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Another KH steel wheel question

Started by 6s1802, August 08, 2018, 08:38:43 PM

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6s1802

Were the wheels painted chassis black on the inside and backside of the rim and just the face painted champaign gold or was the entire rim painted gold?
I tend to believe the wheels were black and had the face painted.

acman63

Quote from: 6s1802 on August 08, 2018, 08:38:43 PM
Were the wheels painted chassis black on the inside and backside of the rim and just the face painted champaign gold or was the entire rim painted gold?
I tend to believe the wheels were black and had the face painted.

yep  you got it right.  they had overspray on the back and looked to be black before painting
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6s1802

That's what I thought. My '57 TBird is that way thanks .

Brant

Here is a picture of a wheel (front and back) with original paint.


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gt350man

Forgive me for being naive, but outside of the wheels having "KH" on the fronts (and I assume they all did?), what other identifications were there in terms of stampings on the correct wheels?  I have a few steel wheels that came with my car when I bought it, but they've been packed away for 25 years and I want to finally check them out.  Something tells me that they are not the correct ones, but I do vaguely remember seeing KH on them.  I also assume other rims not used on Shelbys could have had KH also though?  Thanks!
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George Schalk

I have another question to add to this thread. 

Were the 15" x5.5" and 15" x6" steel HiPo wheels used on the '65 Shelby's all riveted (centers riveted to outer rim)?

Thanks,
George

Brant

Quote from: George Schalk on January 21, 2020, 11:16:01 PM
I have another question to add to this thread. 

Were the 15" x5.5" and 15" x6" steel HiPo wheels used on the '65 Shelby's all riveted (centers riveted to outer rim)?

Thanks,
George

Most of the 5.5 wide wheels that I have seen are welded, rather than riveted.
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430dragpack

When was the approximate change over to the 15x6? Did the wheel center remain the same as the 15x5.5 with large raised areas between each lug hole or did it change to the style pictured below?  It is a 15x6 Kelsey wheel dated, I believe April 10 of 65?  It is exactly the same as the 67 Shelby wheel other than the date code.

Rbwiii

The 5.5 and 6 inch centers remained the same except how they were attached to the rim. The wheel you have pictured looks different to the 65 style steel rims I have seen.

430dragpack

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Was the 6" wide wheel a C5ZX part number like the 5.5"?  Also, can someone post a picture of the beads of original 5.5 and 6" wheels?

Bob Gaines

Quote from: 430dragpack on May 18, 2020, 05:05:11 PM
When was the approximate change over to the 15x6? Did the wheel center remain the same as the 15x5.5 with large raised areas between each lug hole or did it change to the style pictured below?  It is a 15x6 Kelsey wheel dated, I believe April 10 of 65?  It is exactly the same as the 67 Shelby wheel other than the date code.
That is not like the 65 wheel. The center is shaped different in scalloped area near the edge of the outer rim .
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430dragpack

Quote from: Bob Gaines on May 18, 2020, 09:19:41 PM
Quote from: 430dragpack on May 18, 2020, 05:05:11 PM
When was the approximate change over to the 15x6? Did the wheel center remain the same as the 15x5.5 with large raised areas between each lug hole or did it change to the style pictured below?  It is a 15x6 Kelsey wheel dated, I believe April 10 of 65?  It is exactly the same as the 67 Shelby wheel other than the date code.
That is not like the 65 wheel. The center is shaped different in scalloped area near the edge of the outer rim .
Yeah, I believe it came off of a '65 427 Galaxie, but didn't know if that was what the '65 Shelby 6" wide wheel looked like.