[FC] Genuine FC steel wheels.

[Andrew Sego]

Thanks for the picture Terry. They are worth 1000 words.

Here are links to pictures of the wheels in question.

http://s446.photobucket.com/albums/qq190/whiskey_tango/?action=view&current=photo1466.jpg


http://s446.photobucket.com/albums/qq190/whiskey_tango/?action=view&current=photo1467.jpg


http://s446.photobucket.com/albums/qq190/whiskey_tango/?action=view&current=photo1468.jpg


http://s446.photobucket.com/albums/qq190/whiskey_tango/?action=view&current=photo1469.jpg


One of the 5 wheels I have is rusted and pitted pretty badly.  The last 3 
pictures are of the this wheel.  I'm going to try to find a nicer one for my 
spare.  This why I'm asking because I don't really care if they are real FC 
wheels or not, just so I know whether I'm looking for an Impala wheel or an FC 
wheel.  I also have a "non nub" FC wheel here, but I'd rather have a nubbed one 
so I can use it as a real spare to match the other ones.

Andrew

 



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From: "tkalp at cox.net" <tkalp at cox.net>
To: corvanatics at corvair.org
Sent: Wed, June 22, 2011 6:07:27 PM
Subject: Re: [FC] Genuine FC steel wheels.

Andrew,

Attached is a photo of a '61 FC wheel.  It has the nubs for the full sized 
hubcap (see red circle) Not sure if the nubs were dropped in later FC 
production.  The easiest way for me to identify a FC wheel is that it has the 
wide ledge for the bead on the front and narrow bead ledge on the rear . . .  
which means the tire should be mounted and dismounted from the back side of the 
rim.

Terry Kalp
Wichita, KS