ClassicCar

Doing a resto-mod on a Crown Victoria. Want to keep the car looking original while incorporating technology improvements. Want to replace the original heavy steel rims (that have five layers of paint & some rust spots) (and one is bent) with new lightweight, rustfree aluminum - that the original hubcaps will fit. The new rims (if I can find some) will be painted so that the ~1" edge that shows beyond the hubcap will match the car and everything will look original.



Anyone know of a manufacturer/supplier/vendor?



(Yes, I am also replacing the big, bulky, heavy, inefficient drum brakes with modern discs - that part is easy, plenty of vendors. But an aluminum rim that the hubcaps will fit - like finding a needle in a ........).



Since Ford made about 1.3 million cars in 55 likely using the same rim size (I am excluding some models), somebody must make a replacement in aluminum (yes, I know where to buy new steel exact replacements)?



Anyone on this forum that knows of a source?