Help to Identify some wheels

The prototype and some very early Mk.1s had a domed “hubcap” but the flatter disc fairing was fitted to a lot of Mk.V’s. I think early hub diameters were 10.25″ and the 3 spokes were 12″. But there are more knowledgable Spit buffs on the forum.

John

The rims we have in vary but we have two around 10 inch one takes 7.5 x 10 and the 8x 10 1/4.Had a ****** of a time getting tyres recently i know Dunlop are still producing but they are around £270 each.
A company in the US is quoting $268 each fro mains plus $65 each for tubes.
These smaller rims one is solid and the other has a bead ring the latter seems to suffer badly and worse than the other type for corrosion and the older and uloved they are the worse they are and more likely to fall apart.

Both use the same size centre hub bearings though so the stub appears to be a standard .

A lot of horrendous condition wheels tyres and Undercarriage legs recently advertised and for daft money!!!.

The prototype and some very early Mk.1s had a domed “hubcap” but the flatter disc fairing was fitted to a lot of Mk.V’s. I think early hub diameters were 10.25″ and the 3 spokes were 12″. But there are more knowledgable Spit buffs on the forum.

John

That clarifies it well thanks John, and did the very early five spoke affairs usually have a disc fairing over the wheel?

Early Spitfires used 5 spoke wheels up to and including some Mk.9’s then 4 spoke up to and including the Mk.XIV. then 3 spoke wheels came in for the later Mk.s 16’s 18’s and the 20 series. If I recall the three spoke hubs are larger dia than the others. A rough guide.

John

Thanks for all your input guys I did not think they looked remotely Spitfire and I have seen some interesting combinations.
I have passed your suggestions on and until he can get some more definitive info he has taken them off sale.
Sensible chap its a pity a lot more dont do that and insist on listing all sorts of things as Bof B when they are blatantly not but the auction web sites dont seem to enforce the rules when it comes to desricbing something or misdescribing it.

Anyway think we might have a new convert as before now he had never heard of this forum and here was me thinking everyone new about this forum..

I would love to say you missed the irony Anne, but mistake on my part probably, did some later Spit marks have a four ‘spoke’ afair, similar to Sea Hornet etc pattern?
If they didn’t then then those EBay wheels are a complete mis discription aswel!

Edit, like these four ‘spoke’ which are listed as Spitfire wheels

they don’t quite look like the latter Spit (four ‘spoke’) wheels, and not of any BoB era (three ‘spoke’) Spit I’ve seen.

Should that not be five spoke (or have I missed the irony)?

Anne

Is it these, http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Spitfire-aircr…item3f009bffa8 , they look like Swordfish wheels.

Well they ain’t Spitfire, “ally rust” indeed.

The others may be (can’t see what size they are) but not Battle of Britain; Maybe the ’68 version of the BoB

Is it these, http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Spitfire-aircraft-wheels-/270593163176?cmd=ViewItem&pt=UK_CPV_Aviation_SM&hash=item3f009bffa8 , they look like Swordfish wheels.

Or these, http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/BATTLE-BRITAIN-TYPE-SPITFIRE-WHEELS-/250649855453?cmd=ViewItem&pt=UK_CPV_Aviation_SM&hash=item3a5be545dd, they don’t quite look like the latter Spit (four ‘spoke’) wheels, and not of any BoB era (three ‘spoke’) Spit I’ve seen.

AH 420 = Swordfish.

Anne