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Oh crap! I never thought of that.

I guess I will clean the ball good and be more careful next time.

 

No, the car wasn't at Viva last year, I had the Green 5W there. Barring disaster it will be there this next time though. I made the pressure plates (on both cars) from 3/16" Stainless Steel and they are polished.

 

I purchased a set of 15 x 17 ansen slots. Suppose to be only 2 pair of existence. 4" back spaceing.Look how deep they are. Cant wait to see them on the ModelA

 

Have you seen this style Airwheel caps before ?

They look like a larger diameter than the ones that you have.

 

Only rare because nobody knows what the hell it's from...lol.. It's a 16 inch rim with 4 lug

 

Simon.....Cool!!! I would bet they are to fit Ford wide five wheels. Then again I saw a strange wheel at Hershey that needed a large cap like that.

Beings I like all things Goodyear airwheel.....let me know if you ever want to get rid of it or them.

This is a Firestone cap that I would guess covers a wire wheel.
Clark

 

Man.......lot's of wheels here that I have'nt seen in years, ....... Wow.

 

Looks like willys. I have 5 of them for my 35 willys sedan del.

 

I asked the local Willys guys and they had no idea, damn drag racers...lol

 

wow, I've got a set of those 17's.

 

origin unknown, 2 piece bolt together.

 

My pair of 15 x 8 small window Halibrands, fairly scarce in New Zealand.

 

The N.Z. made B/C Equipment 2 piece 15 x 8 1/2 & 12 spokes made in early 70,s

 

Lets see some more rare wheels. Here,s my unidentified two-piece 16 inch aluminium. 5.5 Ford bolt pattern. Similar to what Dick Lewis had on his roadster.

 

I have heard storys of 4 of these on a local travel trailer.

 

14x6,5x5 bolt pattern

 

I have a set of 4 15 x 8.5 aluminum slots with Dan Gurney cast into the rear face. Are they rare by any means? Paid $100.00 for the full set which was a great deal....

 

Definitely not 1936 Willys - these are 4 bolt Nash, made by Budd Mfg. - as I recall. Fitted to 1935/36 Nash Lafayette.

 

Here are some, not sure they are all rare.. but I like them ;-)

Some nice ET mags, that look like they are magnesium that had chrome over them at one point. Not sure they are rare, but I'm planning to use them ;-)


These are somewhat rare, Buick Wildcat wheels.. only have 2 but they just look great.


And these are rare.. have a full set on the car and 2 spares, wonder if anyone here knows what they are? integrated brake drums.

 

Rob at HR:
I'd try Panhard, or Renault before 1956 or so.
The Michelin looks period, too.

 

These are ET X (10?) 14x6.75 and 15x7.75. I have four of each and I've seen only one other set.

 

I had these on my '36. They're '39-'47 Ford 3/4 ton truck wheels -- wide 5 pattern, 16 x 5, but without the artillery spoke centers. The car had one as a spare when I got it, and I looked for a long time to find several more. Shown here wearing a '38 Ford cap.

 

Berkeley, right?

 

see below!

 

Yup Berkeley http://blog.hemmings.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/01/berkeley.jpg

 

Looks like 35 Terraplane to me.

 

These must be fairly rare because I can not find anyone that can tell me anything about them. I have been looking for 3 years for a forth wheel to complete a set.
16x4.5 / 5 on 5.5 bolt pattern.

 

I have four of these on one of my cars, I'll have to snag some pics.

 

18" adjustable spokes, in good enough shape to make coffee tables, I suppose, but I couldn't pass on them for $5 each.

 

I'm impressed.

Actually have 6 of them, and the car they go on, trying to sell the car (with the wheels) have too many projects.

Actually the others guys were right, Berkeley. These are from a S-E 492 1958 model titled as a 1959. And yes, the tires are period correct and 5 out of the 6 hold air!