dneivandt Posted April 21, 2012 Share Posted April 21, 2012 (edited) I am looking for lock rings for the 18" wire wheels that are on my Canadian built 1930 Dodge DC-8 Coupe. A 1935 National Wheel and Rim catalog states that the lock rings are the same as those used on some 1930 Buicks (it was non-specific, so both US and Canadian I presume). I am trying to confirm this, and narrow down the 1930 Buick models that used 18" wheels (if any). I have attached 2 photos of the correct lock rings for my coupe.many thanks in advance for any help,David Edited April 21, 2012 by dneivandt (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Shaw Posted April 22, 2012 Share Posted April 22, 2012 David, My 31 Model 57 Buick has 18" artillery wheels, & I know that the chassis of the early 1931 50 series buicks are the same as a 1930 Buick Marquette. I believe some Marquettes came with wire wheels that may be the same as your car. But these are some of the most rare Buicks and would therefore be hard to find.Good luck, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dneivandt Posted April 22, 2012 Author Share Posted April 22, 2012 Mark, thank you very much for the information, this gives me a place to start.sincerely,David Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stooy Posted May 16, 2012 Share Posted May 16, 2012 G'day David,Stewart Perry here. We produced new locking rings for our DeSoto CF8. (19" rings)We will need to produce a set for our DC 8 Roadster also. We could make a set for you at the same time we make ours if that helps. They costs us about AU$400 per ring. Just as a side note new rims are available in AUS too for AU$220 eachCheers Stewart Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Mike Hanning Posted May 16, 2012 Share Posted May 16, 2012 Hi David, Those lock rings appear to be the same as the 18" ones on my 1930 model 40 Buick. There is a company here in Christchurch New Zealand that make them too. Best regards, Mike. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dneivandt Posted May 16, 2012 Author Share Posted May 16, 2012 Hi Mike and Stewart, thank you both for the information-I very much appreciate it. Bill Gess has told me that Coker Tire makes them too-they do not have the notch, but of course these could be ground or filed in at the correct place. The profile of the Coker ones looks to be correct for the US lock rings-but not for the Canadian ones. Mike, would you mind sending me or posting, the details of the company in Christchurch?many thanks,David Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Mike Hanning Posted May 16, 2012 Share Posted May 16, 2012 Hi David, The Christchurch Company is as follows:Veteran Car Rims101 Harman St.,Christchurch 8149New ZealandPhone + 64 3 338 4307 email office@veterancarrims.co.nz Best regards, Mike. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dneivandt Posted May 16, 2012 Author Share Posted May 16, 2012 Hi Mike, thanks very much-I will post my findings in case anybody else ever needs these!kind regards,David Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Schramm Posted May 27, 2012 Share Posted May 27, 2012 Is this what you might be looking for?Stanweld lock rings 1913 1914 Overland antique 25" wood wire wheel brass era | eBay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dneivandt Posted May 27, 2012 Author Share Posted May 27, 2012 Thanks for the link Larry, unfortunately these are 25" versus the 18" that I need.On a separate note, the rings made by Veteran Car Rims of New Zealand are a different profile to both the US and Canadian DC-8 rings. I have yet to hear back from Coker Tire.Thanks for keeping an eye out Larry, I very much appreciate it.David Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
35cz8 Posted June 17, 2012 Share Posted June 17, 2012 Just curious, are these wheels 5 bolt or 6 bolt wheels? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dneivandt Posted June 17, 2012 Author Share Posted June 17, 2012 The Canadian wheels are 5 bolt, the US ones are sixregards,David Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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