Rims from my 46

[Smedly]

So I finally got new (well almost new 95% tread) tires for my 46. They cam already mounted on a set of Chevy 5 on 5 rims. So they bolted on perfectly and I can now choose a matching set of caddy wheel covers from my collection to run. The rims that were on the car did not have enough lip on them to hold a set before, they have the little spring tabs around the bolting area. My question is are these rims worth trying to sell or are those spring clips worth anything to anybody. We have a few auto flea markets coming up that I could send them to with a friend but I would hate to take up the space in his truck if he is most likely going to bring them back home instead of a $20 bill.

[Steve Passmore]

My advice would be to hang on to those wheels because some future owner may want to revert the car back to factory and many years down the line they will be unobtainable. I have a 36 that came to me 20 years ago with the wrong wheels and it took me 12 years to find a correct set.   It will happen to your car one day. They will be worth a lot more than the $20 bill then.

[Bill Ingler #7799]

Sheldon: 1946 wheels were like the wheel below with the spring clips around the bolt pattern to hold the cap. The wheel width was 5 1/2 inches from bead to bead. So do these pictures look like your 46 rims? If yes then the rims are worth trying to sell. Rims for the 700x15 tire, which was the standard size tire for the 62 series from 41 through 47, are becoming hard to find. Can you post a picture of your old rims?  Bill

[Smedly]

Bill, the first pic looks loke mine, but I would have to measure them to compare the second pic. I will do that tommorrow

[Steve Passmore]

62 series from 41 through 47, are becoming hard to find. Can you post a picture of your old rims?  Bill

There you go!  Hard to get already

[Smedly]

I just went out to take a few pics, Bill I think mine are different, probably not original. Looking at your pictures it appears the centers of yours are welded in  mine are riveted. The wheel in pic 2 of mine is also different it only came with 3 clips not five while the others all have 5. The more I look at them I am thinking that they are worthless, except maybe the clips themselves? I don't think they are worth shipping anywhere, Am I wrong?

[Bill Ingler #7799]

Sheldon: I agree that the wheel in number 2 picture does not appear to be a Cadillac wheel but picture 1, 3,4 and 5, I think are Cadillac. What appears to be a weld on my wheel is heavy paint put on by the powder coat then the paint dried with cracks appearing like weld. Pictures below shows my wheel is riveted. I would hold on to the 3 Cadillac wheels. You never know when you might find another wheel or two that match the 3 you already have and now you have a set. Yes the wheels you have need work and a couple of clips replaced but then you have what I believe are 3 original wheels.

You might demount the tires from the wheels and check the width from bead to bead which should be 5 1/2 inches for a 41-47 wheel for a 62 series. Now in 48 they made a wider rim wheel to accommodate  the new wider tire which was standard on the new designed Cadillac for 1948 and that width I think is about 6 inches bead to bead. Both the 41-47 wheel and the 48 wheel look the same with the difference being in width bead to bead. There are many stories about wrong year caps with the wrong year wheel causing ruined caps as well as damaging shirts when the caps flew off but that is another story.      Bill

[Smedly]

Thanks for the info Bill, What I did not think about as the rim in the trunk with my spare tire on it, maybe I do have a set of four. I will need to look at that later today.
Does anybody happen to know the weight of one Cadillac rim without a tire mounted on it? I would like to figure out an estimated shipping cost for someone who pm'd me about these rims.