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 Posted: Fri Nov 05, 2004 1:26 pm Post subject: '67 wheel color/tires |
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I have a '67 Squareback original paint Granadarot L650. The wheels dated 11/66 and appear to be original paint black. I have 3 of the 4 trim rings so you would never see the wheels. Is black the original color of the wheels? Are there 2-3" white walls in the 165 area available where the white goes to the rim?
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Yes, they are semi-gloss black. The trim rings hide most of the black.
Whitewalls are available from Coker Tire.
I would say the majority of '67s came with black walls or thin (3/4"?) whitewalls. Unfortunately thin whitewalls are not longer available cheap either.
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I wonder what those dirt track tires would look like on a square.
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| I wonder what those dirt track tires would look like on a square. |
They would look badass. |
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What's going on here Everett. Those look like 66-67 bug wheels to me. Were you running non-original wheels on your Notch??
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Actually, my squareback has studded snow tires with little whitewalls on it, they look really old. The car was parked back in '81.
I wanted to go with a bigger whitewall on this one, the little WW looks good in the brochure. I'll check with Coker.
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