The magnesium racing wheels 'solids' 18" 6 pinned or 5 lugs I guess was 40's style and I don't know how far in the 50's they made them, as ventilation holes must had come in the mid 50's ( as my guess most used at that era ) As I see it older desig goes fast out be cool so did the use the solids laste 50's ? The Halibrands is ofcourse a trademark and their solid side and turbine side made the standards after war, but one can easy see it's a Halibrand no matter if the logo/cast is grinded away. I read of 'Ken Wheels' and heard of 'Palamides', but I think Ken had the 'solids' out on the 60's but don't know if he ever made them at 18", and the Palamides might had made them in 18" but I guess they is a Halibrand copy so it must ben in the 50's. -If someone know the history of ths 18" wheels I'm open ears. Here a picture of the turbine side of a Halibrand wheel and logo can be seen, and another rather thinner ribs design and no logo on them. -What brand, era can they be from ?
Picture #4 and #5 is the one I can't see the Halibrand logo on, and ask on what can it be. But see the ribs and compare from the the gold wheel ( it's a 18" ) and another one can se the Halibrand logo on, also a 18".
Didn't polishing the wheels "back in the day" eventually remove the logo? This is said to be an original Halibrand 18" wheel.....and no logo.
I remember Chassis Research magnesium solid front dragster wheels. IIRC Ronnie Roadster has a pair of them.
This is intresting, the Joe Blow shows is the same I has on picture. Source its 'said', well that can be wrong. But I don't can tell this is a Halibrand, different design but simular an no logo. Let's see what comes upp !
The "said" is a seller......and that can definitely be wrong.....but might also be right. Sort of an informational caveat emptor.
Seller say this is true Halibrands and a specialist on old race parts in LA has told him it's Halibrands. I did hope to hear more here at Hamb on the topics. In my way see it ( and I don’t know Anything ) I think Halibrands did had a logo and its easy see the turbine side, and why would they had another design ? Someone wold know, Ok this is old stuff and most is not here anymore.
You might want to consider alchemy's comment/response on this, as coming from a specialist/expert on Halibrands.....as he is.
Yes it shore can been made at Halibrands but design is different from all I has seen. -Would be nice see old documentation ex from the 40’s. All Indy car I seen with turbine side out look as the ’Halibrands’ I own or seen live and on pictures. So if they was made with this thin wings should it was no documets, pictures. Me, I think its Palamides but its just a guess and I has no ideas of other brands.
Here is one of two that I have. It fell apart of pieces in a gas station 20 miles out of Vegas on my way to Bonneville. Took me a number of years to get it put back together. It came with a variety of wheel patterns over its days.
The Jalopy Journal
