white wheel covers sources, please???

[Charlie Olson]

Hi, I have been emailing a gal member of the National Woodie Club, who has an original 1947 Plymouth Woodie, that her GP bought brand new, in Iowa. One day. a long time ago, he drove the Woodie out to a farm and parked in the yard behind a house. When he came back out, he discovered that the lose running pigs had eaten the white wheel cover rings off of the wheels of the car. The lady just heard this story when she asked her 92 year old father, if he thought they should put white wall tires on the car and he said "no" because it came with blackwalls and the white wheel rim covers. That is why I am posting this saga. Where can these nice people obtain a set of the white plastic wheel rim covers. This picture is of the gal and the original burgundy paint 1947 Woodie.

Charlie Olson in Plymazona

[RobertKB]

Not sure about the white rings but that sure is one nice looking original woodie. Very similar in appearance to Jim Yergin's. Maybe just keep an eye on ebay as they show up occasionally as well as the metal white rings.

[Charlie Olson]

A super big SHOUT OUT to Chance Moore, wayfarerstranger here on P15-D24, for contacting me via email, offering a set of metal white trim rings for a very reasonable price, for Mary's FAMTREE 1947 Plymouth Woodie SW. ATTA BOY!!! BTW, Chance also owns a Plymouth SW.

Charlie in Plymazona

[BobT-47P15]

Those white trim rings (which were used to give the appearance of

"whitewalls" when there were none) evidently came in some type of

plastic, as well as metal.

May have even been plastic made from soy beans, which Henry Ford

had tried to perfect.

The metal ones appear on ebay from time to time. You have to be

sure to get ones for a Chrysler product as the wheel configuration

for other makes is slightly different. Those rings can maybe be

found at a swap meet as well. Just have to look. There are many

stainless or chrome trim rings - either narrow or wider - for sale too.

[Don Coatney]

Got me to wonderin what kind of pigs eat white walls? Any suggestions?

[Plymouthy Adams]

eh...hungry pigs...?

[Don Coatney]

eh...hungry pigs...?

Dont believe I ever met a pig that warnt hungry:rolleyes:

[Charlie Olson]

Well BobT did mention Henry Ford's use of soy beans in his products. The pigs must have thought they were white corn. The GP and the pigs are long gone, but I shall ask Miss Mary if her Father knows why the pigs ate the trim covers.

[Young Ed]

Chrylser used the beans too. I had a soy bean plastic hood ornament for a 45 dodge blackout truck for a while.

[48P15Annie]

I'd like to find a set of those too.

That's a good looking woody wagon!

[Charlie Olson]

WOW!! I heard from Miss Mary, who owns the family heirloom 1947 P15 Woodie. that she also owns an AD Chevy Pickup. Small world that a few of us own a Plymouth and a Chevy Pickup. We have to get blueskies back into a Plymouth to keep the tradition going. Miss Mary has owned "Willy" her 1949 Chevy pickem up truck since she was 16 and has driven it all over the country. She restored it herself, as a teenager. You just can't make this stuff up.

[Captain Neon]

She looks like a lady that knows her way a round a car wash, esp. 20 or so years ago.

[Charlie Olson]

1976, 34 years ago, 16 years old. She is now a commercial jet pilot. Don't mess with Miss Mary!

[JoelOkie]

Got me to wonderin what kind of pigs eat white walls? Any suggestions?

Chester Whites, and/or the hungry kind, I'd reckon. Joel

Edited June 12, 2010 by JoelOkie

[rustyzman]

Gotta love soybean auto products. Ever notice how mice love to eat wiring, particularly on Euro cars? They use a soy based wire insulation that mice absolutely love. Soybeans are truely amazing and versatile, but they are still food and animals love them. Never saw a pig eat a car part though. Sucks that it happened, but I would love to see a video of the event just to say I saw it.