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Title: Did 67 GT350s come with a matching spare?
Post by: Shelby4Life on June 15, 2021, 11:02:24 AM
Did 1967 GT350s come with a matching spare? Would it be a steel wheel or a Magstar?
Title: Re: Did 67 GT350s come with a matching spare?
Post by: PrettyMuchAShelbyGuy on June 15, 2021, 11:17:07 AM
My hub cap car came w/a steel wheel spare...  My gut recollection is only 4 Magstars were provided, and a steel wheel was used for the spare...I know many may have added a 5'th Magstar for the trunk.  May take an older guy than me to confirm... I'm only 60!
Title: Re: Did 67 GT350s come with a matching spare?
Post by: JD on June 15, 2021, 11:26:30 AM
'67 Shelby's were shipped from San Jose with 5 matching wheels; 5 Steel wheels w/4 wheel covers, 5 Mag Stars or 5 aluminum 10-Spokes. 

Also each of those 3 wheel types had it's own style lug nut and wheel center and sized emblem
Title: Re: Did 67 GT350s come with a matching spare?
Post by: Richstang on June 15, 2021, 12:45:31 PM
Quote from: JD on June 15, 2021, 11:26:30 AM
'67 Shelby's were shipped from San Jose with 5 matching wheels; 5 Steel wheels w/4 wheel covers, 5 Mag Stars or 5 aluminum 10-Spokes. 

Also each of those 3 wheel types had it's own style lug nut and wheel center and sized emblem


JD is the man! different lugs for each wheel style...I assume that means different lug wrenches for each as well?
Title: Re: Did 67 GT350s come with a matching spare?
Post by: JD on June 15, 2021, 01:33:08 PM
there is this thread from a while back:
https://www.saacforum.com/index.php?topic=1062.msg8429#msg8429
Title: Re: Did 67 GT350s come with a matching spare?
Post by: Richstang on June 15, 2021, 04:19:49 PM
Quote from: JD on June 15, 2021, 01:33:08 PM
there is this thread from a while back:
https://www.saacforum.com/index.php?topic=1062.msg8429#msg8429

JD, thanks for posting that link to the older thread.

I re-read it again and it is now clear to me there were only two lug wrenches for 1967.
3/4" for the MagStar wrench and 13/16" for the steel rims and the 10-spoke wrench.
Title: Re: Did 67 GT350s come with a matching spare?
Post by: Bob Gaines on June 15, 2021, 06:11:18 PM
Quote from: Richstang on June 15, 2021, 04:19:49 PM
Quote from: JD on June 15, 2021, 01:33:08 PM
there is this thread from a while back:
https://www.saacforum.com/index.php?topic=1062.msg8429#msg8429

JD, thanks for posting that link to the older thread.

I re-read it again and it is now clear to me there were only two lug wrenches for 1967.
3/4" for the MagStar wrench and 13/16" for the steel rims and the 10-spoke wrench.
It wasn't clear back in the day ether. You needed a jack with a 3/4 drive for the Magstars to match the wrench and a more typical jack with the 13/16 drive for the steel wheels and Tenspokes and its wrench. There was a time when the wrong jacks were mixed up on Magstar equipped cars in which case Ford suggested sourcing a appropriate lug wrench locally (hardware store etc.) and reimbursing the customer for the purchase to solve the problem. 
Title: Re: Did 67 GT350s come with a matching spare?
Post by: Shelby4Life on June 15, 2021, 06:18:07 PM
Wow! This is terrific. Thank you JD and Richstang.