There are 4 14 inch for a 64 on Kijiji Halifax for $100, with spinners. I know you want 59, but maybe for this price they'd be good until you find a set for a 59? Or maybe someone else wants them?
Stock 14 inch rims likely had nubs on the rim to hold the hubcaps on by the way, I think the same wheel up to 62. How original is he looking for?
Don
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63 Parisienne sport coupe (The Big GTO), black, maroon interior, 409 4 speed; former owner of a 59 El Camino, 63 Corvette SWC, 62 Chev Bel Air SC. 1963- Pontiac top selling car in Canada
Mahone Bay, NS Still not old enough to need an automatic
'64 Parisienne CS "barn find" - last on the road in '86 ... Owner Protection Plan booklet, original paint, original near-mint aqua interior, original aqua GM floor mats, original 283, factory posi, and original rust.
I don't think he's fussy on the wheels, as he hopes to cover them with full wheel disc style hubcaps. As I remember the 1962 and older had to be mounted up side down on a tire machine to install tires, is this correct back to 1959.
As to regular 14" steel wheels, any 5 on 4 3/4 should fit shouldn't they??
Even stock type wheels are getting scarce but 14" S-10 should fit, shouldn't they??
Only time I ever had a problem putting newer 14" wheels on an older car was a 1964 Bel Air, 1970 Chevelle SS 14" wheels hit the outer tie rod. Hard to believe now but those SS wheels weren't very well liked at the time. They were very cheap to buy used, as they were only 14" and most got replaced with 15" slots etc. Most people thought it was dumb to run 14" wheels on a Chevelle with a 396 or 454, even the mighty LS6 ran 14"s
I'll pass on the CS ad but I think he wants something less fancy, I'd be very happy with them myself, but he has some aftermarket mags and wants it to look as close to stock as possible. I even suggested some 15" as I have a set but he wants 14",
I know I'm probably dreaming, but anyone know of a Canadian Pontiac hub cap illustration chart showing the various styles around the time frame, I looked at some inline brochures and 1959 to approx. 1961 seemed close.
Any more possibility's on 14" would be appreciated!!
The backspacing stock is about 4 1/2 inch, stock will also not fit over disk brakes, if the car was modified. I had no issue with 59-62 wheel mounting, used a regular machine and balancer. The nubs on those 62 and older wheels also held certain types of stock hubcaps on the wheel, so I'd find the hubcaps first. Then make sure they fit on whatever wheels you decide to use.
These wheels are 5 bolt on a 4.75 inch bolt pattern, the wrong backspacing is what causes the issue on the tie rod.
-- Edited by DonSSDD on Sunday 22nd of November 2015 08:33:54 PM
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63 Parisienne sport coupe (The Big GTO), black, maroon interior, 409 4 speed; former owner of a 59 El Camino, 63 Corvette SWC, 62 Chev Bel Air SC. 1963- Pontiac top selling car in Canada
Mahone Bay, NS Still not old enough to need an automatic
Thanks for the info, never heard of this before. I thought you were maybe talking about the older rims that took tubes and didn't work well with tubeless tires and some that also would flex enough to work the full wheel covers off the rim.
I just had 2 tires changed on my 14 inch 62 rims and the guy did it the normal way, broke the bead first on the face. Maybe the old tire changer equipment was not as good at this?
Don
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63 Parisienne sport coupe (The Big GTO), black, maroon interior, 409 4 speed; former owner of a 59 El Camino, 63 Corvette SWC, 62 Chev Bel Air SC. 1963- Pontiac top selling car in Canada
Mahone Bay, NS Still not old enough to need an automatic
You mean those tin Frod thimgs or the real galloping kind? They all seem to be hibernating here . [the tin ones, I mean] The 4 legged ones start better on cold mornings too.
Here's a pic of a 59 for sale with full wheel covers.
Here's one for sale in Guelph, looks the same?
A set of 60 hubcaps for sale in Ontario Kijiji, they are a bit different?
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63 Parisienne sport coupe (The Big GTO), black, maroon interior, 409 4 speed; former owner of a 59 El Camino, 63 Corvette SWC, 62 Chev Bel Air SC. 1963- Pontiac top selling car in Canada
Mahone Bay, NS Still not old enough to need an automatic
You mean those tin Frod thimgs or the real galloping kind? They all seem to be hibernating here . [the tin ones, I mean] The 4 legged ones start better on cold mornings too.
Fred
Hey Fred, it took me a bit to decode your message but I get it now, the tin things!!
You mean those tin Frod thimgs or the real galloping kind? They all seem to be hibernating here . [the tin ones, I mean] The 4 legged ones start better on cold mornings too.
Fred
Hey Fred, it took me a bit to decode your message but I get it now, the tin things!!
Thanks
Randy
Nope, no pics of the tin things. However, I do have a calendar in the garage of the 4 legged ones. [Clydesdales, the ones like in the Bud ads]
By the way, the '67 in your avatar looks a lot livelier than the '67 in mine.
Sorry, late to the party. I've got a set of '63 hubcaps, if by some miracle your friend hasn't sorted some out by now. Shipping would be from Vancouver BC
