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As many of you may know, I display my '67 GTO convertible equipped with a set of Hurst wheels. I've had the wheels on my ride for over twenty years. I can usually gauge the general "car-guy knowledge" of a show spectator by his reaction to my car's wheels. Some people have no idea of their origin or rarity. Others know exactly what they are looking at and offer a complimentary remark.

I was with my car at a small-town, festival car show last Saturday. The weather was great and the show was well attended. About three-quarters of the way through the show, a middle-aged guy stops to inspect my car. He really gives the wheels a good look-see.

I'm sitting behind the car, and he picks me out right away. He asks me about the Hurst wheels and tells me that he used to work at Royal Pontiac with Milt Shornack and Jim Wangers. When the Royal race team was in the area (Southeast, MI), he would help out with their race track promotion appearances. He says that he was even the "Mystery Driver" at several local races. He continued to regale me with an entertaining story of a stolen tiger costume head and the chase around Flint, MI to recover it before Jim Wangers found out about its theft. It seems that this was the only costume they had for this "Race the Tiger" promotion. Even though the head was recovered, Jim was still plenty mad when he eventually found about the adventure.

Anyway, this guy tells me that he had owned a new '65 GTO back in the day, and that he had also purchased a set of Hurst wheels for that car. He revealed that he still had one wheel from that set, but didn't remember where the other three wheels went.

I have been looking for a decent, fifth, bare wheel to use for a spare tire. He said that the wheel needed restoration and that it no longer had a trim ring or center cap. That's perfect for my spare. Then he dropped the bomb shell, he still owned the pair of 1965 vintage shipping cans for his set of wheels! That got my attention by the short hairs.

I told him that I was really interested in buying everything he might have in connection with his Hurst wheels. He took my name and contact info and said that he would get in touch with me when he decided on an asking price for the whole shootin' match.

Now, I have a good idea of what a bare Hurst wheel in need of resto is worth, but I have not heard of a shipping can changing hands in quite some time. Anyone (Dennis?) have a good feel for what I should be prepared to pay for two Hurst wheel shipping cans in good condition? I haven't seen an Ebay sale of this item in a while, so recent sales results from that source are of no use.

What are original Hurst wheel shipping cans, in perfect and complete condition, worth today?