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Old May 18, 2007 | 04:16 AM
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Just want to get my facts straight since I never owned a C-3 newer then my 73'. Am I correct to believe that factory C-3 Steering Wheels from 75' on through 82' are a 14" wheel? I am pretty sure now that from 69'-74' they are 15" like the one on my 73' and someone mentioned either here or on the C-2 forum that the 68' has a 16" I would presume as the C-2's have installed from the factory. Do I stand to be corrected?
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Old May 18, 2007 | 09:23 AM
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You are correct up to '75. I'm thinking the smaller, leather wrapped wheels did not show up until '78. Not sure whether they're 14" or not (never measured) but they look smaller in diameter than the factory 15" wheels.

76s had the Vega wheel unless you ordered T/T. I'm thinking the 75s and 77s had 15" wheels.

68s are one year only and 16".

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Old May 18, 2007 | 09:26 AM
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I think the leather wrapped small wheel might have started in "77". A friend of mine had a new "77" that I used to drive alot and it had a smaller leather wrapped wheel stock.
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Yup, leather wrapped wheel started in 77.
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