From the early 1920s until the mid 1960s the Rudge-Whitworth design wire wheels were the standard for almost all race cars. Ferrari chose them for the street and race cars and used them as standard equipment or an option through the Daytona series in the early 1970s. The Rudge-Whitworth design wheels were made in Milan as Carlo Borrani wheels until 1961 and as Ruote Borrani after that. They were made with splined hubs and were attached with a central locking nut with two ears and later three ears. These wheel nuts or knock-offs were designed to be removed using a lead hammer. Several different designs were used throughout the years. Early 250 Design (from an early 250mm)
Ferrari used these button-type grease fittings from the very earliest cars until the 275’s. During the production of the 250 series cars some of the pieces purchased from outside suppliers used the normal snap-on type. The sealed tie rod ends are a good example showing that a lot of the later cars used both types of grease fittings. The button type grease fittings were made of brass and plated with a very thin layer of nickel. The nickel finish quickly wore off due to dust and dirt on the road plus the factory recommended 2,500 mile lubrication schedule. The button type grease fittings all used the same dimension for the shaft and head but there was a variety of thread sizes. 11 x 0.75mm: Used on the clutch and brake pedal linkage it is not unusual to see both on the same car.
The tool kits also contained a short flexible hose to be attached to the grease guns for rountine lubrication of the chassis. The early ones had a bronze woven exterior. The later ones had the brass hose plated with Cadmium. Bronze – Woven Grease Gun Hose for the early cars
The tool kits also contained a steel hammer, the 500 gram “French Pattern Carpenter’s Hammer”. This type of hammer is fairly common in France and northern Italy. There were several suppliers over the years and slight differences in all of them. This is a perfect reproduction of one of the originals. These steel hammers will damage the “Knock-offs” and should not be used on them. 500 Gram French Pattern Steel Hammer