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Old Jul 18, 2007 | 05:48 PM
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talking to a guy about an 86' vert and he states the wheels are gold and they were a indy 500 flag car addition?

any ideas what this means?
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Old Jul 18, 2007 | 06:33 PM
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Don't have any idea what your talking about...
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Old Jul 18, 2007 | 06:52 PM
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Look chrome to me.

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Old Jul 18, 2007 | 07:18 PM
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Originally Posted by vinnies87
Don't have any idea what your talking about...
Neither does the guy selling the car.....
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Old Jul 18, 2007 | 07:25 PM
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All 86 verts are pace cars, and came with the decal kit in the car (I believe the dealer instaled them if asked to). They had the standard clearcoated 16" wheels with the non painted centers.
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Old Jul 18, 2007 | 07:28 PM
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86 wheels did not come stock chromed, looks as if someone installed the chrome ones on the picture above.

The below is what they looked like.

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Old Jul 18, 2007 | 07:50 PM
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Gold was an option, emblems, wheels...............Not my cup of tea!

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I looked in the Black Book and there is no mention of gold wheels being an option.....does anyone know where to find out how many folks selected gold in 1986 if it is an option?
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Never heard gold wheels being an option on the '86 pace car. Certainly have never seen one with them either.

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86 wheels did not come stock chromed, looks as if someone installed the chrome ones on the picture above.
The picture above is a toy.
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There were and I believe are alot of different "gold packages" that dealers offer on various cars, generally emblems and some graphics.
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Originally Posted by 86PACER
The picture above is a toy.
Ooops just glanced at the wheels quickly. Sorry about that.

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Originally Posted by rspreng86
Ooops just glanced at the wheels quickly. Sorry about that.

The nose didn't give it away for you?
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