1965 Knock Off Wheels Authenticity

[Dale B.]

I have just removed the K/O wheels from my 1965 Corvettte for the first time. Could someone tell me if these are real or reproduction. Here are the markings on the back side of the hub area.
A. All wheels have Western Wheel Corp. K-H 306065 15X6 on them.
B. BD2587 ZD7488 Wheel 1
C. AD2887 ZD7482 Wheel 2
D. AD2887 ZD7482 Wheel3
E. BD3087 ZE7122 Wheel4

[Wayne M.]

Re: 1965 Knock Off Wheels Authenticity

I have just removed the K/O wheels from my 1965 Corvettte for the first time. Could someone tell me if these are real or reproduction. Here are the markings on the back side of the hub area.
A. All wheels have Western Wheel Corp. K-H 306065 15X6 on them.
B. BD2587 ZD7488 Wheel 1
C. AD2887 ZD7482 Wheel 2
D. AD2887 ZD7482 Wheel3
E. BD3087 ZE7122 Wheel4

Dale -- reproduction. You probably will have noticed the safety pin slots in the spinners and adapters; factory installations had none (some early repros [around '77-78] were pin-less as well, I believe).

I bought a used set recently with much the same stampings that you show. I kinda guessed that these were manufactured around 1987 as the first stamping in your columns smells date-code. They are very close to originals in terms of fin start/end and width configurations, and the rim lip contour.

Have you had the rubber off ? Did you notice any stickers and or ink-stamps in the air chamber ? I could post a couple of pics of same that were on two of mine.