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Did some early 72's come with 71 rallye wheel center caps? #2498151
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Did some early 72's come with 71 Rallye wheel center caps?

I have seen allot of early 72 model year cars over the years that had the 71 caps....



The reproduction shots for the new 72 `Cuda show actual photo's of the new model but none had actual Rallye wheels. In the last shot I posted, look close the stripe, wheels and center caps... they are actually air brushed.

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Re: Did some early 72's come with 71 rallye wheel center caps? [Re: UCUDANT] #2498153
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Re: Did some early 72's come with 71 rallye wheel center caps? [Re: UCUDANT] #2498158
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Thanks Barry, another early (pre-production) shot example, it's stuff like that which causes me to ask this question.

Of course as with the 6 pack option some changes were made after the early released info.

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Re: Did some early 72's come with 71 rallye wheel center caps? [Re: UCUDANT] #2498220
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Brochure cars and some press cars could easily be "incorrect", airbrushing in details, using previous-model parts, or for that matter parts that would later be recalled.
Reference the '71 Challenger T/A photo, the heavily airbrushed '69 & '70 Plymouth brochures, the "recall wheels", etc.
Manufacturers were much more concerned with promoting the new models and moving units than how accurate those portrayals would be 50 years later!







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