Motor Wheel Corporation
Posted by Gary On 2011/10/5 9:33:14
I ran across this article under "Wire Wheels 101" and was surprised by this statement.
Motor Wheel Corp.Chrysler/Imperial/Packard/Hudson
"With its distinctive dog-bone center cap, nothing looks quite like the wire wheel made for the '53-56 Chrysler Corp. cars. Despite their popularity, they're relatively misunderstood.
First, despite enduring folklore, they were made by Motor Wheel Corp. and not Kelsey Hayes. Second, they weren't exclusive to Chrysler. According to Jimmy at Rally America, Motor Wheel offered no less than 10 different variations of the design to the OEM world for factory options (Packard and Hudson, for one example) and to the aftermarket world as parts-store accessories (early Thunderbird and Corvette for another). Though the wheels differ in several ways, including bolt pattern, width, and wheel offset, the caps are interchangeable due to a universal register."
The article also stated that even though the Imperial bolt pattern was different, the center hub could be modified to fit the Packards and that there are some Packards running around with Imperial wire wheels on them!...GASP! say it ain't so! NO Packard owner would dare taint his cars image with Imperial Wheels!!!
Motor Wheel Corp.Chrysler/Imperial/Packard/Hudson
"With its distinctive dog-bone center cap, nothing looks quite like the wire wheel made for the '53-56 Chrysler Corp. cars. Despite their popularity, they're relatively misunderstood.
First, despite enduring folklore, they were made by Motor Wheel Corp. and not Kelsey Hayes. Second, they weren't exclusive to Chrysler. According to Jimmy at Rally America, Motor Wheel offered no less than 10 different variations of the design to the OEM world for factory options (Packard and Hudson, for one example) and to the aftermarket world as parts-store accessories (early Thunderbird and Corvette for another). Though the wheels differ in several ways, including bolt pattern, width, and wheel offset, the caps are interchangeable due to a universal register."
The article also stated that even though the Imperial bolt pattern was different, the center hub could be modified to fit the Packards and that there are some Packards running around with Imperial wire wheels on them!...GASP! say it ain't so! NO Packard owner would dare taint his cars image with Imperial Wheels!!!
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