wheels to identify

[pshome]

Found in neighbours barn, has anybody a clue where these may come from?

 

 

Thanks!

 

P.S:

tried them on the Tagora, wont fit!

 

[Lankytim]

BMW M6

[panhard65]

I can't help much but they aren't Hotchkiss as I have a set of those could be Austin or similar

[fordperv]

A pram

[mercrocker]

Barn find, eh?   Adds £££s.  I suspected they were Ford Y Type but they were AFAIK 5 stud and what  you have appears to be 4.    Colour would be about right for the Ford...Any stampings/marks/numbers anywhere?

[michael1703]

4 or 5 stud?

[Formula Autos]

Sherpa roadster or coupe?

[jonathan_dyane]

Horsey horseless?

[Sigmund Fraud]

Sherpa roadster or coupe?

 

Nope, wire wheeled MGT/A/Bs all had one central spinner rather than studs.

 

I'm not an expert, but they don't look too dissimilar to the kind of aftermarket wheels seen on 1950s 'specials'. Perhaps Barrett can enlighten us further ?

[UmBongo]

A 1950's Raleigh pedal cycle made in Nottingham by Arthur Seaton?

[pshome]

tried pram, M6 and MGA, no go.

 

More pics:

 

says "Michelin Hering DRP"

[Angrydicky]

Michelin surely suggests they originated on a French car? Obviously they're pre-war, and I can tell you they're not Austin Seven, as they had 'quick release' holes where you could simply slacken the wheel nuts, twist slightly and the wheel would come off.

[mercrocker]

wild guess - Rosengart (French Austin 7 derivative).  Wheel size is about right for Austin 7 although the hubs don't look correct still.....

[pshome]

Google says "Max Hering" was a wheel manufacturer in Ronneburg, Germany.

DRP stands for "Deutsches Reichspatent", so its a german wheel, maybe made under license from Michelin.

Question still, where does it fit?

[mercrocker]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

common denominator - Austin 7

 

Rosengart built them in France under licence, BMW did so in Germany

 

Possible?

[Angrydicky]

Hubs still don't look right unfortunately, wrong shape and the BMW Dixi still had the elongated stud holes. That was my first thought too.

[mercrocker]

Bugger.

[Junkman]

BMW Dixi.

 

Michelin-Hering was the German branch of Michelin, and DRP (Deutsches Reichs-Patent) indicates they were made in pre-war Germany.

 

 

"The BMW small car [...] is delivered with Michelin-Hering semi flat shoulder rims as standard equipment"

[overrun]

BMW_Dixi_front_20020707.jpg             common denominator - Austin 7 Rosengart built them in France under licence, BMW did so in Germany Possible?

'02? 12 years old and it looks ancient, next to modern designs.

[Micrashed]

15 x Radmutter oldtimer Michelin Hering guggst du Rar vermutlich VK
 

or

 

15 x wheel nut vintage Michelin herring guggst you RAR probably UK 

 

is the best I can find.