Wire Wheel Covers/'64 Daytona

[ncjdlj]

Were wire wheel covers ever available for the '64 Daytona Hardtop? If so, does anyone know where I can find a picture? Thanks for your help!

Don Juday
LaGrange Park, IL
ncjdlj@aol.com
1953 Land Cruiser
1964 Daytona Hardtop

[2R5]

They were available for the '66 Daytona.



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1960 Champ
1964 Daytona HT
1966 Daytona SS

[barnlark]

Members here have better photo examples, but here are two original, dirty ones:

[53k]

quote:Originally posted by ncjdlj

Were wire wheel covers ever available for the '64 Daytona Hardtop? If so, does anyone know where I can find a picture? Thanks for your help!

They were a late '64 on accessory. Here are a couple pix from when I had them on an Avanti. They are very sharp looking, but pretty tricky to mount. They have no hole for a valve stem so you have to use very short valve stems.







Paul Johnson, Wild and Wonderful West Virginia. '64 Daytona Wagonaire, '64 Daytona convertible, '53 Commander Starliner, Museum R-4 engine, '62 Gravely Model L, '72 Gravely Model 430

[candbstudebakers]

Paul did they go with the Avanti? are they the ones I sold you ? hard to come by...Bob

Bob Peterson / C & B Studebakers

Castro Valley, CA
canbstudebakers-

[Roscomacaw]

No disrespect, Paul, but I always thought they were chincy-looking. WAY too few wires to even suggest a real wire wheel.[B)]


1957 Transtar 1/2ton
1963 Cruiser
1960 Larkvertible V8
1958 Provincial wagon
1953 Commander coupe
1957 President two door

[JDP]

quote:Originally posted by 53k

quote:Originally posted by ncjdlj

Were wire wheel covers ever available for the '64 Daytona Hardtop? If so, does anyone know where I can find a picture? Thanks for your help!

They were a late '64 on accessory. Here are a couple pix from when I had them on an Avanti. They are very sharp looking, but pretty tricky to mount. They have no hole for a valve stem so you have to use very short valve stems.







Paul Johnson, Wild and Wonderful West Virginia. '64 Daytona Wagonaire, '64 Daytona convertible, '53 Commander Starliner, Museum R-4 engine, '62 Gravely Model L, '72 Gravely Model 430

As I recall, you sold me a set because you thought you had to take them off to add air when in fact, they snap open.

JDP/Maryland

[53k]

quote:Originally posted by candbstudebakers

Paul did they go with the Avanti? are they the ones I sold you ? hard to come by...Bob

'Fraid so. I offered a $600 price reduction to keep them, but the buyer wanted them. However, when he showed the car at Palm Springs, he had regular covers on the car (???).
I had such a hard time coming up with the clips and the repro ones I found didn't work very well, so I in a weak moment I let the covers go with the car.




Paul Johnson, Wild and Wonderful West Virginia. '64 Daytona Wagonaire, '64 Daytona convertible, '53 Commander Starliner, Museum R-4 engine, '62 Gravely Model L, '72 Gravely Model 430

[mrjazzmillcreek]

I have a set of these wire wheel covers,they were notorious for coming of the wheel when driving,because of the 5 clip arrangement.I have had them panel bonder onto 15" trim rings which just snap onto the wheels like ordinary discs. I there fore have 20 NOS clips .for sale

Ray Martin