Welcome back to strolling the U-Pull It. Unfortunately we don’t have a car this month, so today we will be exploring the scrap wheel pile, and see what we can uncover in this mountain of automotive artifacts.
Starting with this mid 90s Buick wheel, I want to steer you attention to the squiggle in between the lug holes, that is the J W L symbol, it is a Japanese standard for safety and stress testing of alloy wheels.
Another fun mark to look for is country of origin. Here is a lineup of GM Wheels–this Silverado wheel was made in America, this passenger car wheel made in Taiwan, and another GM wheel made in China.
Another example is this Mercury Grand Marquis wheel, which is make in Italy.
With all the history that enters the yard, it goes to show, that you will never know what you’re going to find when your strolling the U-Pull It.