you may very well be correct regarding the
manufacturer...BUT...as long as I can remember they've
always been referred to as Kelsey-Hayes wire
wheels...They've been advertised as such and will be
remembered as such...may not be correct but I guess
that's just the way things are...anyway the individual
who asked the original question asked for the
available years '53-'56...he has his answer and we're
all happy.
Thanks for all the wire wheel fun. BAS
--- Dick Benjamin <dickb@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> This "Kelsey-Hayes" thing just WONT go away! The
> wheels used by Chrysler
> Corp on these cars were made by Motor Rim Company.
> Someone confused them
> with K-H wheels (which are quite different) years
> ago, and the mistake just
> keeps getting propagated!
>
> If you have such a wheel with the tire off, take a
> look at the inside of the
> rim near the valve hole, it will give the
> manufacturer and the wheel size.
>
> Dick Benjamin (crawling back in my cage now)
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "B.A. Samoila" <fift8imperial@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: <mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Thursday, January 08, 2004 5:12 AM
> Subject: Re: IML: Wire Wheel Question
>
>
> > If your speaking of the Kelsey-Hayes wheels...he
> one
> > with the distinctive 2 blade spinner cap...I
> believe
> > that 1956 was the last year they were officially
> > offered as a factory accessory(Chrysler went to a
> > corporate standard 14"wheel the next year) alhough
> > I've seen them used on cars into the early '60's
> as
> > the bolt pattern is compatible. I think they were
> > first offered in 1951 on senior cars (Chryslers)
> and
> > '53 on the Dodge and Plymouth lines.
> > hope this info. is accurate (I think it is) and
> helps
> > you. BAS
> > --- Bob <bobs62mail@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > > A simple question regarding the optional wire
> > > wheels: What years were they an option? Were
> they
> > > a factory option or a dealer added item? Would
> they
> > > have been available as late as '62 or not????
> > >
> >
> >
> > __________________________________
> > Do you Yahoo!?
> > Yahoo! Hotjobs: Enter the "Signing Bonus"
> Sweepstakes
> > http://hotjobs.sweepstakes.yahoo.com/signingbonus
> >
> >
Back to the Home of the Forward Look Network