What wheels are on this car?
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Lanny
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Dave, the rear wheel looks like it has spring clips to mount a small hubcap to,
which would be early Lincoln, or maybe I'm not seeing it clearly.
Do any of the wheels have spring clips OR do they have the four small bumps,
facing the lugnuts, that would hold a small hubcap onto the wheel ?
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which would be early Lincoln, or maybe I'm not seeing it clearly.
Do any of the wheels have spring clips OR do they have the four small bumps,
facing the lugnuts, that would hold a small hubcap onto the wheel ?
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frank mcdaniels
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Dave, are they 16 inch ? If there not bent and the lug holes are ok I would say there ok to use. Lots of model As had 16 inch wheels on them when I was a kid.
1crosscut
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Wish I would have paid more attention to the wheels and had taken pictures of each of them but I was paying more attention to the engine mechanicals. I was assuming they were all the same but now I'm unsure of that. I'll see if I can get them to take a picture of each one for me. They are about 25 miles away so it's not a quick trip to take a look.
Lanny
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Dave, as Frank said, make sure the lug holes look good.
Then, they will have to remove the tires to check for any deep rust
in the bead area of each wheel as that would weaken the metal.
If all looks reasonably good, they should be OK to use.
Let me know what holds the small hubcaps to the wheels, and
I can probably tell you what year vehicle the wheels came off of.
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Then, they will have to remove the tires to check for any deep rust
in the bead area of each wheel as that would weaken the metal.
If all looks reasonably good, they should be OK to use.
Let me know what holds the small hubcaps to the wheels, and
I can probably tell you what year vehicle the wheels came off of.
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marc silva
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They look like 40 Ford to me.
mercman from oz
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1crosscut asks -Can anyone tell me what wheels are on this car?
mercman from oz
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Close up shot of rear wheel on Model A Ford. It seems to have more than 5 Studs?
Lanny
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Close up shot of rear wheel on Model A Ford. It seems to have more than 5 Studs?
I think it only has the 5 studs, but that's why I think it looks
like it has spring clips for the hubcaps, as the early Lincoln has.
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Charlie Stephens
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I would guess that the wheels are about '40 Ford but for what I am going to say it doesn't matter. The Model A (and Ford cars through 1935) mounted the wheels at two separate levels (while later wheels did not). If you still have the Model A hubs you need to run an adapter. They will bolt on but will eventually crack. See: https://www.fordbarn.com/forum/showthread.php?p=1286293&posted=1#post1286293
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Charlie Stephens
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Lanny
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Also, the '40-'41 wheels have the flat area around each lug hole.
The '46-'48 are volcanod out around each lug hole, making them
a lot stronger. The '40-'41 wheels could crack real easy from the
lug hole to the center of the wheel, because they are flat around
the lug holes... Below is a picture of each lug hole design.
Click on pics to Enlarge.
The '46-'48 are volcanod out around each lug hole, making them
a lot stronger. The '40-'41 wheels could crack real easy from the
lug hole to the center of the wheel, because they are flat around
the lug holes... Below is a picture of each lug hole design.
Click on pics to Enlarge.
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Eccentric Old Guy
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Hmmm....Those center caps are marked for Dodge Bros.
mercman from oz
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They have the same Bolt Pattern as the Early Ford, but are not Ford Wheels.
