53 New Yorker Posted March 8, 2019 Share Posted March 8, 2019 Hello fellow antiques car enthusiasts, Does anyone have some advice on where to get a good set of original 16" steel wheels for a 1940 Buick Special ? The car I purchased last fall has been re-fitted with 15" wheels and funny looking 1950's era spoke hub caps. I'd like to take it back to 16" wheels. I'm also reading in a couple of posts that the Special series cars where already geared on the "low" side, and with 15" wheels, it made the situation even worse. Thanks for any advice you can give. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
39BuickEight Posted March 8, 2019 Share Posted March 8, 2019 The wheels themselves don’t make it any worse, it’s the tire diameter. You can put equivalent original diameter tires on 15” wheels and get the same result. For wheels I would call Dave Tacheny. I don’t have his number handy, but if you search his name you will find it in other discussions, and/or someone else will probably reply with it soon. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pont35cpe Posted March 8, 2019 Share Posted March 8, 2019 Dave`s number 763 427 3460 m-f 5-7pm central time 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
53 New Yorker Posted March 8, 2019 Author Share Posted March 8, 2019 Thank you my friends. I didn't expect to have such great information so quickly... I really appreciate it! I tried to attach a picture of the car and those "funny" looking 1950's era wire wheel covers. Do you or anyone know what the hub caps could be from? I would like to install trip rings and BUICK dish hub caps on it for an authentic look. There seems to be pleanty of places to buy rings and hub caps from the many Buick Supply places. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bryankazmer Posted March 9, 2019 Share Posted March 9, 2019 and perhaps lose the Packard hood ornament 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Harwood Posted March 9, 2019 Share Posted March 9, 2019 Hubcaps are from a '50s Mopar of some sort. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
53 New Yorker Posted March 9, 2019 Author Share Posted March 9, 2019 50 minutes ago, bryankazmer said: and perhaps lose the Packard hood ornament I agree. Although the cormorant is very nice... It really belongs on someone else's Packard, and not this Buick. Thank you for your insight and encouragement to "lose" it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The 55er Posted March 9, 2019 Share Posted March 9, 2019 The hubcaps that are currently on your car are 1953 Buick wire wheelcovers. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Harwood Posted March 9, 2019 Share Posted March 9, 2019 3 minutes ago, The 55er said: The hubcaps that are currently on your car are 1953 Buick wire wheelcovers. Dangit, I knew they looked familiar. Good call. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
53 New Yorker Posted March 9, 2019 Author Share Posted March 9, 2019 9 hours ago, The 55er said: The hubcaps that are currently on your car are 1953 Buick wire wheelcovers. Thank you, This will help me to know what to do with them when it comes time to find them a new home. 11 hours ago, bryankazmer said: and perhaps lose the Packard hood ornament I agree. Although the cormorant is very nice... It really belongs on someone else's Packard, and not this Buick. Thank you for your insight and encouragement to "lose" it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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