hddennis Posted October 29, 2021 Share Posted October 29, 2021 Just had a discussion with a fellow who recently purchased a 1917 Maxwell and when he sent me pictures I told him it appeared his wheels had been altered as I was unable to find any in all of my 1914-1921 Maxwell parts books that were like his, I changed my mind after I went through all my photo files and found others just like his. They are non- demountable in nature at first glance but then you notice that 3 of the 6 hub bolts are like modern ones and their removal allows you to take the whole wheel off the hub like a modern car. Since I cannot find any listing at all in the factory parts books could these have been a popular aftermarket product? Howard Dennis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hddennis Posted October 30, 2021 Author Share Posted October 30, 2021 Since no replies, I did more online searches and think I have found at least it was an available accessory during this time and something I've never seen or even imagined. Kind of a neat idea, I think. Howard Dennis 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wayne sheldon Posted October 30, 2021 Share Posted October 30, 2021 Hey there Howard D! Similar wheels were manufactured in the British and European markets. They were much more popular there, and quite a few photos can be found both from the era, and restored cars in recent decades showing them. I knew they were also manufactured here, but they were never very popular here and era photos and survivors with them are somewhat rare. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hddennis Posted October 31, 2021 Author Share Posted October 31, 2021 Hey Wayne, Thanks for the response. I initially thought this car was butchered but when I looked more closely through my Maxwell photo files I found maybe a half dozen 1917 Maxwells with these which suggests to me that maybe the factory tried these on a run of 1917 cars possibly to get rid of non-demountable wheels they had stopped using 2 years earlier? It couldn't have been a large run as there is no mention in period Maxwell literature nor in factory parts books. Howard Dennis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldcarfudd Posted October 31, 2021 Share Posted October 31, 2021 How does this differ from the demountable spare wheel supplied on Ramblers starting about 1909? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hddennis Posted October 31, 2021 Author Share Posted October 31, 2021 Wouldn't know, have any pictures of how they work? Howard Dennis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1912Staver Posted October 31, 2021 Share Posted October 31, 2021 I believe this is very similar to the Rambler set up. But the Rambler was a bigger car and probably a few sizes larger tires / a couple of inches larger rim diameter. But the hub concept is virtually the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hddennis Posted October 31, 2021 Author Share Posted October 31, 2021 1 hour ago, 1912Staver said: I believe this is very similar to the Rambler set up. But the Rambler was a bigger car and probably a few sizes larger tires / a couple of inches larger rim diameter. But the hub concept is virtually the same. Thanks, I looked online and saw a picture but don't understand how it worked. Seems to be a lot of bolts. The Maxwell set up uses 3 of the original holes to hold the wheel and plates all together and 3 are used to hold the wheel onto the hubs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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