C3 Rim Date Verification?

[Jimmy P.]

Can anyone date this rim for me? It is on my 73. My car's build date is April 30th 1973. See attachments.

[Lawrence M.]

Re: C3 Rim Date Verification?

Hi Jimmy,

Since no one has answered your question I'll try and help .
Can't make out the first 3 characters of the wheel date code. It should be something like K 1 3 for a 1973 wheel. The next number 3 is for March and after the valve stem the number 5 is for the 5th day of the month. AZ means 15x8 Corvette rally wheel. The problem is the K 1 8 stamping on the center section would indicate the wheel is from 1978. Hope this helps.

[Jimmy P.]

Re: C3 Rim Date Verification?

Thanks Larry ,I guess I was hoping for the best. (What's confusing to me is the K - 8 stamping in the hub area. My two front rims are dated correctly for the car. They are k13/ April 9th and have the k-3 stamp in the hub area. My two rear rims must have been changed at one point by a previous owner. One is dated Mar. 26 1974(it just has K-1 stamped in the hub area. and the spare which appears to be a service spare because it is black on both sides is dated Mar. 27th 1974.

Hi Jimmy,

Since no one has answered your question I'll try and help .
Can't make out the first 3 characters of the wheel date code. It should be something like K 1 3 for a 1973 wheel. The next number 3 is for March and after the valve stem the number 5 is for the 5th day of the month. AZ means 15x8 Corvette rally wheel. The problem is the K 1 8 stamping on the center section would indicate the wheel is from 1978. Hope this helps.