British wire wheel

I recently picked up this early looking wire wheel. The wires are attached only to the outside of the rim and many need work.The tire is Michelin made in England size 165-380/165-15X. Can you recognize it and appraise value?

Looks like a small wheel for an MG-size car. Price for a brand new painted wheel is about $175 plus shipping from UK. See www.mwsint.com. An old rusty one may not be very valuable.

15 inch rims with 48 spokes. Do you know the rim width. Try the british wire wheel chart at: http://www.daytonwirewheels.com/britishcars.php

After you get the width dimension you can figure out what cars may have used them.

At The Roadster Factory brand new painted 48 spoke 15 inch Dayton rims have a current list price of $409.95 each but they are on sale for $279.97. You can buy the Dunlop equivalent from other venders for slightly less. I would say our rims are worth the scrap metal value unless you can find something very unique about the design. The Roadster Factory website is: http://trf.zeni.net/TR2-TR3Handbook/19.php

The Dayton chart has a few errors.

I know the Triumph TR2 thru early 1962 TR4 were originally equipped with 15 inch 48 spoke wheel and I believe when they went to 60 spoke wheels the spokes were cross laced front to back and back to front on the rim.

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1933 Chevrolet

1962 Triumph TR4

1984 BMW 633 CSi

Thank you both for your advice.