1 Raggedy Ride Posted September 25, 2017 Share Posted September 25, 2017 (edited) I came across these, removed from a 1932 Chevrolet, 14" tire size X 6.62" wide, a set of 5 wheels & full wheel hubcaps, with "The General", on the hubcap. Is there anyone interested ??? Edited May 11, 2020 by 1 Raggedy Ride please re-post = still available (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerry Appel Posted July 31, 2018 Share Posted July 31, 2018 Interested in your wheels and hubcaps, Do you still have them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1 Raggedy Ride Posted July 31, 2018 Author Share Posted July 31, 2018 Jerry, Yes, I still have them.... Where are you located ??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerry Appel Posted July 31, 2018 Share Posted July 31, 2018 I am in lakeside Montana zip is 59922. About 15 miles south of Kalispell . Can you tell me what your asking for them and a quote on shipping Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Albright Posted July 31, 2018 Share Posted July 31, 2018 Can someone help me. I can’t simply figure out what these wheels and hubcaps go to? Google 1932 Chevy wheels and caps. Nothing even similar. Please chime in or email me. Thanks George albright. Gnalbright@gmail.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerry Appel Posted August 1, 2018 Share Posted August 1, 2018 Can you Email me the info to sharzee@cyberport.net Jerry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1 Raggedy Ride Posted August 1, 2018 Author Share Posted August 1, 2018 6 hours ago, George Albright said: Can someone help me. I can’t simply figure out what these wheels and hubcaps go to? Google 1932 Chevy wheels and caps. Nothing even similar. Please chime in or email me. Thanks George albright. Gnalbright@gmail.com George, From the "Coat of Arms" insignia, in the center of the hubcap, and "The General" script above it, is was the trademark, of the General Tire Co.... I am not sure when this trademark was introduced, but these are the first full wheel covers, that I have ever seen, for the General Tire Co. It's my guess, that these wheels & hubcaps, could have have been introduced around 1930, or a little after... The only identifying stamping on the wheel, is: CHEVROLET, in the outer bolt hole areal.... Now, to make things a little more difficult to figure out, there were numerous car manufactures, with only certain models, that the wheels had 6 holes, with a 5 1/2" center to center bolt pattern, made in the U.S. & Canada. These wheels being for 14" tires, and 6 5/8" tire width, is where it's I am not sure, of who made the wheels and when.... In 1932, The General Tire Co. along with the Cleveland Welding Co., started making wheels (rib type, rather than a solid or spoke), and with a smaller hubcap, with the General Tire Co. logo...On the wheel, they had a 3 digit code, a year, mfg. name of the Clev-Weld Co., and patent. pend. They began with wheel tire size was 16", with the tire width of 4 1/2", and in 1933, they went to 15", with the early ones being 6 1/4" and the latter being 6 5/8" , in 1934 and beyond , they went to 14".... I can only conclude, that the General Tire Co., changed wheel & hubcap manufactures, before 1932... If anyone has any photos, advertisements, of these wheels, I sure would like to get a copy, if possible... And if anyone can add to what I have said, or correct what I have said, I would appreciate that also... What I have said here, is only what I have observed, over the last few years.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bloo Posted August 1, 2018 Share Posted August 1, 2018 (edited) IIRC General Jumbo was aftermarket stuff. Fat balloon tires on smaller rim diameters at a time when they didn't really exist yet. I have never seen any that look quite like the ones in the pictures. They usually look like this: Edited August 1, 2018 by Bloo (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Albright Posted August 1, 2018 Share Posted August 1, 2018 Thanks to you both! I’d like to offer the seller $200 for the set. Will probably donate to the AACA Museum. Please guys make sure the seller sees this. Unusual set that need to be preserved. George Albright Ocala fla. cell 352 843 1624 email. Gnalbright@gmail.com. Go AACA! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Albright Posted August 1, 2018 Share Posted August 1, 2018 Hopefully someone can transport them to the AACA Museum for us during Hershey,etc. thanks George Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Harwood Posted August 1, 2018 Share Posted August 1, 2018 Read up on the AACA Museum's current status before you start handing them money and gifts... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Albright Posted August 1, 2018 Share Posted August 1, 2018 Thanks Matt. I am aware of that situation. Any appropriate museum where these will be displayed is fine with me. Thanks George Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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