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The Cars => 1966 Shelby GT350/GT350H => Topic started by: mgreene on February 13, 2023, 08:02:13 AM

Title: Does this look like an orginal '66 Magnum?
Post by: mgreene on February 13, 2023, 08:02:13 AM
https://www.saacforum.com/index.php?topic=21999.0 (https://www.saacforum.com/index.php?topic=21999.0)

Ad states original "restored" steel wheel. Implies original Shelby wheel, but shape looks different than other original painted Magnums I have seen
Title: Re: Does this look like an orginal '66 Magnum?
Post by: SHELB66 on February 13, 2023, 10:19:52 AM
One really needs more photos and/or measurements to know for sure.  Based on the provided pictures it appears to be a correct '66 Magnum.  My judgement is partially based on the appearance of the center section of the wheel being mounted some distance (maybe 1/2") below the rest of the wheel.  That's the way it appears to me.  More info definitely needed.

Craig R.
Title: Re: Does this look like an orginal '66 Magnum?
Post by: mgreene on February 13, 2023, 02:29:19 PM
From what I see the section of the wheel in question looks different than the one I show here. The section circled looks much deeper and maybe flatter than the one in the for sale ad.
Title: Re: Does this look like an orginal '66 Magnum?
Post by: Bob Gaines on February 13, 2023, 02:48:29 PM
The wheel may be original as the description implies but not original to a 66 GT350. Rim profile and offset appears to be the similar Mopar wheel from the picture IMO as I sit here typing with a genuine 66 GT350 wheel beside me.