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Old 09-11-2020, 05:18 AM   #7
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Originally Posted by Chuck Dempsey View Post
Do wheels automatically follow one of the listed colors?

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All cars and trucks left the factory in 1928-1930 with black wheels. But it was a common practice "back in the day" for the dealer to paint the black wheels the same color as the pin stripe, at extra cost, to dress the car up a bit.

So it is common today to see restored cars with the wheels painted to match the pinstripe. But it is your option. You can also go with black.

In 1931, because sales were down during the Great Depression, Ford started painting the wheels of a few deluxe models in a color to match (or look similar to) the pinstripe. The dealers had been doing it for years, so Ford did it at the factory for a few fancy models. The rest of the 1931 models had black wheels when leaving the factory (which some dealers painted over).

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