Dodge Challenger 1973 wheel question

[JH23]

Hi everybody,
I am new on the Board. First sorry for my english i try to write english but i live in canada.

I own a dodge challenger 1973. I have a question about the original wheels on the 73 challenger. I would like to know if i buy in 73 a new challenger with no wheel cap or rally or magnum wheel and i buy it with standard steel wheel with hubcap.

1. Wich color the wheel is? the color of the car or glossy black??

2. What kind of dog dish hubcap i will have with this wheels?
   a) dog dish hub cap with the pentastar and the red circle or the hubcap like plymouth so without the plymouth division word ....

thanks to help me!
Nelson

[MJS73]

The standard wheel was a body color steel wheel with a dog dish hubcap.  There were (I believe) two optional wheel covers and 14" Rallye and 14" Magnum wheels were also optional.

Mike

[JH23]

Ok. I have in my hand a book : challenger and barracuda restorer guide by Jim Schild. In this book for 72-74 He said glossy black steel wheel with the same hubcap of the 71.. with the red circle....


So according to you this information is false?

I ask this question to you all board member because i am not sure if all info in this book is right...

thanks

[Alaskan_TA]

From the 1973 Dodge Dealership Data Book;

http://www.hamtramck-historical.com/images/dealerships/DealershipDataBook/1973/73_Challenger0007.jpg

Welcome to the site. 

[torredcuda]

I think the book is right,earlier cars had body color wheels but they went to all black at some point but not sure which year.

[MJS73]

I could very well be wrong about the wheel color, I was working from memory, which ain't what it used to be.

Mike

[JH23]

Now on my Challenge i have painted fe 5 wheel with dog dish hubcap. So my cars have the W21 code on the build sheet. I will probably drive my rally wheel next summer.....

thanks to all for your info...

car after 1971 come in gloss black steel wheel with dog dish hub cap with dodge logo and red circle.

[Super Blue 72]

I think the book is right,earlier cars had body color wheels but they went to all black at some point but not sure which year.

   I think it was starting in '72 the steel wheels were all black if I'm not mistaken.  I know my factory spare tire was black if that means anything. 

[JH23]

Yes it is right the last year of peinted steel wheel is 71...

[JH23]

the black wheel is painted in what kind of black ?

flat black?
glossed black?

[MJS73]

FYI, BEA Parts has reproduced the red circle dog dish caps.  W21 is the Rallye wheel option.

Mike

[Super Blue 72]

the black wheel is painted in what kind of black ?

flat black?
glossed black?

I'm not positive but I think it was a semi gloss.  It wasn't flat black.  Gloss would be ok but I think semigloss black would be better but someone else might want to add their opinion on this.... 

[JH23]

BEA Parts

any website?

[MEK-Dangerfield]

BEA Parts

any website?

Oh what the heck. Let's go for the obvious...

http://www.beaparts.com/

[MJS73]

Oh what the heck. Let's go for the obvious...

http://www.beaparts.com/

How did you figure that out?

Mike