Re: What are artillery wheels?

Posted by Owen_Dyneto On 2014/7/14 18:10:47

There is a lot to this story but simply expressed there were two types of artillery wheels used by Packard between the late 20s and 1938; senior Packards 1936 and back offered wooden (Hickory) spoke artillery wheels, and for a year or two there were steel-stamped artillery wheels available for the juniors. Of course wood spoke wheels were pretty much standard starting with the beginning of the auto era, later drop-center wire spoke and steel disc wheels came along - steel disc were considered the strongest and most popular on export cars. In the era beginning in the late 20s, all 3 types of wheels were offered and what you bought was what you liked.