On Fri, 24 Apr 1998, Andrew Mace wrote:
> On Fri, 24 Apr 1998, Malcolm Walker wrote:
>
> > my TR4 has wheels (steel) with PATT No. 456866 stamped on one of the flats
> > beside the hub-cap stud.
> >
> > Does this tell me anything? I'm trying to obtain the width. I won't be
> > able to get the tire off until next week sometime when I can stop by at
> > the tire shop.
>
> ISTR most of these wheels were 4.5" width.
Uh oh... I thought the TR4 used 4" wheels, and wire-wheels are 4.5". Mine
are steel (disc) wheels. What puzzles me is that the spare rim doesn't
have a pattern # stamped on it, only the "S".
I guess I should just go to the tire guy and have him peel a tire off
> > There is also an "S" in a diamond on another flat spot but I'm figuring
> > this means "Standard".
>
> Close, but no cigar. It stands for Sankey, the OTHER company (besides
> Dunlop) that made wheels for Triumph (as well as some of the chassis
> frames, etc.)
Ah! More trivia :-)
That explains why it looks nothing like the Standard logo too :-)
-Malcolm
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