289 cobra wire wheel question

[otto]

was wondering what the percentage of the original 289 street cars came with chrome wire wheels versus the painted ones , most replicas you see have the chrome wheels very few painted
any info would be great
regards Bob

[NROTOXIN]

Originally Posted by otto

was wondering what the percentage of the original 289 street cars came with chrome wire wheels versus the painted ones , most replicas you see have the chrome wheels very few painted
any info would be great
regards Bob

There was just a thread about said subject recently.....searching the subject here before asking goes along way.

[Harpoon PV2]

A lot were converted to chrome after they were first sold! Probably, by the early 80s, most had chrome. The recent thread on small block Cobra wheels, was about painting or powder coating chrome wheels to the original silver paint look. Here it is Slabside Wire Wheels Cheers, Dennis