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ibrockn

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Factory Painted Wheels
« on: February 16, 2006, 12:47:23 PM »
I just purchased a '68 6 cylinder, 3 speed coupe from a son who's mother bought it new. Everything appears to be original except she had the column shifter converted to a floor shifter.
The car is Ermine white and the wheels are also white.
My question is: Did the wheels come painted to match from the factory?

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Re: Factory Painted Wheels
« Reply #1 on: February 16, 2006, 01:05:17 PM »
Most likely, yes.  The standard hub caps were not full size (sometimes called dog dish caps).  Unless it had optional hub caps, the wheels should be painted body color.
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Re: Factory Painted Wheels
« Reply #2 on: February 16, 2006, 01:28:12 PM »
Thank you. I have seen pictures of Camaros with matching wheels, but had not found any documentation for my model.
I do in fact have three of the four hub caps matching your description. Will a fourth be difficult to locate?

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Re: Factory Painted Wheels
« Reply #3 on: February 17, 2006, 05:51:32 AM »
I've seen them quite frequently on ebay. From singles to complete sets.      You might also google hubcaps.   I know that there a couple of places that specialize just in caps.     Try ehubcaps.com.   I had it in my favorites but haven't been there in a while.      J.R.