1967 N89 Bolt On Question

[Guest]

I have read the archives and I have not seen the answer to this question.

Recently a 67 bolt on wheel appeared on Ebay. It had the thin ribs, deep outer lip, & grey paint with rough surface. On the reverse side, the wheel did not have the raised reinforcements. This wheel appears to be original but lacks the raised reinforcements. Could it be a very early KH wheel? Does anyone have any input? I have four of the originals and from what I can see this wheel looks like the real deal from the front.
Thanks,
Steve
email : sfarnish@aol.com

[John H.]

Re: 1967 N89 Bolt On Question

Steve -

I'm no expert, but as I understand it, the original production N89 wheel should have the reinforcing ribs on the back side like the photo below, and will have standard 7/16" diameter chamfered lug stud holes (vs. the larger non-chamfered hole for the plain-shank cylindrical 7/8" hex lug nut used on the Corvette America reproductions).