Could be just me but I think these would look awesome on an HHR.

 

Wire wheels would look fantastic but reverse offsets aren't recommended for front wheel drive. I was checking out wheels yesterday as a matter of fact and the dealer said nobody made hubs for the hhr. And that id need an adapter. He also said nobody does gold plating anymore. Standard offsets would be okay with whitewalls in stock sizes. But id never get a front wheel drive offset.
If these were rwd id already have them. Perfect retro look in my opinion

 

Id love to see an hhr kick 3 wheel on knock offs. Lol. Front or reversed