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Old 05-31-2015, 08:37 PM
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I see no "dust" around the rivets holding the centers to the rims Bart. So I say you have a great set of Hurts wheels. Same for Hurst65.

I have seen Hurst wheels Dennis Kurban had sitting around that were unusable because to the wear of the rivets moving and causing the "dust". Holes for the rivets were worn out. Wasn't pretty at all.

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I see no "dust" around the rivets holding the centers to the rims Bart. So I say you have a great set of Hurst wheels. Same for Hurst65.

I have seen Hurst wheels Dennis Kirban had sitting around that were unusable because to the wear of the rivets moving and causing the "dust". Holes for the rivets were worn out. Wasn't pretty at all.
One thing that first comes to mind is this question: Were those wheels with the dust around the loose rivets the earlier more robust design (like my set) with the welded load plates sandwiching the forged center at the riveted joints, or the 'cheapened-up' later style made without the welded load plates?

I was lucky to find a low-miles set that likely never saw the light of day for close to 45 years.

Judging by the age and lack of tread wear of triple-white stripe 'Dual 90' General tires introduced in 1962 (superseded around '67 -'68 with the General 'Dual S-90 with a slightly different sidewall, stripes and tread) these were likely removed from the car and put into storage by the year 1970 at the latest.

Those 'Dual 90' General tires were very likely the only set ever mounted on those wheels.

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I recently purchased a Hurst wheel that needs restoring. I am trying to
assemble a complete set of 4. The two rims that are restored I believe are
thick shank and the new one (unrestored) looks thin shank? Also the area
around the lug holes on the back are round instead of being oval. I thought
that the 4.75 bolt pattern rims were oval and the round ones were either
4.5 or 5" bolt pattern. Rim was a barn find and has a trim ring with 3 of
the 5 clips. I plan on using this rim but I would have to use different lug nuts
on this specific rim. Also when I buy the 4th rim in the future will it matter if it is thick or thin shank?
Thanks for any help
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Old 12-30-2015, 07:47 PM
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I just pick up a pair of Hurst wheels, will be looking for restoration tips to make them shine again

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Has anyone ever seen paper work like this for Hurst Wheels?? Someone laminated some of the paper work. You can see it was folded at one time. I am sorry I cannot rotate the images. THANKS Mark!







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Pont406, I have restored perhaps 50 or more original HURST wheels. There are no short cuts, it is a lot of work to do it correctly for optimum results. I average roughly 90 to 120 hours per wheel. I could talk for hours on the process and techniques. It typically takes me one month per wheel working on them in the evenings and on the weekends. Depending on current spoke face surface condition (pitting/damage). I would use from 36 grit all the way to 3,000 before the polishing process starts. I do everything by hand, all the sanding. I have made special tools to do so to keep all the edges crisp, clean and straight. I've owned and handled a lot of them. Please reach out if I can be of any help to you for advice or recommendations.

*Please please please do not take an electric buffer w/ Super Duty compound to the spoke faces ! I have seen so many original HURST wheels ruined by someone looking for an easy way out, a short cut. Doing this will burn down all the crisp lines and edges. These lines and edges are what make these wheels sparkle when done right and take a gross amount of work to repair (if possible).

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So nobody?? One thing I did see 3 wheels close to consecutive serial numbers. one wheel way off maybe one wheel was a warranted wheel. Also not sure what the credit card looking card was for. Registration dates April 7 1967, credit card dated July 1, 1967

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I’ve seen some paperwork like that before - either online or in kirbans book or both.

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Old 10-10-2021, 07:51 PM
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Has anyone ever seen paper work like this for Hurst Wheels?? Someone laminated some of the paper work. You can see it was folded at one time. I am sorry I cannot rotate the images. THANKS Mark!
Haven't seen the paperwork before but it is nice to see the original documents.

Here are the photos rotated.



The last image seems to confirm the serial numbers were not sequential on new sets of wheels.

Sold a beautiful set of Hurst wheels a few years ago; had a bit of sellers remorse afterwards.
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Old 10-12-2021, 07:10 AM
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THANKS Pepper Judge for rotating the pictures! I am a dummy on the computer.

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I know this is an old post but wanted to chime in. Great looking wheels, and I LOVE the triple thin white walls!

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