5x5 recall looking wheel for imperial

[SGT FURY]

Got a set of these today at the scrap yard.
5 on 5 patern. They were on a junk car trailer going in for scrap. I think they are a rare wheel from a 76/76 full size Oldsmobile. They remind me of the 69 recall wheels.
They will fit 67-73 imperial,
I think I will try them on a 67 imperial to see how they look.

 

[The Goose]

Got a set of these today at the scrap yard.
5 on 5 patern. They were on a junk car trailer going in for scrap. I think they are a rare wheel from a 76/76 full size Oldsmobile. They remind me of the 69 recall wheels.
They will fit 67-73 imperial,
I think I will try them on a 67 imperial to see how they look.View attachment 489872View attachment 489872

Those are cool !

 

[marko]

1971/72 Olds Delta 88 option

 

[Mike66Chryslers]

Those wheels are Motor Wheel Exiters. As already stated, they were a factory option on some Oldsmobiles. The 1971 Challenger Indy pace car that crashed also had a set of these installed.
UPDATE: As others have pointed out to me below, there are differences between the Oldsmobile wheels and the aftermarket Motor Wheel Exiters.

 

[69monaco]

Not exactly the same......

 

[Mike66Chryslers]

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Not exactly the same......

How so? They are the same wheels from what I've read. Looks like they may be 1-piece cast aluminum instead of having a steel rim.

 

[69monaco]

Okay..................!!

 

[ceebuddy]

Did those early 1970's Oldsmobile cars (not sation wagons perhaps) have a 5" bolt circle?

 

[SGT FURY]

The ones I picked up are 5 in bolt pattern

 

[bigmoparjeff]

How so? They are the same wheels from what I've read. Looks like they may be 1-piece cast aluminum instead of having a steel rim.

Those Olds wheels look very similar to what was on the Challenger, but are different.

The Olds wheels are steel with a polycast center. I would bet that the Exiters are aluminum. The Exiters don't have the depression for the trim ring either.

Jeff

 

[bigmoparjeff]

Did those early 1970's Oldsmobile cars (not sation wagons perhaps) have a 5" bolt circle?

I'm pretty sure that all full size Buick, Olds, and Cadillac used the 5" bolt circle from the early 60's up through 1976. Chevy and Pontiac may have only used it on the wagons.

Jeff

 

[marko]

gm rwd fullsize cars used 5x5 up til 96 on the impala, roadmaster and fleetwood brougham