I'm gonna guess that was a car rim. Paintref.com says there were 2 brown, 2 beige, and 2 maroon colors available on 1940 Chevy cars. Trucks had 2 brown and a tan color, but again, I don't believe truck wheels were body color or striped.
Kevin 1951 Chevy 3100 work truck Follow this saga in Project Journal Photos 1929 Ford pickup restored from the ground up. | 1929 Ford Special Coupe (First car) Busting rust since the mid-60's If you're smart enough to take it apart, you darn well better be smart enough to put it back together.