Value of original 65 shelby steel wheels

It is very rare to see these for sale.....they are worth whatever someone is willing to pay because they are so rare. Correct ones can go for alot of money.
Vern

 

http://www.classicchambered.com/classic/wheels.html

are these the same?

Z. Ray

 

1965 and 66 carryover steel wheels are not only rare, but valuable, so if you can get them at a good price, I would do it. I have the original steel wheels for my car and I would not part with them for any amount. I also have original Shelby Cragers, and I value my steel wheels as much as my Cragers, since the car came with steel wheels. One thing I have found is that there are many styles of steel wheels available. I believe the earliest GT 350's came with 5 1/2" X 15" wheels, not the 6" X 15". The centers on 5 1/2" wheels are very different than the 6" wheels and are easily distinguished. Also, on the later 6" wheels, the centers have slight differences, especially around the hub, but all wheels have the date of manufacture stamped on them, so you can determine if they would work on your car. One thing I can tell you, the original wheels are the heaviest steel wheels you will ever lift.....very strong!!! Good Luck on your quest, Russ

 

Didn't the Ford & Merc Wagons come with the same Wheels?
David.

 

my 66 gt 350 came with painted mag. and i still have them. can someone give me some info. on this wheels. do people want this type of wheel? are they rare ?

 

The 15 by 5.5" is pretty hard to come by. They came on the early cars, then the 6" wide units were introduced.
Common applications were High Performance, special service (Police, etc.) and some Galaxies / wagons.
It would appear that a lot of them were just put in the trash.

# 17 is a steel wheel stripe car.

Mike

 

I think $450 is a very good price, if they are originals. Russ

 

And Straight...........
David.

 

my '66 also came with the painted Magnum 500's. Sadly I only have the spare. But, in my opinion, they are not very good looking compared with the chrome Magnum 500's.

Z. Ray

 

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are these the same?

Z. Ray[/QUOTE]

No those have centers that are stamped differently (typical truck wheels)

 

No those have centers that are stamped differently (typical truck wheels)

Believe they are different. Even the T-Bird used similar wheels but the Shelby wheels have circular cut in the center "solid" section (not stamped/bent)

Been chasing this detail for a restoration. SO have been looking at every close up of the wheels shown in original pictures. The detail is slight and not something anyone carried to take a really nice picture of 40 years ago But you can still make it out.

 

"The 15 by 5.5" is pretty hard to come by. They came on the early cars, then the 6" wide units were introduced"

This, if true, is a salient distinction.

Is there any paper trail whatsoever that it is factual? I have seen many 15x6 steel wheel 1965 GT-350s, inclusive, and only upon joining this board recently have I seen *without attribition* that certain 1965 GT-350s were equipped with 15x5.5 steel wheels. Perhaps, if true, someone can step forth and transition this from speculation to verifiable fact.

 

Hi,
Mark Hovander, 5S284, specifies on his web page that
the wheels were changed from 15x5.5" to 15x6.0"
when cars with the Ford serial number 217xxx series were
delivered to Shelby.
My car 5S275 is in the 217xxx series and it was received at Shelby
on May 13th 1965.
/Texas Swede

 

Z.Ray,
4 grey painted magnums for a 66 Shelby were sold
on ebay for $355 this morning. Ebay # 250196584169. I had plans to see where they were going and bid on them but fell asleep.
Auction ended by 1.00am CST.
Good catch for the new owner, don't you think?
/Texas Swede

 

Yes, that was a deal.

I have to admit, I've slept thru the ending of a few auctions that I'd had interest in.

Z. Ray

 

5S178 starts with Ford vin 201***series and came with 15x6's dated 2/65

 

Hi Russ,
You need to report this to Mark Hovander and Howard Pardee
as it means the text about the steel wheels should be changed
from 217xxx to 201xxx. Most likely it's like this:
Cars # 001-113 were delivered from Ford in Dec of 64 and the next batch of
cars 114-XXX were delivered in March of 65. Probably the Dec cars had the
5.5" steel wheels and March cars had the 6.0".
Texas Swede