Hot Rods 32 Roadster wheel help

The Wheel vintiques situation drives me batty as well. (Nothing new to many here)…. If I hear one more rep tell me they don’t have the 64 series but do the the smoothie

 

I have not talked to Eric Vaughan. I can try him.

 

It’s looks like US wheel can take care of what I am looking for. I searched the hamb for some feedback on them. Anyone have any recent dealings?

scratch that. US is out of stock on chrome centers!

 

I'm the odd man out, I prefer steelies. HRP

 

Black steelies would make that car look sinister.

 

Who said you can only have one set of wheels.

 

Possibly but too much black for my tastes.

 

My wallet, that’s who …. Until I’m at the swap meet hahaha then it all goes out the window.

 

For some reason, the popularity of four bar front ends in the seventies and eighties really makes it hard for me to picture them as an older, more traditional style. Don’t know why, just my brain. Once you add the visible disc brakes and game…set…match. To me the car just wants some real halibrand sprints (even the 80’s or early 2000’s ones would work) and some 7” sealed beam headlights.
What’s the interior look like? If it’s more post 1970, you may be opening a can of worms to get to the old ‘old school’ look you’re seeking.
Can always just put some black steel wheels on it and see if that look works. Wheels is an easy swap and you can usually recap a fair bit of the expense selling those shiney ones.

 

My '32 with Torque
Thrusts KK

 

I don’t want black wheels ☺️

 

One of the HAMB's favorite threads!
https://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/threads/black-on-black-on-black.88364/

 

I’ve looked at every picture of every page on that thread probably 20 times. Maybe I’ll just do black steelies! ☺️ sure would make life easier.

 

I think the (subliminal) answer is in your avatar………….black rims……..and whitewalls……….​

 

The Cusey roadster stunning

 

Horrible looking Chinesium, the fronts especially

 

Geez, finding a pic of a black 32 roadster with fenders and black steel wheels on the web took a bit, but here’s a visual aid for the black rims concept. Dressed up with caps and rings might give it enough bling for you (ie your chrome idea) and still get more of the style you seem to be seeking so you can ditch those shiney wheels asap.
Works for me.

 

Wheelsmith order placed…Thank you to all!

 

Happy to see that. I was tempted to post early on but held back. Not a fan of mags on hot rods- my thoughts are hot rods have steel wheels ( or OG style wires) and street rods have mag wheels. I do have a set of Cragar S/S on my 62 Valiant, fitted them after our 1966 hot rodders tour of the US and I was the first bloke in town with mags! All our hot rods run black steel wheels except for the wife's 33-5 which has cream wheels which is how it was when she bought. So what color will your wheels be Little AH?

 

Steel 50 Merc wheels and hubcaps will really make the roadster look better.

 

Mags are for guns not cars, steel is real.

 

Front: 4.75x16 Dunlops on 4x16 Ford wheels
Rear: 6.50x16 Firestones on 5x16 1941 Lincoln wheels

 

The caps and rings really seem to make the chrome 4-bars disappear on that one.