Crazy wire wheel a found

I've never seen a wheel like this and am looking for more info if anyone had any. You may not notice at first but this wheel has a drop center to help put the tire on like any normal wheel but...it's only on one side! It gradually gets deeper as you go around the rim and then flattens out again. Many spokes are laced to the drop center so then are all different lengths. Restoring and getting all the correct length spokes would be difficult. The guy I got it from is pretty knowledgeable and thinks it is Hispano-Suiza. Does anyone know more about this wheel or if other similar wheels exist?




And it came with this cool aluminum cover


Thanks
Jimmy

 

it's a Dusey....c or d.. a ah burn...it - I don't know just guessing.....

 

Ben t ly drinking to much.....another guess....

 

stillrunners, I think you're on the right track with ACD- and I'm leaning towards Cord.

 

Stutz maybe?

 

If it's Cord, it will have quite a bit of offset, like a Toronado wheel

 

airplane wheel

Im purty sure Ive seen wheels like that on an antique plane.

 

Why would an airplane have a spline drive hub??

 

Look around the hub for some lettering, at a quick glance I'd say it was Rolls-Royce or Bentley. Bob

 

Buffalo Wire Wheel? It is a nice knock off wheel. Prolly an after market or made to spec wheel for whom ever ordered it. Still a cool wheel......
Wheelkid, you should see the 30-31 back half now......

 

That disc sure is RR like.

 

The changing drop center is an attempt to keep the tire on the rim.

French idea(?) We have a set of those wheels on our Rosengart delivery van

 

RR

 

^^^ I think we have a winner, it must look weird while it's rotating.

Scotty

 

Definitely rolls Royce, but the 4 balance weight posts is odd usually the only have three.
The centre of the hub on the car is sprung loaded so the serrations mesh and prevent the wheel nut undoing, you need a special spanner for them

Any idea on size that would arrow down the model, wheel disc is most likely n "Ace" disc a proprietary British manufacturer but may be different if its a Springfield car

 

Keith, Thanks for posting this photo, any details on the car? The body looks like some German coachwork. Bob

 

dang....I was having to much fun...