Based on a PM I received earlier today, the wheels and tires MAY be sold (if they do not sell, I will post an update). Brake parts & hubs are still available, if anyone wants them.
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Just dropped the spare from under the truck (see photos). The wheel was clearly repainted sometime in the last 5 years or so by the previous owner, but as opposed to the larger and much newer old-style (but Made in Mexico) bias ply/tube-type tires that were on the truck before I installed the Vintique wheels and Michelin radials yesterday, the tire on the spare is a much older, made in Indianapolis 5:00 x 16 tire. I cannot believe it is the 1958 original (the rubber seems to be in too good shape/not enough sidewall cracking), but it definitely appears to be a period ('60s, maybe?) tire.
Anyone w/more expertise than me able to hazard a guess? The markings shown in the photos are the same on both sides of the tire.
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Originally posted by capwombat View PostJust dropped the spare from under the truck (see photos). The wheel was clearly repainted sometime in the last 5 years or so by the previous owner, but as opposed to the larger and much newer old-style (but Made in Mexico) bias ply/tube-type tires that were on the truck before I installed the Vintique wheels and Michelin radials yesterday, the tire on the spare is a much older, made in Indianapolis 5:00 x 16 tire. I cannot believe it is the 1958 original (the rubber seems to be in too good shape/not enough sidewall cracking), but it definitely appears to be a period ('60s, maybe?) tire.
Anyone w/more expertise than me able to hazard a guess? The markings shown in the photos are the same on both sides of the tire.Skip Lackie
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Skip, thanks much for the info and insights re the spare tire. That tire has spent its life as a spare (it doesn't appear to have ever been on the road), so I'd guess the original owner must have installed it in the '60s or '70s. [I am the 3rd owner of the truck, apparently]. The brake parts I still have available are the two original front hubs and drums, wheel cylinders, brake shoes, et al, along with the single-chamber original master cylinder (I replaced it with a dual-reservoir one from Turner Brake). So everything that came off the truck after installing the Turner front disk brake system is available, if anyone wants those items. NOTE however that one wheel stud is broken off on one of the drums/hubs, so will need to be repaired.
Regarding the wheels and tires themselves, I've already received (via PM) and have accepted an offer from another Forum member. If I've not received payment by mid-Feb, I'll offer the wheels and tires here again.
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