C-2 1967 Rally Wheels

[Chris L.]

Looking for an original set of Rally wheels for my 67. Is there a date code on the wheels? Car built 11/14/66. What should I look for? If anyone has a set to sell, I'm a buyer. Thanks

[Joe L.]

Re: C-2 1967 Rally Wheels

Chris-----

Yes, the 1967 wheels are date coded. On either side of the valve stem hole will be 2 codings. One will be the wheel code. In your case, this should be "DC". On the other side of the hole will be a series of characters beginning with "K". The "K" indicates the wheel manufacturer which is Kelsey-Hayes. The next character is usually a "1" which indicates the Romulus, MI plant. The third character is the last digit of the year of manufacture. After that will be a one or two digit code representing the month of manufacture. There are similar codes found on the inside rim of the wheel, but these are irrelevent since they can't be seen with the tire mounted on the wheel.

You're looking for wheels date coded 6 months or less prior to your car's build date.

[Karl #35089]

Re: C-2 1967 Rally Wheels

Joe: Aren't the later replacement DC wheels the only ones with date codes near the valve stem hole? I thought all original factory-installed wheels had only the DC (or the other lesser-used codes) with no other lettering on the outside... -k

[Joe L.]

Re: C-2 1967 Rally Wheels

Karl-----

That could well be the case. The information that I provided was, actually, sort of "generic". The date coding might not apply to the "DC" coded wheels. I thought that the date coding for these wheels started about 1967; it could have been later, though.

[Eugene B.]

Re: C-2 Rally Wheels

Gents,
For information and a question.

The spare that came out from under my '65 is mounted on a rally wheel ('67)? Under the center cap, there are two stamps. One is GM and the other is KH. Beside the valve stem hole is stamp DC.

I'm sure that this is an original wheel because it is mounted on a well worn Firestone 7.75-15 white wall tire. Contrary to what I've read before, the backside of the wheel is painted GM universal gray and the front is frosted silver over universal gray primer.

Can it be anything other than a '67 rally?

Thanks and regards,
Gene

[Wayne W.]

Re: C-2 Rally Wheels

Sounds like one assuming that is a large DC. DC and DG are both correct for 67 and the dates are found inside the rim, not seen with the tire mounted. there will be a small 1/8 inch or so stamp with month and year.

[Eugene B.]

Re: C-2 Rally Wheels

Wayne,
I forgot to ask this question in my prior posting. What is the width of the '67 rally wheel?

Thanks,
Gene

[Wayne W.]

Re: C-2 Rally Wheels

6 inchs

[Ralph E.]

Check Restorer C-2 Rally Wheels

Last year the Restorer had a article about this stuff. Suggest you check it out.

[Eugene B.]

Re: Background info.

Wayne,
Hate to keep bothering you, but I'm wondering if you can point me in the direction of learning more about wheel width.

As I understand, my '65 has 5.5" wide wheels. Now I know that the '67 rally wheel is 6". I'm wondering when Chevrolet made the change from 5.5" to 6" and why they thought the change was important.

I'm also not sure whether I should leave the '67 rally in the tub as a spare or nix it. Will the extra width be a clearance issue anywhere?

Thanks again,
Gene

[Chris L.]

Re: Background info.

How do the codes run to determine the date? Are they letter codes and does it run like the build date codes ie@ A-Aug, B Sept etc? Thanks

[John H.]

Re: Background info.

The aluminum wheels were 6" from their inception (1964), and the steel wheels went to 6" in 1967 (and 7" in '68, and 8" in '69). A rally wheel that's gray on the back is most likely a service replacement, as the production rally wheels were dip-primed black and had just the outer face painted argent silver; K-H painted service wheels themselves, gray all over, before shipping to GM Parts depots.

[Bob Babcock]

Re: C-2 1967 Rally Wheels

Just checked the 1967 Judging Guide. DG or DC codes near the valve stem hole are both correct for 1967 Corvettes per the JG. There has been a good bit of controversy in the past about the validity of the DG code. Am I missing anything?

[Peter L.]

Re: Background info.

Chris - Original '67 rallye wheel were stamped with the date of manufacture inside the rim. Two stamps were used, a month stamp which was a numerical month designation, e.g. 1 thru 12, and a year stamp which was the last to digits of the year, e.g. 66 or 67.

Date stamping on the outer face of the rallye wheels came about in the beginning of calendar year 1968 (if I remember right).
I also suggest you check out the Restorer article if you have it and also search the DB archives as there have been several threads on this subject. Good luck. Pete

[Wayne W.]

Re: DG vs DC

There has never been any controversy with me. I have seen about as many DGs as DCs and since many hang off the edge, you cant tell wheather it is a G or C in lots of cases.