Hey, I'm trying to fine some info on the wheels that were on my dads 64 spyder. They were purchased at Von Essers in Chicago. I love the look but have never seen another set. They had a chrome steel rim with a cast center section. Any help would be appreciated. Here's a pic.
really hard to tell by the tiny photo but I would bet they are Hollywood Barelas. here is an old thread about them https://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/threads/hollywood-wheels.466238/
If anyone has a set of 4 spoke Barelas I would love to see them. Bolt pattern 4×4.5. I currently have Ansen Sprints on my 61 Corvair but the Hollywood wheels in 13" 4×4.5 bolt pattern would complete my tribute to my father.
Hello, Having been introduced to a 62 Corvair by my girlfriend, soon to become my forever wife, was an interesting deal. It was cool looking and was supposed to be the American Porsche in theory, anyway. It had all of the design parameters, engine location, and a different at***ude towards driving. My wife liked her Corvair because, she paid for it with her hard earned money being a long distance operator in Anaheim, CA. if you made a long distance call back in 62-64, you probably talked to her at this So Cal location. Her Corvair was stock, but we were always looking to make the 2 door coupe better looking. Mag wheels would have been an instant choice, but as 20 somethings, money was not flowing around and at the time no one wanted to spend a couple of hundred dollars to get a set of mag wheels. Not for us anyway. Jnaki 4 HOLE PATTERN 4 SPOKES WITH A CENTER HUB Corvairs were 4 hole hubs and could only take a certain style and design of wheels. In looking at your photo, enlarged as large as possible without destroying the image. Here are some off brand versions of a 4 hole, 4 spoke wheel. ones called a Daisy Wheel version American Racing Equipment version good luck in finding those exact ones, but these look to be similar. Later on in 67-68 when we were both driving the 62 Corvair, the hot rod, sporty car guys were running the American Racing Equivalent as the most popular version.