Hi. Back in the late 50 I did not run those wheels but I am familiar with those old Firestone mud & snow tires though. I ran them on my 39 Ford coupe with original wheels with a 265 Chevy V8 around 1957 or so that had a Columbia rear end with 444 low ratio. Those tires have a soft compound similar to Thompsons slicks and really got off the line quick. Those were the days. Jimmie
Pretty doubtful those are magnesium - left out in the open they tend to turn very dark. Could be aluminum Torq Thrusts, but depth of the lug nut holes looks more like the Appliance version, still a very nice quality wheel if so.
Only been outside for 2 weeks been in storage for 40 years Sent from my iPhone using The H.A.M.B. mobile app
I will put my 3.5 cents in I Think they are Anson Wheels it has that look! Just my 3 5 cents Live Learn & Die a Fool
Anson spoke wheels have round, not peaked spokes...and don't have the distinctive reveal next to the spokes. Keystones do have that reveal, so see if there's a K on the back
What they are is 5 spoke wheels. LOL They will never work on your old race car, better just send them to me and I'll tell everyone what a good guy you are. Look on the back side something stamped on them. Not just cast identification. And show us we like to see pics of stuff that we wish we owned.
When you get into the id of the cast 5 spokes from that time frame it is all about the tiny details such as the slight machined reveal (yellow arrow or the location of the valve stem. Tiny details that made them just enough different from the other guys that the guys doing the clones could say that "no ours are different, see that and that".
Valve stem placement makes a lot of difference too. You usually see the valve stem pointing up on the older wheels. Works better for tube type tires
I knew a guy back in the 70's that could just look at that style of wheel and tell you what brand it was. He could spot a clone with American caps on it from 30 ft away and tell you why it was a clone and who made it.
The ribs inside the backside of the spokes say Appliance Wheels to me. Still a very nice set of wheels, only the American Racing Wheels snobs would turn their nose up at them.
Very close Japanese mfg copy of an American Racing Wheel , fooled me. An AP wheel normally has recessed lugs, do these? Definitely not Ansen.
Value will depend on size and bolt pattern. Narrow fronts are worth a mint, and wide rears are much less so. A 5" pattern is rather useless nowadays except for the few running old Pontiac and Olds rearends.
X38............is that Oz or US dollars?.............and what exchange rate?..........seriously, as they are stamped 15 x 8.5 all we need is the bolt pattern........the wheel snobs would not be pleased to see "Japan" stamped tho'..........me, I couldn't care where they are made so long as I'd want it........andyd
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