Can anyone ID this old Buick wheel?

[Sweepspear]

Year? Model?

I bought it at a yard sale many years ago, and it has done duty as garden art. But I have always wondered what year it really was.

Thanks!

Dale

[Mark Shaw]

Some measurements would help.... Could be around a 1923....?

[dibarlaw]

Looks to be a wheel cut down to fit a smaller steel rim. The hubcap looks to be a nickeled brass one... may be 1925. All the photos I have seen of the Buick wood wheels show demountable rims thru 1928.

If the drum is 12 3/8" Diameter and 2 3/8" wide I sure could use it. A previous owner of my 1925 standard relined the brakes and used copper plated split rivets

driven in to the lining. Grooved up my drums. pretty bad

Larry

[Sweepspear]

The rim would fit a 17" tire. The brake drum is 12-3/8" x 2-3/8" O.D.

All the photos I have found of wheels with similar spokes appear to be the demountable clinch on rims too.

I suppose it is possible someone modified a set of those wheels to fit these rims, but seems like a lot of trouble to go through.

Larry, maybe we can work something out on the brake drum if you think you can use it.

[Dandy Dave]

Wooden spoked wheels were an option right into the early 1930's. Smallest wheels I see listed at that time is 18 inch for 32, and 17 inch for 1933. That may also be an older Hubcap on a newer wheel??? You never know what someone would have went though durring the Depression and WWII to keep tires on a vehicle, or a piece of farm machinery, just to keep things moving. Dandy Dave!

Edited October 29, 2013 by Dandy Dave (see edit history)

[Layden B]

Rim does not appear to come off the wheel nor does the wheel demount from the hub. How would you have an inflated spare for this setup? I am going along with some mix of parts for a farm wagon.

[Barney Eaton]

Fun exercise....... I know little about these early cars but must agree with most that it is a hybrid/modified unit made from cut down split rim center.

(1) it has 12 spokes. it seems the 1930 wheel was down to 10

(2) The rivets/bolts indicate it was a front wheel (rear wheels had half the number of bolts)

(3) comparing the size relationship between the bearing cap, to the size of the outer hub, 1926-27 is the strongest possibility.

This again is with no knowledge, just comparing the pictures in "The Buick A Complete History" and Standard catalog of Buick.

Also, would the "Buick" bearing cap screw on a wheel from another make?

[dibarlaw]

Sweepspear:

Finally found your posts again as I usually lurk over on the pre-war forum.

I went to buy wood wheels with 2 hubs on e-bay that had drums last year. To just get 2 good drums would have been great. But the 2 wheels looked as if they were pulled from the bottom of a swamp there was no fellow or rim and barely any wood spokes left. When I asked the condition of the drums the seller would not elaborate or send any other photos. Just the same I made an offer of $40.00 for the pair which they accepted. Then they wanted $120 for shipping. So needles to say I did not buy them.

Larry