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Hi To All,
This has been quite a
learning experience regarding these 1961-63 15” x 6” letter car wheels. Many
have changed contributed photos and info. They are acknowledged at the end. And
the good news is that replacements are readily available.
These letter cars shared
their wheels with the same years of Chrysler Enforcer Police Cars. The Chrysler
Enforcers were meant as a happy median with less high end yet good low end
performance and better gas mileage in the city than the letter cars of these
years. They had 325 hp 383 cu in engines with special cams. See link:
These police cars used
dog dish center caps that required clips on the wheels.
Original wheels for the
letter cars have been documented with and without these clips on the wheels..
Without the clips there were no provisions to hold on a center cap. Of course,
the letter cars ran full wheel covers. Possibly, the clip-less wheels were
meant for the spare tire? See link:
http://www.chrysler300club.com/tech/wheels/62.html
An almost exact
replacement wheel is already made by Wheel Vintiques and sold direct or thru
Summit Racing, Coker Tire & others.
They
are Series 63 (Mopar Standard Steel Wheel) 15X6 OE
CHRYSLER BLACK | 5X4.5" BOLT | 3.75" BACKSPACE $108 including Powder
Coating Wheel
Vintiques SKU: 63-5612334
https://www.wheelvintiques.com/15-x-6-oe-chrysler-5-4-1-2-bp-satin-black-3-3-4-b-s.html
https://www.cokertire.com/wheels/steel-wheels/mopar-standard.html
Stockton Wheel will
continue to make the stronger “radial tire” wheels for ‘57-‘65 Chryslers that
ran 14” wheels both in 14” x 7” and 15” x 7” that accept 14” original
hubcaps.
I will announce new
formal part numbers and pricing, from them, in the near future.
Thanks to the following
members for sharing their photos and experiences:
Bob Merritt, Rick Clapham,
Andy Mikonis, Pete Fitch, Doug Warrener, Jeff Miklas & Bob Jasinski.
This info adds to the
“folk lore” of our special cars.
Tony Rinaldi From: Chrysler 300 Club <Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> on behalf of "DR CHALLENGER drchallenger@xxxxxxxxxxx [Chrysler300]" <Chrysler300-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Reply-To: Anthony Rinaldi <awrdoc@xxxxxxxxx> Date: Fri, Jul 27, 18 at Fri, Jul 27 - 9:49 AM To: Chrysler 300 Club <Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Subject: [Chrysler300] 1961-63 15�8226;ˇ 300 Wheels Hi to all, Continuing our Stockton Wheel replacement project. ITMT, I need photos of 1961, 1962 & 1963 15�8226;ˇ bare wheels sans hubcaps. Please send them to: I know that the G wheels have some sort of holes in them and the specs say they are 6�8226;ˇ wide. 1. Basically wanting to know if all 3 years are the same. 2. Are they similar to the 15 x 7 police car wheels on their face except that they are 6�8226;ˇ rather than 7�8226;ˇ. Thanks, Tony Rinaldi __._,_.___ Posted by: Tony Rinaldi <awrdoc@xxxxxxxxx> To send a message to this group, send an email to: Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to bob@xxxxxxxxxxxxx or go to https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/all/manage/edit For list server instructions, go to http://www.chrysler300club.com/yahoolist/inst.htm For archives go to http://www.forwardlook.net/300-archive/search.htm#querylang __,_._,___ |
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