GLHS60 wrote:

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1962 Pontiacs had unique wheels that needed to be up side down to mount the tires although other 5 on 4 3/4" wheels fit the car. The wheel in your picture looks not to be 1962 Pontiac but the ones in your shed might be.

Thanks
Randy

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          I changed a lot of those, and the upside down one were "usually" stn wagon rims with wider lip to outside  

          The rims sizes are also determined by the "location" of the measurement      

          A 14x5 rim (bead to bead) will measure 14x6 (edge to edge)

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Correct way

To get a correct rim width, you must measure from the bead seat (where the tire rests and seals on the inside of the rim).  This tape measurement reads 9.0 inch

        Wrong way

If you measure from the rim flange (the outermost edge of the rim), that is wrong.

427carl wrote:

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         The rim on the red car is a very old 14x5  

 

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 You're right. I measured across, through the hole, and deducted approximate rim edge thickness to come up with 14 x 5, as well.

Do you think a 62 Parisienne hubcap will fit on this non-Parisienne rim, or do you need the correct rim for the correct hubcaps, like the 62 Starfires?

I'll find out later this morning, but my lack of knowledge here is really annoying. I've got to get smarter quickly.

HonestDave wrote:

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427carl wrote:

Do you think a 62 Parisienne hubcap will fit on this non-Parisienne rim, or do you need the correct rim for the correct hubcaps, like the 62 Starfires?

 

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          yes   for sure      (or maybe not)

May have temporarily solved my wheel and tire problem. Stopped by a friend's house this morning and bought a set of four S-10 wheels and tires for $40. They are 15 x 7 and 225/75/15 tires. Two are 40% tread with slow leaks and two are about 80% tread and no leaks. Not sure about the look, but I can use them to roll things around if they don't suit the Parisienne. My rims and tires always seem to disappear with the frames when (if) I sell them.

HonestDave wrote:

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May have temporarily solved my wheel and tire problem.

Stopped by a friend's house this morning and bought a set of four S-10 wheels and tires for $40.

They are 15 x 7 and 225/75/15 tires.

Two are 40% tread with slow leaks and two are about 80% tread and no leaks.

Not sure about the look, but I can use them to roll things around if they don't suit the Parisienne.

My rims and tires always seem to disappear with the frames when (if) I sell them.

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Hmmmm.........not sure about the new look. Grabbed a wheel with no trim ring or center cap to try on the feel. Maybe it'll grow on me. Might have to talk to Rumrunner about stock rims !! :)

427carl wrote:

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try a 15 inch full wheel cover (Pontiac) on that rim painted black

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         I haven't given up on the stock rims and hubcaps yet. Just trying some different things as bargains come up.

HonestDave wrote:

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Got another thought, oddly enough. Turns out my two rear rims are 14 x 6, not 14 x 7. Hadn't measured them and was just going by the front offset. Not too bright, but such is life. My hubcaps fit nicely on the 14 x 6 rims even though the deep depression is an inch over. Seems there is a slight depression, almost imperceptable, about a half inch in. My new guess is that the Parisienne with V8 engine came with 14 x 6 rims. Maybe the 6 cyl, or cheaper model cars had the 14 x 5 rims. I've got a book somewhere that has all the rim sizes from the sixties, but I can't find it right now.
I have two rims now, and will perhaps buy a set of four next week. At least I have a plan.....I think !!

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         You are certainly getting a case  of car crazy  lol   Congratulations

62Paris wrote:

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Im looking for at least 2 spare steel rims for my '62 Parisienne also; if you get a heads up on where in the lower mainland; please let me know. Thanks!

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 Are you looking for 14 x 5 or 14 x 6 rims ?