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They can shove those up their attic. I could make them for that.--TV

 

Do home made wheels count? I've got a set of mid-year Corvette knock-off's that have been widened(2 15x8, 2 15x10) There were only 4 or 5 sets built by these two guys I know back in the mid 70s....

Got a set of early(no ribs) 15x8 American T-70s....that's as close to rare as I can get

 

Saw a pair of 15x15 American 5 spokes on an old Chevy delivery in a rod mag back in the late 80's or early 90's - it was this big old, refrigerator white pro streeted monster - very cool. The wheels though were truly unique - they had gussets cast into the front of each spoke for additional strength and were called, you guessed it, gusseted 5 spokes. I have never, ever seen another pair. Sorry for the crappy pic.

Steve

 

You've been holding out a few years to post that one, huh?

Seriously though, I think you've just pulled up a really great wheel. Can't say I've ever seen that one.

Flaco

 

Shit I have a set just like those...................only the center of the rears are different .....

 

Here's a couple of mine. With the advent of the internet, a lot of rare stuff has become pretty common. I'd love to find a pair of 15 x 10 or 12 Dragmaster wheels to match the fronts.

 

I have a set also except mine are 16"x 4.5 and rears are 16"x 5.5" and need to be cleaned up.........Lucky

 

the shipping is reasonable

 

Nothing rare about early Ford wide-5's.....but I've been told my early '36 windowed drums are not very easy to find.

 

Here are the wheels I’m using on my Deuce Roadster. Halibrand 15x6 magnesium kidney bean knock offs up front and 16x10 magnesium Halibrand on the rear.

 

Actually, I got off my butt today and dug through some old mags to find that pic - was supposed to be working on the honey-do list

Steve

 

Hemisteve..the gusseted five spokes were a friends. There were very few made....maybe five pair.

Goodyear airwheels are my favorite wheel!
Clark

 

I figured they were pretty scarce - by the way, those Goodyears are very cool - do you have a full set? Are they 16s?

Steve

 

I started out with 4 wheels and 2 caps. Now I've got about 8 wheels and 12 caps. One of the caps is NOS.
I have some wheels that are very similar but have yet to identify them.
Clark

forgot..16x4.5

 

I hope you are gunna raise that sucker. Those pipes are sitting on the ground.

 

I have a old set of 14x6 mid-60's MT 5 spokes. Looks like torque thrust, but the middle/face is aluminum, welded to a steel hoop. Anyhow, the center hole isn't machined, they have to be balanced by the lugs (lug centric). Anyone have any tricks or adapters so they can be balanced on modern equipment? I've called around, and no tire shops even know what i'm talking about, so they're just collecting dust.

 

Here is the Fenton's on my Bird and a pair of fronts on my Econoline that I haven't been able to identify yet?

 

Hey Mojo, try America's Tire - I took my 1960s 16" x 8.5" US Wheel Torq Thrust clones into new America's Tire store in Huntington Beach - (a bit far for you) - and they not only knew what I was talking about - young guy in his 20's - but even showed me their lug centric adapter. He thought they have them in most of their stores.

 

these are kinda hard to find.cragar g/t with correct center caps.15x6 5 on 5 bolt circle

 

There is a pair of the gussetted 5 spokes on eBay now.

Charlie

 

Not mega buck magnesium but not very common either. Indy 500s I think but they had several names as the molds got sold over the years.

 

I've got 4 sets of those...heres a picture of one and a half sets, and then I have a set of unidentified wires, and a set '38 Olds Artillery type wheels, I will post when I get the camera home.

 

I'm rebuilding this car right now.. I'm about half way through it. You guys know of any of these wheels FOR SALE? The owner might step up...




Thanks,
Joshua Shaw

 

I have a set of these in 14x7 for sale at my shop- late for bolt-pattern.

 

Very cool. Do you have any idea what vehicle they came on. I am alw?ays looking for interesting wheels with the 6 bolt pattern. Were they only used in Australia?

 

They were also called "Drag Mags" and if they are the real drag mag they will say drag mag in the bolt hole area. I sold my last set for $150 because they were Chev pattern and all the Ford guys wanted them, had they been Ford pattern could have sold them for double.

 

I've got some magnesium wheels that are probably worth a lot more, but the wheels I owned that were the rarest I ever owned was probably this set of Cragar Mach 8's. I never saw very many sets of them, even when they were available. Wish I had a set of 15X10's and 15X4's for the 55 I'm working on now.
Larry T

 

I've got a few here.

20" #6 Buffalo, Used on early 30s Lincolns and Cads


1932 Packard V12


ok, this one looks plain but, it has the mechanical brake type two plane bolt pattern, Thus making it an aftermarket disc wheel for 28-35 Fords


Here's my stack of artillery wheels. Not a whole set in the group.


General Jumbos, in 14", 15" and 16" I've got a few sets of these.


And this isn't mine but we have them because we're about to rebuild them for somebody. An original 15" Adjustable Spoke kelsey-Hayes. And you thought 16" Bent spoke kelseys were rare. Bet you never even heard of these. I've got a few sets of bent spokers too.

I was at the shop so could only take pictures of stuff that was there, the real rare stuff is at home.

Jimmy

 

Do you have the auction #? I've searched and couldn't find anything.

Steve

 

Damn...no I don't. I don't know why I didn't put it on watch...it's not like I don't watch stuff I never buy, right? I might not have even noticed if it hadn't been for seeing the pair on this thread. Sometimes we do dumb shit.

Charlie