SAAC Forum

The Cars => 1968 Shelby GT350/500/500KR => Topic started by: WT6066-2600 on June 03, 2022, 02:11:36 PM

Title: 10 Spoke Wheels
Post by: WT6066-2600 on June 03, 2022, 02:11:36 PM
Five of these wheels have been stacked in my garage forever.  Looks like they were bead blasted at some point.  Using the "Coralsnake" website, assume they are version 2 with no part number?  Is there any interest in these anymore?
Title: Re: 10 Spoke Wheels
Post by: TA Coupe on June 03, 2022, 06:43:44 PM
Those would look nice on my Mustang ll King Cobra.

         Roy
Title: Re: 10 Spoke Wheels
Post by: 1175 on June 03, 2022, 07:06:23 PM
Are you sure there is not a part number deep in one of back of the spokes?

They look like 1st version to me.

Jon
Title: Re: 10 Spoke Wheels
Post by: WT6066-2600 on June 07, 2022, 07:38:09 PM
Following "1175" directions, got all 5 of the wheels out in the sun light and found the casting numbers shown in the included photos.  Guess these wheels are version 1 as described on the "Coralsnake" website.  Thanks for your assistance.
Title: Re: 10 Spoke Wheels
Post by: PR on June 07, 2022, 07:39:46 PM
Are you looking to sell them?
Title: Re: 10 Spoke Wheels
Post by: 1175 on June 07, 2022, 08:45:35 PM
I had a feeling.  They look awfully close to my originals.

I just had mine refinished and they look spectacular!

Not sure of the market, but 5 originals have to be worth something.



Jon
Title: Re: 10 Spoke Wheels
Post by: WT6066-2600 on June 07, 2022, 08:51:22 PM
Normally reserve this complement for my wife, but that wheel looks gorgeous! Again thanks
Title: Re: 10 Spoke Wheels
Post by: Gregory177 on June 07, 2022, 09:08:08 PM
Are you selling these wheels.  If yes I would definitely be interested in buying them. Let me know Thanks Greg
Title: Re: 10 Spoke Wheels
Post by: 67 GT350 on June 07, 2022, 09:43:07 PM
I thought they were to be semi not polished? I have see many "original" versions...
Title: Re: 10 Spoke Wheels
Post by: 1175 on June 07, 2022, 09:49:25 PM
Faces and rims were machine cut.

Jon
Title: Re: 10 Spoke Wheels
Post by: Bob Gaines on June 07, 2022, 10:08:25 PM
Quote from: 67 GT350 on June 07, 2022, 09:43:07 PM
I thought they were to be semi not polished? I have see many "original" versions...
The factory condition was as Jon described for his wheels, faces and rims were machine cut .  The 67 Shelby ten spokes were not polished from the factory. That is something previous owners do. That is the way I have found on the many original and NOS examples that I have seen and examined over the last 50 years or so. I have seen countless that were polished which is what we did starting in the early 70's . When the machining started to oxidize it was much easier to polish. No one thought about how original it was back then just that it looked shiny.
Title: Re: 10 Spoke Wheels
Post by: 98SVT - was 06GT on June 07, 2022, 11:10:16 PM
Quote from: TA Coupe on June 03, 2022, 06:43:44 PM
Those would look nice on my Mustang ll King Cobra.

I'll loan you the sledge hammer to clearance the wheel wells.
Title: Re: 10 Spoke Wheels
Post by: 427heaven on June 08, 2022, 10:05:08 AM
Interested in wheel set, I have tried multiple times to PM you but to no avail, maybe they revoked those privileges. Please PM me regarding wheels.