Re: [FWDLK] Wheel Color

[Ron Waters <ronbo97@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hey Tony -

If I were to believe the sales brochure, then I would have to paint my frame
green and the shocks and leaf springs red !! lol ! The moral of the story
is: never go by what's in the brochure.

Ron

----- Original Message -----
From: "Tony Boatman" <acboatman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <L-FORWARDLOOK@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, March 29, 2004 12:33 PM
Subject: Re: [FWDLK] Wheel Color


> Waydaminnit!  When I bought my 57 Dodge CRL it had off-white wheels, but
> after looking at all the literature that was distributed that year, it
> seemed that all the cars had wheel colors that matched the darker of the
> body colors.  So I had mine repainted turquoise to match my car's
> mid-body color.  Are you all telling me I need to get them painted back
> to white again???  <<Sigh!>>
>
>
>
> Tony in Boise
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mark J. Hash [mailto:mjh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Monday, March 29, 2004 10:15 AM
> To: L-FORWARDLOOK@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [FWDLK] Wheel Color
>
>
>
> Some time ago we had this discussion, I'm sure, but for those who
> weren't members then, here we go again.  I think I remember a list
> member who worked one of the factories concluded for us that the wheels
> and undersides of trunk lids were painted with the mixed up remains of
> all the body color paints, most of the time that mixture ending up being
> a slightly darkish gray.  This would account for all the slight
> variations in color, or shade, of gray that have been reported as being
> correct.  Maybe they all are. . .
>
>
>
> Mark   mjh
>
> '57 Fury, '57 O/D Savoy, '68 300 convert in beautiful spring sunny OR
>
>         ----- Original Message -----
>
>         From: Ron Waters <mailto:ronbo97@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>
>         To: L-FORWARDLOOK@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> <mailto:L-FORWARDLOOK@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>
>         Sent: Friday, March 26, 2004 2:00 PM
>
>         Subject: Re: [FWDLK] Wheel Color
>
>
>
>         Glenn -
>
>         I think this varies by where the Ply was built.  My Newark-built
> 58 Ply has
>         silver wheels.  I've also seen black.  I don't think body
> color-painted
>         wheels were ever correct.  Just too expensive to produce for the
> inexpensive
>         Plymouth.
>
>         Ron
>
>         ----- Original Message -----
>         From: "Glenn Barratt" < FURY@xxxxxxxxxx <mailto:FURY@xxxxxxxxxx>
> >
>         To: < L-FORWARDLOOK@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> <mailto:L-FORWARDLOOK@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >
>         Sent: Friday, March 26, 2004 5:38 AM
>         Subject: Re: [FWDLK] Wheel Color
>
>
>         > I also believe this to be true for 57/58 Plymouth.
>         > Though some will argue that the outer wheel cover is silver,
> and some will
>         argue it is body color.
>         > The evidence I have collected shows the wheel was gray color,
> then sprayed
>         black on the outer side.
>         > Glenn.
>         > 57 Fury.
>         >
>         > "Edward X. Petrus" wrote:
>         >
>         > > For DeSoto in 1957, the entire wheel was sprayed the gray
> color that I
>         > > believe you refer to as the slate gray.  Then the outer
> wheel only was
>         > > sprayed gloss black, with some overspray going through the
> brake cooling
>         > > slots.
>         > >
>         > > Those observations were made by Wayne Graefen in his 57
> Adventurer
>         > > restoration handbook, and I've found them to be true.
>         > >
>         > > Ed Petrus
>         > >
>         > > At 10:18 PM 3/25/2004, RMcg917191@xxxxxxx
> <mailto:RMcg917191@xxxxxxx>  wrote:
>         > > >Hello List,
>         > > >
>         > > >I think this was covered a while back but I need a
> refresher course.
>         If I
>         > > >recall correctly Chrysler painted all of the wheels in the
> '55-'59
>         model
>         > > >years in two shades of gray.  The outer rim was a sort of
> dove gray and
>         > > >the inner rim was more of a slate gray.  My Dad had a '59
> DeSoto
>         Firesweep
>         > > >and that is what I remember.
>         > > >
>         > > >This past weekend I found the original spare to my '56
> Plymouth inside
>         a
>         > > >continental tire assembly that was in the trunk when I
> bought the
>         > > >car.  The wheel rim has a badly cracked and weathered wide
> whitewall
>         tire
>         > > >mounted on it.   However the paint looks to be a single
> shade of light
>         > > >gray - with a fair touch of surface rust.  Were the slate
> colored inner
>         > > >rims a feature that showed up only after '56?  When I paint
> it I want
>         it
>         > > >to be correct.  Any insights will be appreciated.
>         > > >
>         > > >On a slightly different note a couple of weeks ago I
> spotted a '56
>         > > >business coupe for sale on a lot east of Xenia, OH.  Had
> the usual rust
>         > > >but looked original and the interior wasn't torn up.  Light
> green with
>         a
>         > > >white top and powerflight transmission.  Would need some
> sheet metal
>         work
>         > > >and re-chroming to be nice.  Not a super desirable car, but
> a rare
>         > > >one.  If anyone is interested I'll go back and get more
> info.
>         > > >
>         > > >Regards,
>         > > >
>         > > >Bob McGrath
>         > > >'56 Plymouth Savoy 4 dr