Artillery wheels

i have a chance to buy a set of artillery wheels,16 inch , the guy says there off a 31 plymouth, but doesn't know how much he want's for them so what should i offer ? I know ,i know, not another how much is this worth thread , but i really have no clue, so any help would be appreciated . thanks jeff

 

There would not have been 16" artilleries on a '31 Plymouth, so you need to get pictures so they can be identified and priced properly. Hard to put a number on them since no one knows exactly what they have.

Get me a picture and I'll tell you what they're off of and what a good price would be. I've done some dealings with artillery wheels and I know my Plymouths pretty well.

 

Those old thick wooden spoke wheels used on many old cars were often called artillery wheels well before the steel wheels we all know and love here.

 

this is the only picture i have of them i hope this helps. thanks jeff

 

I paid 50 bucks for a pair of '35 Olds 16" artillery wheels for the back of my roadster (5 on 5), and then, I ended up buying a set of 4 '35 Dodge/Plymouth ones for the front (5 on 4 1/2) for $300 to get a pair that matched! I sold the pair I didn't need, and got enough to make the entire set cost 150 bucks. Not too shabby, and they (almost) match! It was tough finding a pair for the front, there are lots of variations, and they're getting popular.

 

Not to hijack thread but how much are a set of Ford 5 on 5.5 Artillery wheels worth in good shape?

 

This guy has alot of old parts he wants to get rid of them all at once. he sent me these pics but i cnt tell what all is there he says it's 31 plymouth? but i don't know so here's some pics . thanks jeff

 

That fender sure isnt 31 maybe 35/36?

 

For Your Information:
Porsche spare tire wheels are very similar in design to these vintage wheels. The 924/944/928 are very close, some are 4 bolt, other are 5. They also came in aluminum versions.

If you go to that big auction web site, you will several single wheel auctions there.

 

There should be a number somewhere on the wheel, get that and we can pin it down.
The first 16 inch "steel spoke" wheel on Plymouth was 1933,
16x4, 5-41/2, pn B33971

 

I sell those 33-34 Plymouth wheels for $50-$75 each depending on how nice they are. Have sold 12 or so in the last year. They look good on hot rods.

 

And here's an example...
WHEEL

 

I sold some for 75 bux each a few months back and they were pretty nice...sold 6 international ones (also 5 x 4.5) and got 400 bux for the 6...hope that helps ya out

 

thanks guys thats what i needed, that way i dont go in blind, i'm gonna talk to him tomorrow. thanks jeff

 

those are 17"

 

they look like my 36 plymouth wheels.

 

I agree, I've had both, and those sure do look like the 17" version. They would still look nice on a rod, and Coker makes 17" tires to fit, but not as valueable/desirable as the 16" version.

$100 for a set of 17's would be a good deal, maybe $150 would still be worth it but I don't think I'd want to spend more than that. I much prefer the 16" wheels which look very similar but take a much more popular tire size.