<VV> Kelsey Hayes Wire Wheels

[Eric S. Eberhard]

Dayton charge currently 450 per wheel to restore (over 500 with 
shipping).  If you want show wheels it either makes sense to get some 
really bad ones (restores include new spokes and rim straightening or 
replacement) cheap, or already restored one.  If you want them on a 
driver, decent ones can be found.  These are the prices I have seen recently:

1) really bad   1,000 a set
2) driver 2-3000
3) show 4-7000

It is important to get everything for a show car, which is almost 
rarer than the wheels (correct hammer, spare tire mounting piece).

At 12:15 AM 9/19/2006, you wrote:
>It appears that Approx 400 sets were made, but I can't find the 
>source of this figure in my files.
>They started out as RPO 697 in 1962 at a cost of $269. They changed 
>to RPO P45 in 1963 and ended their run in 1964 at $403.50.
>Pretty expensive in those days. Not really that rare since there 
>always seems to be a set for sale somewhere at any given time. Three 
>sets have sold on eBay in the last two months. The latest was four 
>days ago (see item 290028758946). They are just expensive, and I'm 
>sure you can secure a decent set if you are willing to spend 2-3K. A 
>set in poor condition will cost that much just to restore, so you're 
>better off paying more for a good set. Do to the high initial cost 
>of these wheels, I doubt many went to the crusher with old cars and 
>most are still kicking around some where. I usually see a car or two 
>at every show that have them. I bought a set for $50 when I was a 
>teenager and traded them for a set of 140 heads. Boy was that a dumb 
>deal for me!! I was quoted $50 a wheel to respoke them at dayton 
>wheel and I figure it was too much at the time since I only paid 
>that much for the whole set, and I thought running tubes was a pain 
>in the rear.  Oh Well! You live and learn from your mistakes. I 
>would'nt mind picking up a set, but I can't bring myself to spend 
>that much. It seems the most economical way to get a set is buy a 
>car that already has them. I have seen two earlies with the KH 
>wheels go for less than 2k on ebay. The cars were only in fair 
>condition, but who cares, get the rims and sell the rest.
>
>Dave
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