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69 GTX wheel options #2580771
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I have a 69 GTX that I've had since the mid eighties that has never had broadcast sheet but does have the fender tag. 440 4 Speed track pack car. What would be the most likely wheels it would have come with?

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A 440 car built in October only came with 14x5.5" beyond that it's impossible to tell. To new to have 15x6 recall wheels.

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If it still has its original brake drums, you could look for traces of red paint on them, which would indicate Road Wheels, aka Magnum 500s...though I never found any on a '69 I had that had its original Road Wheels...

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Also see if there are original painted "pin stripes" 1/4 down from the top body line. That may tell you the tire configuration.

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It does still have some of the white pin stripes by the lower body line but none 1/4 way down the body.


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Originally Posted By cbusters
Also see if there are original painted "pin stripes" 1/4 down from the top body line. That may tell you the tire configuration.


How would a stripe tell you what kind of wheels were on the car from the factory.
I owned 3 69 GTX's and I don't know what stripe you are talking about.

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V6W is white tape stripe at the rocker panel in the black organisol area on a GTX that runs wheel well to wheel well.

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Didn’t wht mean wht wall tires and red pinstripe for redlines on that lower stripe. But wouldn’t tell you if a road wheel or steel

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Sometimes they write the spare tire size on the underside of the decklid

Most likely it's a 14" Road Wheel car

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My '69 LA built and LA area sold (still has an "Al's Automotive Norwalk, CA decal on the driver's vent window from service there. Has a phone number with NO area code so it must be from back in the day?) It's a 4-speed 3.54 Dana with a white pinstripe on under the GTX trim and it has it's original date coded "road wheels" (aka Magnum 500).......but they are stored in the garage now for the TT's on it now. I'm guessing your GTX had road wheels too. (1.) When I bought it, in the seller's driveway. (2.) after I got it home and after paint. (3.) with the current Torque Thrusts.

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Originally Posted By mopargem
Didn’t wht mean wht wall tires and red pinstripe for redlines on that lower stripe. But wouldn’t tell you if a road wheel or steel


neither color stripe dictated what color stripe wheels a car had

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Originally Posted By Morty426
Sometimes they write the spare tire size on the underside of the decklid

Most likely it's a 14" Road Wheel car


that's a Lynch Rd. (plant "A") "thing"

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Originally Posted By 6bblgt
Originally Posted By mopargem
Didn’t wht mean wht wall tires and red pinstripe for redlines on that lower stripe. But wouldn’t tell you if a road wheel or steel


neither color stripe dictated what color stripe wheels a car had


Dan did optional wheels only show up on a broadcast sheet and or Monroney/window sticker in '69 (and other years)?

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Most likely all you can do is guess what wheels it came with. There is no proof at this point. Mostly likely is not reality. Just because it's a GTX doesn't mean it came with the optional wheels.

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My B7 Hemi GTX had a white lower pinstripe and according to the trunk lid had white stripe tires FWIW. I don't think they were linked though.

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Originally Posted By RUNCHARGER
My B7 Hemi GTX had a white lower pinstripe and according to the trunk lid had white stripe tires FWIW. I don't think they were linked though.

Pretty much the way mine came right there less the elephant. I really prefer the steel wheels and dog dishes but was just curious if the wheels option could be different from 4 speed to auto or even difference plants. Also did they come with 15" wheels if they weren't an ordered car?

BTW thanks for all the feedback. I appreciate hearing from the gurus.😉


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"dog dish" hub cap - #2944088 * STANDARD ***** 29.9% ~4,200 RS23s

14" "DELUXE" 9-slot "sport" wheel cover - #2881758 * W11 - 440 ONLY ***** 23.1% ~3,245 RS23s
15" "DELUXE" wheel cover - #2881753 * W11 - HEMI ONLY ***** (installation # included above)

14" deep dish/turbine wheel cover - #2944165 * W15 - 440 ONLY ***** 2.5% ~351 RS23s

14" "ROAD" wheel - #2944162 * W21 w/trim ring - 440 ONLY ***** 44.1% ~6,195 RS23s
15" "ROAD" wheel - #recall * W23 ***** 0.4% ~56 RS23s

14" "mag" type - #2808457 * dealer accessory

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Originally Posted By A12
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Originally Posted By mopargem
Didn’t wht mean wht wall tires and red pinstripe for redlines on that lower stripe. But wouldn’t tell you if a road wheel or steel


neither color stripe dictated what color stripe wheels a car had


Dan did optional wheels only show up on a broadcast sheet and or Monroney/window sticker in '69 (and other years)?


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Wow, hardly have ever seen these wheel covers on a GTX except some of the hemi cars. Hell I thought Mags were factory when I was younger, all I ever saw on them back then😂


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the almost 30% dog dish GTXs were most probably instantly changed to CRAGARs or other mag wheels of the day

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