These wheels are some of many items left behind by my late husband and don't appear to have any identifying marks or numbers, save for the size on one set (15x8.5). I thought they might be a 60's vintage and so am hoping someone viewing this particular forum might have some ideas. All seem to be 15" wheels with a 5-bolt lug pattern. Any help in identifying the make or model of these would be greatly appreciated - thank you.

 

I think it would be fair to say that they are after market, past that I have no idea.


John

 

The top picture (set of 4) looks similar to wheels I put on my new 1977 Dodge B200 van back in the day. The set of two looks to be of similar vintage, i.e., mid to late 70's.

 

The 4 wheels in the upper pic are aftermarket Turbine wheels.

I don't recognize the two wheels in the lower pic.

1977 was the first year that F100/150's were available with styled aluminum & styled steel wheels, Bronco's got the same types in 1978.

The hubcaps (Ford called them ornaments) attached to the wheels with (3) steel or nylon anchors and (3) chrome or black screws.

The holes for these parts were within the bolt circle pattern.

 

The bottom two look like the ones that came on my truck they were old Cragars. I see yours have the Cragar style lugs.

 

The center caps on the turbine wheels say "US". US Wheel is still around, but no more turbine jobs as best I can tell. I found several variations on the turbine but none that match yours. You could contact them and see if they have an old catalog or recognize what you have.
US Wheel Online ? Truck / 4x4

The lower pic has "slot mags" that everyone used to produce. The Ansen Sprint was the premier slot mag in the day. Cragars would be good too. But I'm pretty sure you will find the Ansen or Cragar name cast into the back of the wheel, as those were top line wheels, not generic wheels cast in Japan or Taiwan and labeled with a sticker.

You can check ebay for values, and you can probably sell them fairly easily for a bit more than the price of scrap aluminum.

Check the back sides carefully, and check the bolt pattern as well. 5 on 5.5" is what you are looking for to fit Ford pickups and vans.

You might have better luck selling them without the tires. Hard to say. No one in their right mind would run those tires any distance, but there are plenty who would--be sure to get CASH.

 

The turbine wheels could be from any of a dozen manufacturers from the early 70's to mid 80's. Most had a standard size center hole, the bullet nose center caps would readily interchange between brands. Your set of turbine wheels is a staggered set, a pair a 15x7 and a pair of 15x8.5 wheels... or the wider wheels may be 15x9 or 15x10 judging by the way the L-60/15 tires have their sidewalls pulled outward.

The aluminum slot wheels look to be 15x8.5, one way to determine what brand they might be is what lug nuts the wheels need to be bolted on correctly. Both sets of wheels need a shank & washer lug nut. What makes the difference is how long of a shank is needed on the lug nut without bottoming out against the brake hub before the lug nut & washer is tight against the wheel. Cragar wheels typically use a longer shank lug nut, Ansen, Western, and Cal Custom, they could use short or long shank lug nuts.

My totally unscientific wild guess is the aluminum slot wheels are Ansen brand from the late 60's to the early 70's. By the mid 70's most aftermarket wheel manufacturers had quality control processes in place to make sure they all matched. The aluminum slot on the left has the lug holes correctly aligned with the spokes. The one on the right, the bolt pattern is drilled kind of near the center of the slots/big holes, a common thing on early Ansen wheels.

Even though the tires are extremely old, I wouldn't be surprised if some retro hot rodder would be interested in buying them for show car duty. Try to drive with those tires and you're looking at 4 blowouts by the end of the block, but if they are crack free on the sidewalls and hold air, someone may want them.