Asolare

I just purchased a 1962 Curlass Convertible four speed in great shape and want to put the original wheels and hupcaps back on. I'm ver new to this and would appreciate some guidence.

oldcutlass

Welcome to the site, looks to be in good shape.

joe_padavano

Welcome. What is your question, exactly? Are you looking to buy a set of original wheels and hubcaps?

Be aware that these cars mainly came with 13" wheels. Correctly-sized tires are difficult to find. Modern 13" radials are lower profile than the original 13" bias-ply tires and thus smaller in diameter. They just don't look right in my opinion. You can get repro bias-ply tires in the correct size, but these will be very expensive. 15" wheels were optional on these cars, but these are very rare. It took me five years of looking to find a complete set of four.

As for hubcaps, there are two styles, the smaller dog dish caps and the full wheel covers. I have a set of the full wheel covers for 13" wheels if you are interested. I might be able to scrounge up a set of original 13" wheels also.

Asolare

Joe

Thanks for the valuable information. My goal is to put whitewall tires on original rims with the the full wheel covers.

The tires I'm looking at are the BF Goodrich 2 1/4 Inch Whitewall - 175/80R13.

I'm very interested in the wheels and full wheel covers. I'll PM you my e-mail and cell. Thanks for all your help.

OLD SKL 69

Welcome to CO! Looks like a nice car, congrats on your purchase.

Asolare

Thanks Darrell. Took the family out last night including the dog with the top down. Got more smiles from passing traffic than I though possible.