<VV> Kelsey-Hayes Wheels

[Charles Lee at Proper Pro Per]

I heard that there were about 300 Corvairs, 1962-1964, that went for the 
$495 option on a $2,500 car.

I'm not certain of the price as new, but it was "up there" by 1960's 
standards.

Dave should know this bit of info - Dave are you there ?

Back about 1985, I wrote to Kelsey Hayes for design specs etc, which they 
didn't have, but he did add that he had a "bunch of them" in a back room, 
and "Do you want them ?"

So, "Uh... Yes." and I got them NOS.

I sold them for about the "new" price, just to be "authentic" about it.

I know one set was modified (I didn't get the adapters) to fit Don 
Schneider's "Black Widow Corsa" and I think another set went on the white 
counterpart to that car.

I had a set for my 1962 Lakewood, which I ran at Lime Rock with them, and 
that is definitely something that you DO NOT WANT TO DO !!!!! It was like 
having sandbags on all four corners (at least in part due to it being a 
wagon, but mostly those wheels !)

http://www.yourbuyersinn.com/1962LakewoodWWs.JPG

There were two kind of spinner inserts too.  I believe that the early 
(1962-63) version has a burnished, almost purple, insert with a Chevy "V" 
shaped emblem on it, while the later (1964 ?) was "spun" aluminum inserts 
with a Chevy bowtie, which is the more common version that I've seen.




----- Original Message ----- 
From: <TimogensTurbo at aol.com>
To: <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Monday, September 18, 2006 8:08 PM
Subject: Re: <VV> Kelsey-Hayes Wheels


> In a message dated 9/18/2006 7:45:56 PM Pacific Daylight Time, 
> john at nfdc.net
> writes:
>
>> Does anyone know how many Kelsey -Hayes wheels were produced for the 
>> 13"-4
>> lug early Corvairs?  Also, were they a $300.00 option as I have heard?  I
>> have a set of 4 with spinners plus an extra wheel w/o the hub and 
>> spinner.  I
>> just want to know how rare an option I have.
>>
> ================================================
> Let's put it this way....almost every meet I go to I see a 65-6 Corsa 
> Turbo
> vert..supposedly real rare......
>
> I've only seen a few dozen real K-H  wires in 40 yrs......why they go for
> $2000+
>
> Matt Nall
> stocker, mod, v8, turbo, boat, Sandcar
> ALLVAIR!
> Timogen was a softy!
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