The Ford Barn

Newc · 12-13-2019, 11:38 PM

Hi all; got some odd Early Ford wheels here; aftermarket or independent supplier. Take a look and maybe some ID ideas. Thanks Newc

Mart · 12-14-2019, 04:39 AM

If that step on the back face is in the region of 3/16", they are probably aftermarket replacements for model A thru 35.

Mart.

deuce5wndw · 12-14-2019, 09:17 AM

If my memory is correct that looks like a Goodyear Air wheel. I had one for a 6 lug Chevy I sold at the LA roadster show a few years ago.

Randy in ca · 12-14-2019, 02:02 PM

Clean one up and look for any stampings - often on the inside.

Does the hubcap hole match early Ford?

cas3 · 12-14-2019, 02:04 PM

i agree with randy, i quite often find markings after sand blasting that i could not see before

petehoovie · 12-14-2019, 04:31 PM

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They look like they could have been made by CLEV-WELD. CLEV-WELD manufactured the after market wheels for various tire companies like General Tire (General Jumbo's). They usually stamped their wheels with their name > 'CLEV-WELD'...

What's strange is I don't see any welding on the wheels in the pictures. Are these wheels riveted together? Show us a side view...

Newc · 12-15-2019, 02:36 PM

Hi all; I went and checked out a clean wheel, no markings found... appears to be a continuous electric rolling weld- like a rolling spot welder. Very hard to even see. I have 7 and will probably sell them next yr. thanks Newc

Tim Ayers · 12-16-2019, 09:54 AM

Take a look at this...

https://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/...0-shp.1177391/

Newc · 12-17-2019, 01:15 AM

Yeh; Decided to do some 'fishing' with those wheels. Maybe by next yr they'll sell. Newc

barnstuf · 12-17-2019, 12:15 PM

In the 1930's and 1940's and even a bit later the common wheels used for driving Model A's and early V8's on the ocean beaches of Cape Cod was the General Jumbo 9.00 x 13 wheel & tire combo. I have sold my wheels but I think I still have a new 9.00 x 13 inner tube in its original cardboard box. I hope it is still OK and it has not been exposed to daylight.

alchemy · 12-17-2019, 02:53 PM

Yep Newc, those are Goodyear Airwheels. Your ad on the HAMB is probably overpriced with no hubcaps. The caps will cost you more than the wheels.

12-14-2019, 04:39 AM	#2
Mart Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Solihull, England. Posts: 8,744	Re: Jumbo solids 16 x 4.5" identify???? 5 0n 5.5 If that step on the back face is in the region of 3/16", they are probably aftermarket replacements for model A thru 35. Mart.

12-14-2019, 09:17 AM	#3
deuce5wndw Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Liberty, KY Posts: 899	Re: Jumbo solids 16 x 4.5" identify???? 5 0n 5.5 If my memory is correct that looks like a Goodyear Air wheel. I had one for a 6 lug Chevy I sold at the LA roadster show a few years ago.

12-14-2019, 02:02 PM	#4
Randy in ca Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 1,640	Re: Jumbo solids 16 x 4.5" identify???? 5 0n 5.5 Clean one up and look for any stampings - often on the inside. Does the hubcap hole match early Ford?

12-14-2019, 02:04 PM	#5
cas3 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: sw minnesota Posts: 4,567	Re: Jumbo solids 16 x 4.5" identify???? 5 0n 5.5 i agree with randy, i quite often find markings after sand blasting that i could not see before

12-14-2019, 04:31 PM	#6
petehoovie Senior Member Join Date: May 2015 Posts: 8,076	Re: Jumbo solids 16 x 4.5" identify???? 5 0n 5.5 Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) They look like they could have been made by CLEV-WELD. CLEV-WELD manufactured the after market wheels for various tire companies like General Tire (General Jumbo's). They usually stamped their wheels with their name > 'CLEV-WELD'... What's strange is I don't see any welding on the wheels in the pictures. Are these wheels riveted together? Show us a side view... __________________ The only thing nice about being imperfect is the joy it brings to others.... *"Silver rings, your butt! Them's washers!"* "We shot our way out of that town for a dollar's worth of steel holes!" - from 'The Wild Bunch' - 1969 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7NReUd2_0u0

12-15-2019, 02:36 PM	#7
Newc Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 2,482	Re: Jumbo solids 16 x 4.5" identify???? 5 0n 5.5 Hi all; I went and checked out a clean wheel, no markings found... appears to be a continuous electric rolling weld- like a rolling spot welder. Very hard to even see. I have 7 and will probably sell them next yr. thanks Newc

12-16-2019, 09:54 AM	#8
Tim Ayers Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: NJ Posts: 6,177	Re: Jumbo solids 16 x 4.5" identify???? 5 0n 5.5 Take a look at this... https://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/...0-shp.1177391/

12-17-2019, 01:15 AM	#9
Newc Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 2,482	Re: Jumbo solids 16 x 4.5" identify???? 5 0n 5.5 Yeh; Decided to do some 'fishing' with those wheels. Maybe by next yr they'll sell. Newc

12-17-2019, 12:15 PM	#10
barnstuf Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Cape Cod MA Posts: 2,840	Re: Jumbo solids 16 x 4.5" identify???? 5 0n 5.5 In the 1930's and 1940's and even a bit later the common wheels used for driving Model A's and early V8's on the ocean beaches of Cape Cod was the General Jumbo 9.00 x 13 wheel & tire combo. I have sold my wheels but I think I still have a new 9.00 x 13 inner tube in its original cardboard box. I hope it is still OK and it has not been exposed to daylight.

12-17-2019, 02:53 PM	#11
alchemy Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: middle of Iowa Posts: 646	Re: Jumbo solids 16 x 4.5" identify???? 5 0n 5.5 Yep Newc, those are Goodyear Airwheels. Your ad on the HAMB is probably overpriced with no hubcaps. The caps will cost you more than the wheels.