Chrome Budd Wheels/Please Help

[special-K]

Originally Posted by SS Tim

Are these really that hard to find and worth shipping from the west coast? Either way I'll keep my eyes open for them as this was the first I knew of your need.

Yes,they sure seem to be. I just need one for the rear and it can even have "some" rust where the rim and center meet,like the other three 25 year old wheels do.

Originally Posted by stexag

I am like you special-K, it defies reason that these can be so hard to come by given how plentiful they were back in the day. When I was in HS and college I drove a 6.2L C-30 and had chrome wheels on it. When I got in college I had less time to maintain them and a couple of them got some rust... I just drove down to truck supply place and EXCHANGED them for a few bucks. Back then we would have DIED for a set of aluminum... now that's all you can get??? Wow. How times have changed. Good luck with your search.

Yep,I think in '88,when I got this last set,the Alcoas had just come out. Now I hear those aren't even made anymore. But,I was already into doing Period restorations and the truck was a utility bed that I wanted to give that "Pride & Joy" humble servant vibe to. I sold that truck years ago to the guy I bought my wrecker from in '06. They were not cared for at all since he got them,yet three still look pretty good. The truck I sold him had Sr West Coasts that I had all the zillion pieces chromed,too. What a fool. I could go on.
Here's the '70 CST Custom Camper/30 I built with them shining away