Penske Wheels Rims???

TwoBryans · #1 02-26-2011, 05:53 PM

Anybody know anything about these? Center cap says "Penske" They look similar to the old Keystone Klassic wheels, but the outer lip is mostly smooth with little to no step. They appear to be 14x7 with 4 3/4 bc for GM. Any feedback would be appreciated. Will try to post better/larger photos later.

**Fast67VelleN2O** · #2 02-27-2011, 04:26 AM

I have a "Penske" shifter handle patterned after a Hurst handle. Might be from the same company.

**juliosz** · #3 02-27-2011, 05:49 AM

If I had to take a wild guess, both items (wheel and shifter handle) both came from Sears auto department in the late 60's or sometime in the 70's. Penske had his name on a number of items including some tools like timing lights, dwell meters, etc.

Pulnaway · #4 02-27-2011, 01:21 PM

Penske had the auto repair shops attatched to the Kmart stores. They sold wheels/ tires and sold all sorts of accesories.

Pulnaway · #5 02-27-2011, 03:37 PM

**mockingbird812** · #6 02-27-2011, 05:28 PM

Good stuff Scott. I love the artwork from that time!

TwoBryans · #7 03-02-2011, 02:32 AM

Thanks to all that have responded. Here are some better pics. Have not had time to try to clean them up, but doubt it will do much good. I wanted to get opinions to see if anyone knows someone who could properly restore these at a reasonable price and also see if anyone here thinks they are worth restoring. I like them simply because they are different than what you typically see, but am unsure if they are really worthing putting the money into. All opinions respected and appreciated.

**mockingbird812** · #8 03-02-2011, 04:06 AM

Bryan,

Are there any cracks in the wheels? What is the condition of the lug holes? What are the center caps made of metal/plastic?

Wheels are expensive to have restored. Provided your wheels are in decent shape and the caps are restorable (that is what really makes these unique), I would recommend taking a crack at them yourself. You'll want to figure out what they should look like when they are done - look for old ads, period photos, brochures, etc. Check out this site too. Start off by cleaning them up real well getting all of the dirt off of them so you can really see what you have to work with. Post photos of your cleaned rims/caps and I'm sure you'll get some good input from folks who have restored wheels before.

**SuperNovaSS** · #9 03-02-2011, 05:53 AM

I would try hitting them with some plastic media if you have access to a blasting cabinet. It may work wonders.

Jason

396L35 · #10 03-02-2011, 12:54 PM

That is a neat looking wheel... Good luck, Mark

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