What wheel is this?

[San Maru]

Does anyone have any information on this wheel? Its 14x6 and was pulled of a 76 280z. I have all 4.

[Skib]

not sure what wheel it is but its an old 80s wheel it is, weve got a few of em around the wheel pile at the shop.

 

check for any sort of stamping on the back

[Dawa]

idk but it is trippin me out maaaaan

[San Maru]

I took the tires off, no markings anywhere. You have any 81-84 maxima cv axles around the shop?

[Boaty]

IMAGE THIEF! IMAGE THIEF!

[San Maru]

idk but it is trippin me out maaaaan

Is the wheel spinning or the computer screen?

[San Maru]

[Skib]

looks like something western would have made.

[San Maru]

Ive been searching Appliance and Western wheel images. Im not having any luck finding a picture that matches the unknown wheel.

[RedBanner]

Westerns are hard to find sometimes, i have several ive never seen online. That does look like a western style tho.

 

[San Maru]

Well, that is the best information I have gotten since I picked them up. Does Western wheels have a habbit of not putting any markings on their wheels? On a side note, I saw some western turbines at a junkyard, but they were a little scarred up on 2 of them. 14x7. Tell me if they are too far gone. Let me find the pictures...

[San Maru]

[San Maru]

[San Maru]

There are a lot of small scratches, a couple gouges on the bead, and broken steel screws embedded where some genius attached some kind of center cap. I think they were trashed, but I dont know how much you can 'work' or repair wheels.

[RedBanner]

ive seen worse repaired, dont know what it wod cost tho

[San Maru]

Good point. I think I will let those turbines get recycled then. - Now back to the unidentified Western wheel. I was going to refurbish them. I need to bead blast them and polish to a shine. I like the way they look. Out of curiousity, what would these wheels be valued at? The same as any other common vintage wheel?

[Skib]

Out of curiousity, what would these wheels be valued at? The same as any other common vintage wheel?

 

not really...

 

there not commonly seen partly because theyve been out of popular style since the 80s/90s

 

to the right person its a few hundred tho

[RedBanner]

250 maybe, if you foumd the right guy looking for em, i saw a set for 80-100$ on here a while back.

i also saw a couple sets used as rollers.

 

[San Maru]

OK, thanks. If I dont end up using them I know what a fair price is. I wouldnt want to cheat someone or myself. You guys were very helpful.

[MikeRL411]

The original photo reminds me of the first metric wheel sets sold by Sears Roebuck in the 70s. They were referred to as "Turbo Mags" with the warning that they only fit the "new" metric size tires. Most were straight radial fins but I have seen inclined fins like the photo.

[San Maru]

Thanks, Mike.