!3" rims for a 1940 Ford PU

[truckdog62563]

Sadly no, only US manufactures during this era. The fact that these wheels and hubs are found on multiple makes of vehicles again points to the military origin for them which would, if the pattern holds, have civilian references silent to them until years after. A quick look at Google shows probably a half dozen wheel manufacturers in Europe at the time. I’d think that HMVF group I found the past discussion on might be worth pursuing a bit further. There’s also the MVPA to look into. Stu

https://www.mvpa.org/

[paetsgone]

Originally Posted by truckdog62563

Sadly no, only US manufactures during this era. The fact that these wheels and hubs are found on multiple makes of vehicles again points to the military origin for them which would, if the pattern holds, have civilian references silent to them until years after. A quick look at Google shows probably a half dozen wheel manufacturers in Europe at the time. I’d think that HMVF group I found the past discussion on might be worth pursuing a bit further. There’s also the MVPA to look into. Stu

https://www.mvpa.org/

The rims are british military, however the only truck that came right off the floor with this wheels, that i know of, was a New Zealand Ford. I can not think of it's number, but will try an add it later. The rest all appear to be retrofited. Humber also had a similar looking rim, but with different bolt pattern.