Original 1968 Z/28 spare tire?

[L72Chevelle]

Any chance of posting a car pic? Thanks

[69SSZL1]

Originally Posted by 1967Z28

There are numerous examples of early Zs that came with body colored rally wheels from the factory. They were not all painted silver only.

I never knew this, I don't see anything in google about the wheels being available in body color, no RPO either. How is this verified? My shipper has Special Paint on it, but nothing about the wheel paint.

[X66 714]

quote. "My shipper has Special Paint on it"

That meant, anything that wasn't the norm....Joe

[William]

Originally Posted by Charley Lillard

I would paint your other wheels Fathom Blue as that is probably how the car came. Cool !

The photo of the backside of the wheel shows what appears to be argent overspray.

Clean it up and get a better pic.

[1967Z28]

Originally Posted by 69SSZL1

I never knew this, I don't see anything in google about the wheels being available in body color, no RPO either. How is this verified? My shipper has Special Paint on it, but nothing about the wheel paint.

It doesn't show on a shipper but if you have a Body Broadcast Copy it will show in box 109 what the color of the wheel was from the factory. X would be for standard silver paint but the attached example shows A for Tuxedo Black and this was on a black '67 Z.

[69SSZL1]

Originally Posted by William

The photo of the backside of the wheel shows what appears to be argent overspray.

Clean it up and get a better pic.

I don't see any Argent, even in sunlight. The inside rim edge is also Blue, hard to do with the tire on the wheel, but not impossible.

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[69SSZL1]

Originally Posted by Charley Lillard

I would paint your other wheels Fathom Blue as that is probably how the car came. Cool !

Charley I would certainly do that if that's the way it came!
The other 4 wheels on the car were painted black at some point, I rubbed through the layers and started black, then primer or silver, then blue, then bare metal. I would think black primer would be under the blue, maybe I rubbed right through it.

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[1967Z28]

It's pretty apparent to me based on the pics provided, and others I have seen, that your spare is a factory issued body color rally wheel.

[69SSZL1]

Originally Posted by X66 714

quote. "My shipper has Special Paint on it"

That meant, anything that wasn't the norm....Joe

Since Fathom Blue was discontinued in January 1968, it was only available as Special order. LOS cowl tags still used the old codes, so my tag is PAINT E-E

[69SSZL1]

Originally Posted by 1967Z28

It's pretty apparent to me based on the pics provided, and others I have seen, that your spare is a factory issued body color rally wheel.

Wow, thank you very much, I never heard of colored Rally wheels before on a early Camaro. And now I have one. All wheels are the same date code DFs, with Blue under black, so I will paint them Fathom Blue when and if I get the car repainted.