Original 16” rims require tubes?

[blubau]

Hello,

I have a set of 5 original rims for my Patrol. It’s a 1969, so I know they aren’t original to that year.
Looking at the rims I don’t see a bead ridge and am thinking they require tubes. Is that correct?

Thank you,

Bill

[RiverPatrol]

The US Patrol 16" rims did require the use of a tube. I think some folks have been able to get around that by having the rim modified somehow but I'm not sure of the details. Maybe L60Boerne will chime in, he's got a few of them.

[L60Boerne]

Greetings. I can confirm that the 16” rims from my 63, if OEM do not require tubes.

If I’m not mistaken, and I often am, these might have come from RiverPatrol, if not, they came from the original Green Machine.

Please note, I assume I have OEM rims but I’m not certain.

Rolling an patrolling,
L60Boerne