | Mike Tolson
    Shiny, unmistakable and a little strange, the custom wire wheels of choice on some of Houston's toughest streets are the star attraction of whatever they're beneath, be it Benz or Bentley, certified slab or laughable junker. No doubt they demand attention. They are the stuff of local legend and lore, of lust and commerce at its most American, and most dangerous. Poking out 6 inches or more from the hub like a chrome tepee frame, they sing a siren's song, and young men hear it droning. For more than two decades these unconventional rims, going by nicknames like swangers, elbows...