It's nit pickin' time again! (Was: 1954 La Comtesse)

["Dick Benjamin" <dickb@xxxxxxxxx>]

I agree these are the wheels that most people call Kelsey-Hayes wheels.
That is an old error that has been propagated by so many people copying
other peoples text that it has become almost a generic name for any wire
wheels.

These are not made by Kelsey-Hayes, and never were.  Kelsey-Hayes makes a
fine wheel, but these were made by Motor Rim company in Detroit, as anyone
who has ever mounted tires on them can tell you.  The name is stamped inside
the rim, right next to the valve hole.

Us Packard nuts have the same mistake in most literature.

This is like pushing water up hill with a broom!

As I've said before, I give up.

Help!!? ----- - Sherwood? ------ANYbody?

Dick Benjamin
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mike & Christine Trettin" <mtrettin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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Sent: Friday, January 16, 2004 4:50 AM
Subject: Re: IML: It's nit pickin' time again! (Was: 1954 La Comtesse)


> Dick wrote:
>
> > I just went to the IML link for this car, as given by Chris below, and
> > discovered to my amazement that the car is stated to have Kelsey-Hayes
> > wheels!  Is this a mistake, or were special wheels made for this car?
> They
> > look like the standard Mopar wires to me, but who knows?
>
> Hi Dick,
>
> We took that information about the La Comtessa from "The Standard Catalog
of
> Chrysler 1924 - 1990" by John Lee.  If you look at the second picture of
the
> car, you will notice that these are definitely the Kelsey-Hayes wire
wheels
> and since this was a one off car, the wire wheels could NOT have been a
> dealer added option or an owner change, but one added by Chrysler
> themselves.  So, I guess the mystery continues...
>
> Best Regards,
> Chris Trettin
> 1956 Imperial sedan
>
>
>