Posted: 11/4/2012 3:53:30 PM EDT
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Update: 1936 Willys 77. I had no idea that the old Willys were 4 lug.
Just working on a Christmas present for my son and he's gonna ask what's it off of. To which I will have to say, hell if I know. So to save me my perch on the pedestal that my son has placed me tell me what you think. It's a 4 lug, stamped steel spokes, about 16.5 in dia, and 3.5 in wide. Could be an old import, something from the 30's, or a wheelbarrow, I really have no idea. 100 internets to the first to ID it. 
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| looks like it has a lot of offset. that with the small width, i would say its a spare tire. is it 3.5 from the inside of where the tire bead would seat against the rim? the only car i know of from the factory that used such a small tire was the vw bug. iirc it was around 165r15 |
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What are you making that requires this wheel? I hang all my air hoses on an old spoke wheel off a 35 Ford. Kind of doing the same thing again for my son. Found the wheel and the price was right. I just know he'll ask what it's off of. Not trying to match anything. |
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looks like it has a lot of offset. that with the small width, i would say its a spare tire. is it 3.5 from the inside of where the tire bead would seat against the rim? the only car i know of from the factory that used such a small tire was the vw bug. iirc it was around 165r15 The width where the bead would seat is only 3". The outside diameter is 18" with the actual bead diameter for a 17" tire. So my initial measurements were a bit off. I should also add that it was not a tubeless tire. It had an inner tube. The stamped steel center is riveted to the outer ring, not spot welded. Thanks all for the inquiring minds. |
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I am by no means an expert, but the dimensions certainly seem right for the thirties, although the design looks fairly modern there were a few companies that had ornate non spoke wheels by then. Some of the European cars would have had similar wheels, maybe a Citroen? I haven't seen a mid thirties Willy's with original wheels on it in years, but I seem to remember seeing some with similar wheels. The thirties is when the industry moved away from spoked knock offs to lugs nuts and styled steel wheels. |
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A couple more pics. It's not a hubcap. The lugs are on 5" centers. I also added a pic from the back so you can see the rivets.
My first thought was something from the 30's but the 4 lug threw me off also. I'm betting an early import of some kind. It is very heavy gauge, too heavy for anything modern. Thanks again for the help. 
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how did you figure that out? is it worth anything? Posted the question on the H.A.M.B. (I hang out there a little also) and got enough info to narrow it down. Not worth anything since it was heavily rusted inside the wheel. Works for what I want though. |
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how did you figure that out? is it worth anything? Posted the question on the H.A.M.B. (I hang out there a little also) and got enough info to narrow it down. Not worth anything since it was heavily rusted inside the wheel. Works for what I want though. Between this site & that site my day goes by quick at work 
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