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Old May 23, 2014 | 04:26 PM
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First of all, I did a search for the answer before I posted this but I couldn't find anything. I picked up a wood wheel the other day thinking it was a Teak wheel but when I got it home, I discovered its not a Corvette wheel at all.......I think. Does anyone know what this wheel is for? Is it possible that it's a Corvette wheel? It's stamped "EFFPI" and "Made in Italy" like Shelby wheels are but its not a spoke design I can find for a Shelby. You thoughts?? thanks!!
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For starters, it's a deep dish style. The hub area looks like a Vette application. Dennis
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Old May 23, 2014 | 05:45 PM
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It's a C2 STYLE wheel with a deeper dish, and maybe smaller diameter, hard to tell in the picture.
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Old May 23, 2014 | 09:56 PM
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Originally Posted by wes-in-nc
First of all, I did a search for the answer before I posted this but I couldn't find anything. I picked up a wood wheel the other day thinking it was a Teak wheel but when I got it home, I discovered its not a Corvette wheel at all.......I think. Does anyone know what this wheel is for? Is it possible that it's a Corvette wheel? It's stamped "EFFPI" and "Made in Italy" like Shelby wheels are but its not a spoke design I can find for a Shelby. You thoughts?? thanks!!
When I first saw the pic I thought it was Corvette. I happen to be working on a 66 wheel and have looked at many teak wheels recently. The difference I noted was where the spokes meets the circumference of the wheel. Vette does not have that small wood extension where it connects to the spoke. Sorry but I can't ID where the wheel belongs.
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Old May 23, 2014 | 10:00 PM
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It's definitely the same manufacturer as the late 60s Shelby GT wheels but the Shelby ones have the holes in the spokes as opposed to the slits.
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Old May 23, 2014 | 10:08 PM
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I'm not familiar with that particular wheel/brand, but I'd say that it's just another one of the hundred's of different aftermarket wheels, made over the years. It's definitely not an OEM wheel.

The hub screw pattern, certainly looks like the pre-67 Corvette pattern, but the "dish" is deeper than stock, and the diameter appears smaller too.
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Old May 24, 2014 | 08:38 AM
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Thank you to everyone for your input! I found guy selling one that looks a lot like this one except his is NOS and he has it advertised as a 66-67 Shelby but that's the only example I can find. The search continues........
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