With the site down wasn't able to update this.  I got my O.S.I. catalog Volume 2 for July 1, 1955.  This is heavily used and worn but its useable.  States on the inside this is to be used with Volume 1 dated Jan 1, 1955 which searching Vol 1 doesn't bring up a Jan 1, 1955 issue but some google images show its a fairly thick book compared to this slim booklet.  None the less CPA-18303-B is not in this booklet but CPA-18303-D is in the booklet.  the D suffix has a circle with a plus in it which indicates at the bottom of the page, Obsolete-Not Replaced.  The other number 1130 which is what was used later on there is a 1130 which I need to dig to find out what it was in this book.  Number is 2C-1130-B replaced by 6A-1130-A

Dennis Carpenter has 6A-1130-A listed as a 47-48 Ford hubcap.  I see 1130 listings in my parts guide as hubcaps but didn't see 6A-1130-A nor 2C-1130-B.  Has to be because its a 47-48 hubcap and my literature only covers 49-59.


1956 Ford Fairlane Town Sedan - 292 Y8 - Ford-O-Matic - 155,000 mi

That's the problem, an artist's interpretation of the real part.

____________________________

Cant say that I have seen that ad before.  The accessory manual for cars and trucks for 1956 has just a small drawing of the trim rings so cant tell exactly how they should look.


1956 Ford Fairlane Town Sedan - 292 Y8 - Ford-O-Matic - 155,000 mi

Kultulz, Yep, that's the ad I referred to.  Thanks for posting it.  I'm too old and dumb to post pictures on the internet.  I can just barely respond to the posts.

John - "The Hoosier Hurricane"

____________________________

I have a sales booklet about the new '56 Fords, dated Aug. '55.  It shows probably every model available, and many cars are shown with dog dish hubcaps.. but none with trim rings.  Then on a page about accessories, they have a picture captioned "wheel covers, trim rings".  There is a picture with a simulated wire wheel cover, a '56 full wheel cover, and a trim ring that looks like the ones Kultulz included in one of his posts.  Unfortunately there are no listings in the text about accessories, nor any part numbers.

John - "The Hoosier Hurricane"

Ok my OSI came in today it is Volume 3, think I will have to hunt down Volume 2 as the inside front cover states Volume 2 covers the period of Jan 1, 1955 to May 1, 1961.

But anyways I looked up the 18303 section to see if the CPA-18303-B is listed.  There is a 18303 number listed how ever its a B7A-18303-A and under disposition it states "Service details only".  The part number is a new part number for 1957 which means its a 14" trim ring if I am remembering right 57 was the first year for downsized rims.

Will see if I can track down a cheap Volume 2 to add to my collection and will check in there to see if I can track this 18303 number down and see whats going on.


1956 Ford Fairlane Town Sedan - 292 Y8 - Ford-O-Matic - 155,000 mi

I think they will cause I was in the shop at discount when they broke the tire down for me and wirebrushed the edge where the rust flake was. It honestly looked smooth but it still wouldn't seal but I noticed the bead on the tire itself had a huge dimple in it I am wondering if that is why it kept leaking that the rust chip deformed the rubber bead so its not sitting flush. After wire brushing I didn't see any huge dimples in the iron at least not enough to cause a huge leak. Should be a easy fix for a wheel shop to bead blast the rims and then go over the bead to repair it to a smooth surface.

If that is the only tire that will give me trouble then I could always use it as my spare and take the spare and use it as one of the four wheels but it negates the purpose of rotating the tires the proper way using the spare tire as well.

1956 Ford Fairlane Town Sedan - 292 Y8 - Ford-O-Matic - 155,000 mi

The wire wheels commonly sold for early birds require tubes. Has to do with the placement of the outer spokes. My bird ran those for 20 years with tubes in tubeless Coker radials. Have done the same with stock rims. Similar with my roadster with both bias plies and Coker bias look radials. Do some research, might need a special tube and proper mounting technique. But very doable, and not a problem on 1 or 4. But I’d bet the rim can be cleaned and repaired.

miker
55 bird, 32 cabrio F code
Kent, WA
Tucson, AZ

No I honestly haven't.  I thought tubes required special rims though?  I know the motorcycle we have we had to get a new rim off a different bike after it was wrecked and the new rim wouldn't take a tubeless valve stem as it had a unique opening just for use with tubes.  I guess its different for cars.  If I cant get it fixed properly I guess I would have to run a tube as a last resort.


1956 Ford Fairlane Town Sedan - 292 Y8 - Ford-O-Matic - 155,000 mi