Wheel color

[00RACER]

I was reading an article on super larks, and it stated the wheel color was "pebble sand". Is this the wheel color of all or most studebakers of 63-64 era?
Thanks

[studegary]

Yes - sort of a creamy yellow. I am not sure about the pebble sand name, but sand sounds about right. All of the 1963-1964 car wheels were this same color.

[62champ]

Wonder if it is close to this:



This is Ford Wimbledon White from a rattle can - but somehow I am thinking the white for those last years had a little more white in it.

[StudeRich]

No, too much white. They were not Yellow, they were a more Beige off white. Slightly Almond, Tusk Ivory, off-White Color.

The Canadian '64, '65, '66's were much whiter, close to your Truck wheel.

[studefan]

63s were more cream colored. 64 and up were different and whiter (but not white white though).

[62champ]

Here is a better photo that shows two different whites.

Photo is from 2010 when the bumpers had been freshly painted in Wimbledon White and the wheels were just a generic white I had painted years before.

The earlier photo was taken inside with a flash - that is making it look more white than it is.

[3rdGenStude]

I did my junkyard Crown Vic wheels with a Ford Wimbledon White mixed at a paint supply house and teamed up with an aerosol sprayer. It was a base coat/clear coat. Mine looks quite a bit more yellow than yours, but the clear coat did a little yellowing of its own.Paul

[StudeRich]

That is a very nice '62 Champ with the special order narrow Box, but the Car Wheels that 00RACER is talking about are a completely different animal.
On South Bend '62 to early '64 they are Almond (Beige).

[Stude8]

About 15 years ago I was restoring a 1962 T Cab truck and the question about wheel color came up so we pulled the tires off 3 rims to see what was the original shade not exposed to sun and road dirt for years. All 3 had slightly different shades of off white, one had a rose tint, another had a yellow tint and the 3rd had a bluish tint. These were all FACTORY paints put on by Studebaker when built. So I had one color scanned at a local paint supplier and yes, the FORD Wimbledon White was the closest formula to match with. That is what I painted the wheels and bumpers with.
Stude8

[Randy Ridenour]

The spare wheel for my 64 GT Hawk was darker in color than the mounted wheels. My car has been in the famiily since new so I know the all of the wheels are original. Years ago when I detailed my car I painted all of the wheels a light almond color that matched the spare wheel. Everything was fine until I took my car to the Lancaster meet in 2008 and noticed that my wheel color was different from all of the other 64's. Early this year I bought the correct color from SI, removed the wheels and tires from the car, wet sanded them and then repainted them. After completing the 4 wheels I compared them to the spare wheel and laughed at the time I spent to change the wheel color just a slight bit (new paint was just slightly lighter in color).

Randy

[Warren Webb]

So, the front bumper color was the same as used on the wheels? I finally received a pair of wheels today for my 62 Champ. They're going to get bead blasted first followed by a primer & paint, new metal valve stems & new BFG Long Trail tires. Since I'll be in the paint mode I might as well do the front bumper too, so I want to do it in the right color.

Looking forward to driving this truck more than 30 miles from home. The real test will come when I bring home my #2 Avanti from the old house to out here. Then next "the Beast" will make the trip. Rich & Dave know that one!

[62champ]

Knowing how "economical" Studebaker was, I am sure they would not use a different white on the wheels of trucks than the front bumper...but I have been wrong in the past...

[8E45E]

Knowing how "economical" Studebaker was, I am sure they would not use a different white on the wheels of trucks than the front bumper...but I have been wrong in the past...

Did Studebaker themselves paint the wheels? Or did they arrive already painted from Kelsey-Hayes, or whoever the wheel supplier was?

Craig

[62champ]

This is an NOS wheel I bought in SB back in 2008