" Original Demonstator Rim ?

Mike in Mass

Mike in Mass

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Hello fellow Barners ! I'm in the process cleaning out my dad's farm . Found 15 or so rims and this one here . Color looks kinda familiar ! The color got me right away . Just interesting.



What do you think ?
 

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I believe youb are correct about the demonstrator rim. My first flathead vehicle was once a dealer demonstrator. It had been brush painted red over the black and yellow scheme. That particular yellow is very distintive and it was also darn good paint. I still have 2 of that tonners wheels on a trailer and though the red has flaked away the yellow undeneath remains that brilliant 'chrome yellow'. I will venture that your wheel is a '38. (if wide fives were used then). In '37 the demonstrators were blue and yellow. Good score.
 
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GB SISSON said:
I would bet good money on that as a demonstrator rim. My first flathead vehicle was once a dealer demonstrator. 38 tonner and it had been brush painted red over the black and yellow scheme. That particular yellow is very distintive and it was also darn good paint. I still have 2 of that tonners wheels on a trailer and though the red has flaked away the yellow undeneath remains that brilliant 'chrome yellow'. I will venture that your wheel is a '38. (if wide fives were used then). In '37 the demonstrators were blue and yellow. Good score.
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Was Demonstrator Yellow only on '38's? Learn something every day!
Date stamp: mo/day/yr, (could be months before assembly line), Ford script, and either H or KH indicating Ford or Kelsey Hays manufacture, should be found on the backside of the bolt circle.
 
ford38v8 said:
Was Demonstrator Yellow only on '38's? Learn something every day!
Date stamp: mo/day/yr, (could be months before assembly line), Ford script, and either H or KH indicating Ford or Kelsey Hays manufacture, should be found on the backside of the bolt circle.
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I'm pretty sure the 37s were a blue and the same yellow. They were a sort of 'reverse' style in that mine had a black cab with the chrome yellow wheels and fenders. There was a triple yellow pinstripe around the belt line of the cab. There was also a lot of added chrome and stainless. Bumper, grille, windshield frame etc. A guy named Revenski who used to show up here restored a yellow/black 38 tonner like mine. He did a beautiful job on a total restoration.
 
Thanks Lanny. Yes, Revenski's for sure. While it's really great that he paid so close attention to detail and that color scheme, not sure I'd drive it like that. Just too oddbal, even for me. I thought the videos were cool though.
 
Thankyou Petehoovie for fixing my photos . I
remember reading here about Revenski s tonner picup and another article in V8 Times. That unmistakable color . I found just one . Thanks guys . Good hearing from you all . Mike
 
According to a Ford Branch letter to dealers, Ford required each Ford Truck dealer to purchase a demonstrator truck and use it with prospective purchasers. Since the dealer had to purchase the truck, the addition of the deluxe features was an option starting in mid-1936.
The demonstrator colors for 1935 are Vermilion Red and Tacoma Cream. In 1936, Demonstrator Yellow and Washington Blue.
 
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