VERY cool find!

[hvychev]

A very cool market place find, a pair of original Hurst wheels on the original Goodyear Wide Tread F70 X 14 tires! I bought them from the ORIGINAL owner in Elmwood Park, IL. He bought them for his 67 GTO he bought new. Tires were shown once at the Autoshow on Navy Pier in 1969 (he still had the plaque!). His garage was like a museum and was stuffed with cars. He had the original 58 Corvette Gasser he has owned since 1968 among other cars. Not sure what I’m gonna do with the Hurst wheels but they are cool!

[Bill Pritchard]

Incredible find, Frank! Look how pristine those tires are, too.

[SS427]

Incredible indeed. Wow!

[hvychev]

They're like brand new and soft too!

[TDW]

Buy a nice GTO to put them on?

[McCune]

Those are definitely Hotwheels!

[R68GTO]

very very nice!

[Tracker1]

Beautys! What do you mean what are you gonna do with them??!! Keep them in a place of honor and count your lucky stars! :)

[hvychev]

Buy a nice GTO to put them on?

I already have one! 😆

I will probably sell them but they’re cool to look at in my office! 😎

[GMC_Typhoon]

A very cool market place find, a pair of original Hurst wheels on the original Goodyear Wide Tread F70 X 14 tires! I bought them from the ORIGINAL owner in Elmwood Park, IL. He bought them for his 67 GTO he bought new. Tires were shown once at the Autoshow on Navy Pier in 1969 (he still had the plaque!). His garage was like a museum and was stuffed with cars. He had the original 58 Corvette Gasser he has owned since 1968 among other cars. Not sure what I’m gonna do with the Hurst wheels but they are cool!

So did they copy Hot Wheels or did Hot Wheels copy them?

[mssl72]

I've always liked those wheels! Nice find!!

[ORIGLS6]

Great office decor Frank. I'd have trouble parting with them! VERY COOL ! ! !

[Xplantdad]

Good for you Frank! Congrats...:headbang:

[Burd]

Id hang one up till you decide, I just found some rim hangers on amazon, I’m going to hang a few rims up in the garage for display. You don’t see may GTO’s with those. I’d bet at Norwalk they wouldn’t last long at the swap.

[MosportGreen66]

Awesome find

[hvychev]

Thanks for the positive comments guys! I put them on eBay but if they don’t sell I honestly don’t care. They are cool and I’ll probably never be able to get a set again.

[olredalert]

Thanks for the positive comments guys! I put them on eBay but if they don’t sell I honestly don’t care. They are cool and I’ll probably never be able to get a set again.

----How did you list them? looked through Hurst wheels and didn't see yours......Bill S

[L_e_e]

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Pair-Vintage-Original-Unrestored-Hurst-Wheels-4-3-4-Pontiac-GTO-Goodyear-F70-14/133501929809?hash=item1f1555c951:g:YKQAAOSwEj9fRC3 5

[60sStuff]

hvychev,
Great looking wheels and tires!
Cool find. Mount them on the wall ..... art.

George Hurst unveiled his superior strength aluminum wheels in January 1965.

They were a 14x6 wheel that were made in several variations.

The lug hole area between the spokes could have a “webbed design” like hvychev wheels, or a non web design like my set.
Also that same area could be a thick shank, or thin shank design.
My set is the thin shank which requires a shallow depth Hurst wheel lug.

The spokes were finished in full polish, or semi polished.

I acquired this Unrestored set in 2012. They are a matched GM 4.75 set with consecutive serial numbers stamped under the caps.

Purchased in 1966 by the Original owner for his GTO.
After 4 years on the car he removed them, applied heavy wax and stored in burlap sacks for over 40 years.

BTW, hot wheels by Mattel started in 1968.

Chris.

[60sStuff]

The HURST wheels were packaged differently also.

You could get 2 wheels in a steel drum as shown below.
I have the drum and lid, but I’m missing the heavy steel ring and bolt that secures the lid to the drum.

There were 3 different style caps offered.
1) The common flat cap with HURST sticker.
2) The three prong spinner cap.
3) The bullet cap with three small stickers.

The bullet box. This one is empty.

Chris.

[John Brown]

That bullet cap box uses the same color scheme as this Line Loc box from early 65.