What wheels are these?

[Waiting]

These are on a '38. I really like the look. Were they original? If so, what years/models did they come on?
Thanks,
gary

[Charlie Stephens]

A close up of just the wheel might help. I think you should have had a 5 on 10-1/2 bolt pattern so something has been changed.

Charlie Stephens

[petehoovie]

Originally Posted by Waiting

These are on a '38. I really like the look. Were they original? If so, what years/models did they come on?
Thanks,
gary

[Waiting]

The pickup was for sale on craigslist and that's the best shot of the wheels. I couldn't round up the funds or I'd have bought it. I've never seen wheels/hub caps like those and would like to identify them so I can keep an out for more.
gary

[Waiting]

Could that whole thing be a hub cap?

[Randy in ca]

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Kinda dark and blurry but here's a blowup:

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[Charlie Stephens]

Originally Posted by Waiting

Could that whole thing be a hub cap?

I thought of that and that is the reason I asked for a better picture. It almost looks like a baby moon cap inside the depression in a steel wheel.

Charlie Stephens

[Newc]

Wheel Smith ??? ridge around hub cap. ?? Newc

[pistonbroke]

If I had to guess I would say someone changed the truck to 5 on 5&1/2 bolt pattern drums and the wheels are or were narrow chrome smoothies that got painted with new caps. Tim

[38 coupe]

Is that a Tonner truck? They had specific 17" wheels with an odd bolt pattern and hubcaps.

[Waiting]

Originally Posted by 38 coupe

is that a tonner truck? They had specific 17" wheels with an odd bolt pattern and hubcaps.

3/4

[GB SISSON]

I'm gonna say it's a tonner. Note the 3 stake pockets, not two. I have owned five of them and four were listed as a 3/4 ton. The 3/4 ton was a very short lived variation of the tonner family. It had 16" wheels with a wide 5 pattern and a full floating rear hub. The tonner, much more common, had 17" multi-piece wheels and you can see the raised ridge behind the hub cap. Behind that hubcap is a 5 on 6 7/8" bolt circle with 3/4" studs/nuts, and a full floating axle. I honestly don't have any personal experience with the 3/4 ton, so I could be missing something. And those caps do look like the baby moons from, JC Whitney, Western Auto and others. This is a 17" tonner wheel and 7.50 x 17 for compatison.

[farmertom]

yeah,those look like 17s.Tom.

[petehoovie]

Originally Posted by GB SISSON

I'm gonna say it's a tonner. Note the 3 stake pockets, not two. I have owned five of them and four were listed as a 3/4 ton. The 3/4 ton was a very short lived variation of the tonner family. It had 16" wheels with a wide 5 pattern and a full floating rear hub. The tonner, much more common, had 17" multi-piece wheels and you can see the raised ridge behind the hub cap. Behind that hubcap is a 5 on 6 7/8" bolt circle with 3/4" studs/nuts, and a full floating axle. I honestly don't have any personal experience with the 3/4 ton, so I could be missing something. And those caps do look like the baby moons from, JC Whitney, Western Auto and others. This is a 17" tonner wheel and 7.50 x 17 for compatison.

[Waiting]

It originally came with a V8-60 (as noted by the hood emblems) that had been replaced with something larger.

[petehoovie]

Originally Posted by Waiting

It originally came with a V8-60 (as noted by the hood emblems) that had been replaced with something larger.