[Chrysler300] Safety Rim Wheels

["Wayne Graefen" <wgraefen@xxxxxxx>]

"Safety rim wheels" as a safety feature were not unique to Chrysler and keep in mind there were multiple wheel manufacturers supplying the auto industry.  For example, Hudson adopted "safety rim wheels" in 1954. It is my understanding that they were a development within the wheel industry that was adopted at various times in different manors over the decades.  At first it was as small steel bumps on the internal felloe of the wheel to help hold the tire in place in case of sudden air loss.  By the mid '50s this became the continuous steel rib around the felloe.  I believe every US auto manufacturer had safety wheels from 1955 forward.

Wayne

[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]



------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> 
Get fast access to your favorite Yahoo! Groups. Make Yahoo! your home page
http://us.click.yahoo.com/dpRU5A/wUILAA/yQLSAA/8LmulB/TM
--------------------------------------------------------------------~-> 

To send a message to this group, send an email to:
Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

For list server instructions, go to http://www.chrysler300club.com/yahoolist/inst.htm 
Yahoo! Groups Links

<*> To visit your group on the web, go to:
    http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Chrysler300/

<*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to:
    Chrysler300-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

<*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to:
    http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/