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What year is this 16" 6 lug wheel? #1291830 12/20/2018 1:35 PM
Joined: Jun 2005 Posts: 168 Deltona, FL W whateverpratt 'Bolter
whateverpratt 'Bolter W Joined: Jun 2005 Posts: 168 Deltona, FL	I got this wheel for free the other day. I was wondering what year you guys think it is. My guess was an advance design year, but I don't know wheels Attachments IMG_0947.jpg (271.39 KB, 184 downloads) Liquidated my projects Now looking for a decent '47-'55.1 3100, 3600, or 3800

Re: What year is this 16" 6 lug wheel? whateverpratt #1291839 12/20/2018 3:22 PM
Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,270 Jarvisburg, NC, USA tclederman Bubba - Curmudgeon
tclederman Bubba - Curmudgeon Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,270 Jarvisburg, NC, USA	Yes, A-D wheels had those hub-cap clips. 16" diameter (the tire size will confirm that). It could be 6.00 or 6.50 tire width - 4.0" or 4.5" rim width. Tim 1954Advance-Design.com 1954 3106 Carryall Suburban 1954 3104 5-window pickup w/Hydra-Matic The 216 and early 235 engines are not "splash oilers" -- this is a splash oiler.

Re: What year is this 16" 6 lug wheel? whateverpratt #1291841 12/20/2018 3:55 PM
Joined: Jan 2000 Posts: 2,074 Turlock, CA J JiMerit Boltr#43 'Bolter
JiMerit Boltr#43 'Bolter J Joined: Jan 2000 Posts: 2,074 Turlock, CA	Looks to be a '48 and older Chev passenger car, per the stripes, don't think trucks got stripes. Also it has 6 clips back then, later trucks only got 3 clips. Last edited by JiMerit Boltr#43; 12/20/2018 3:57 PM. It's easier to get forgiveness than permission! 1946 1/2-Ton Chevy 1953 Chevy 3/4-ton Factory Stakebed

Re: What year is this 16" 6 lug wheel? whateverpratt #1291843 12/20/2018 4:21 PM
Joined: Jan 2013 Posts: 1,518 Gig Harbor, WA S sstock 'Bolter
sstock 'Bolter S Joined: Jan 2013 Posts: 1,518 Gig Harbor, WA	I beg to differ in all due respect Jim, I have date coded original 1953 16" wheels with 6 clips, Date code on wheel found after glass beading blasting January of 1953, came off original unmolested survivor truck. I epoxied the wheel rivets incase I decided to run tubeless but I ended up with tube after all. All five wheels match Attachments P1180402.JPG (175.56 KB, 154 downloads) P1170332.jpg (33.67 KB, 151 downloads) P1180401.jpg (31.73 KB, 147 downloads) IMG_0887.jpg (48.61 KB, 137 downloads) Last edited by sstock; 12/21/2018 1:15 AM. 1953 Chevrolet 3100 261 cu inch, sm420, 3.55 rear, torque tube still,omaha orange, still 6 volt, RPO green glass, side carrier spare, all done In the DITY Gallery Video of the 261 running 1964 GMC 1000 305 Big Block V6, sm420, the next cab off restoration

Re: What year is this 16" 6 lug wheel? whateverpratt #1291860 12/20/2018 9:07 PM
Joined: Jun 2005 Posts: 168 Deltona, FL W whateverpratt 'Bolter
whateverpratt 'Bolter W Joined: Jun 2005 Posts: 168 Deltona, FL	Did chevy leave the clip hubcap attachments for the nub hubcap attachments in 1960 or thereabouts? Liquidated my projects Now looking for a decent '47-'55.1 3100, 3600, or 3800

Re: What year is this 16" 6 lug wheel? whateverpratt #1291861 12/20/2018 9:18 PM
Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,270 Jarvisburg, NC, USA tclederman Bubba - Curmudgeon
tclederman Bubba - Curmudgeon Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,270 Jarvisburg, NC, USA	Yes, small truck wheels had one to three stripe on them from the factory (47-55st). Do you want documentation? Does anyone know what years had 3 clips or 6 clips? Tim 1954Advance-Design.com 1954 3106 Carryall Suburban 1954 3104 5-window pickup w/Hydra-Matic The 216 and early 235 engines are not "splash oilers" -- this is a splash oiler.

Re: What year is this 16" 6 lug wheel? whateverpratt #1291862 12/20/2018 9:33 PM
Joined: Jan 2000 Posts: 2,074 Turlock, CA J JiMerit Boltr#43 'Bolter
JiMerit Boltr#43 'Bolter J Joined: Jan 2000 Posts: 2,074 Turlock, CA	My original one owner 47 Stylemaster coupe had the exact same wheel, could have used same on trucks. Also had an original 57 half ton, 15" with only 3 clips. Last edited by JiMerit Boltr#43; 12/20/2018 9:41 PM. It's easier to get forgiveness than permission! 1946 1/2-Ton Chevy 1953 Chevy 3/4-ton Factory Stakebed

Re: What year is this 16" 6 lug wheel? tclederman #1291867 12/20/2018 10:45 PM
Joined: Nov 2012 Posts: 258 Skull Valley AZ. Mother.Trucker Haunting the SBP since 2001
Mother.Trucker Haunting the SBP since 2001 Joined: Nov 2012 Posts: 258 Skull Valley AZ.	Originally Posted by tclederman Does anyone know what years had 3 clips or 6 clips? 6 clips from the mid 30's to 1953..... 3 clips from 1954 on. Originally Posted by JiMerit Boltr#43 Looks to be a '48 and older Chev passenger car, per the stripes, don't think trucks got stripes. Jim Carter has well documented the nuances of pin striping on the AD truck rims in these images..... Attachments Img_6133.jpg (124.7 KB, 91 downloads) Img_6132.jpg (109.68 KB, 93 downloads)

Re: What year is this 16" 6 lug wheel? whateverpratt #1291871 12/20/2018 11:21 PM
Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,270 Jarvisburg, NC, USA tclederman Bubba - Curmudgeon
tclederman Bubba - Curmudgeon Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,270 Jarvisburg, NC, USA	Thanks, MT - regarding clips, and for the illustrations in you post. Regarding striping: it is also described in the Specifications Manuals for each year, usually with poor illustrations. What interests me is the width of the stripes. Since they were applied by hand, the painter could choose the width of the stripes. The width of the body stripe on my my 1954 Suburban was about 1/8”. We have seen illustrations of some earlier body stripes being around 1/4” or larger (as shown in a panel trucks sales video recently posted). Tim 1954Advance-Design.com 1954 3106 Carryall Suburban 1954 3104 5-window pickup w/Hydra-Matic The 216 and early 235 engines are not "splash oilers" -- this is a splash oiler.

Re: What year is this 16" 6 lug wheel? whateverpratt #1291876 12/21/2018 12:37 AM
Joined: May 2005 Posts: 8,983 West of the Rio Grande B bartamos Sir Searchalot
bartamos Sir Searchalot B Joined: May 2005 Posts: 8,983 West of the Rio Grande	Originally Posted by whateverpratt Did chevy leave the clip hubcap attachments for the nub hubcap attachments in 1960 or thereabouts? Yes, other than possibly some factory foreman using up clip wheel inventory on early 61's, Chevy switched to nub in 1961 on light trucks. GMC went one year longer with clips. Maybe that's where the inventory went (I think the wheels are slightly different though) Right is right, even if everyone is against it, and wrong is wrong, even if everyone is for it. - William Penn

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