One thing I learned about Ed Roth when I first heard of him was that he almost always did the unexpected ( Tweety Pie anyone?) . I mean what’s not to like.
Those pics are actually the 16 inch ford steelies with 40 ford hubcaps. Here is a picture of it with the original 17 inch Lyons wheel covers on 1933-34 Ford wire wheels with 5.50x17 and 7.50x17 tires respectively.