I am looking at a wheel that is said to be taken out of a 1969 car when the car was wrecked in 1970. The tire is 'Uniroyal TigerPaw F-70-15 WideOval'. stamped on the wheel left of valve stem is 'K 118'. On right of valve stem is '4 AZ'. From the judging manual I get K= Rim type, 1= Chevrolet, 1 = year (71?), 8 = Aug., 4= the fourth, AZ= 15 x 8 inch wheel. The person with the wheel says that K = Kelsey Hayes, 11= style of wheel, 8= Aug, 4=fourth, AZ= 1969 wheel. My question with the wheel date is if it actually came out of the car in 1970 what would the second '1' in 'K 118' stand for?
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Re: Date of 1969 wheel.
Eric, You are right on and the seller is wrong. Also I am not sure if a UniRoyal tire was available in 1969. Tires have embossed codes on the inner sidewall which will identify the date manufactured. A more familiar board user could confirm if UniRoyal was used in 1969. I'm sure Uniroyal wasn't available in 1970. Sounds like this item might be just another misrepresented piece.
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