From a Concours point of view what would we expect to see on a 67 or 68 ten spoke? I ask this after viewing dozens of ten spoke threads here and on the SAACForum.
I decided to post this question here rather than in the SAACForum as I'm trying to stay with Concours/Assembly line on just two years and keep away from Ford replacement parts and aftermarket in later years.
From Coralsnake's website and various threads here and SAACForum it would indicate the 67 version as:
-Tapered spoke
-Valve Stem on rim (non-recessed/non-counterbored)
-Tapered/Countersunk acorn style lug face
-Backside of wheel face is not raised
-Backside of wheel is as cast (not machined)
-Cast part number of S7MS-1007-D
68 is tougher as there are only 5 cars documented as having ten spokes and all were exported. The wheels (67?) were fit using undocumented process but probably involved grinding down the caliper rough casting areas. Not the topic here.
There are a set of wheels listed as a follow on to the 67 wheels (sometimes listed as 68 wheels). Let's call those 68 wheels and those would be defined as:
-Tapered spoke
-Valve Stem on rim (non-recessed/non-counterbored)
-Tapered or Countersunk acorn style lug face
-Backside of wheel face is raised 1/8" (approx)
-Backside of wheel bowl area is as cast (not machined)
-Cast part number may or may not be found
The 68 wheel had about 1/8" less backspace in order to clear the caliper with some amount of success.
My point is that there many Ford service, CS Wheel and possibly other aftermarket companies that made wheels.
But, from an Concour point of view, I would not expect to see any of the following:
-No straight spokes
-No countersunk valve stems
-No valve stems between spokes
-No spot faced lug nuts (with washers)
-No machined area on the backside bowl area of the rim
The "machined area" is defined as that area on the backside of the wheel shaped like a bowl and does not include the web or bolt-up area
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