Space saver details

Arctoad · July 18, 2019, 09:45:47 AM

Hi all,
I probably should know this but was the Space Saver spare painted the same color as the car 70' T/A?
Thnx

pink aar · July 18, 2019, 09:49:47 AM

No I have a original never painted. It's about a 20-30% gloss black . Close to hot rod black or satin black

anlauto · July 18, 2019, 09:55:06 AM

Well YES sort of and NO for sure.

15X7 steel wheels on all Challenger TA's were painted black so the spare rime would be always painted black .
If a TA was equipped with rally wheels then the spare rim would also be painted black.

T/A Challengers never came with a "body coloured" rim. (unless your body was black)

Arctoad · July 18, 2019, 10:04:05 AM

Cuda_mark · July 18, 2019, 11:51:38 AM

Quote from: anlauto on July 18, 2019, 09:55:06 AM
Well YES sort of and NO for sure.

15X7 steel wheels on all Challenger TA's were painted black so the spare rime would be always painted black .
If a TA was equipped with rally wheels then the spare rim would also be painted black.

T/A Challengers never came with a "body coloured" rim. (unless your body was black)

What about non-TAs and Cudas?

anlauto · July 18, 2019, 12:22:22 PM

The space saver rim was ALWAYS black

JH27N0B · July 18, 2019, 06:57:57 PM

Quote from: anlauto on July 18, 2019, 12:22:22 PM
The space saver rim was ALWAYS black

Unless you are one of the guys who has an AMC space saver in his trunk, those are always orange!

Arctoad · July 19, 2019, 05:28:28 AM

Ok.. that explains this.

anlauto · July 19, 2019, 06:20:15 AM

Yea, those are considered "look a likes" because they use a BF Goodrich tire close in size to the E bodies...Paint the rim black and you're good to go !

Arctoad · July 19, 2019, 08:48:37 AM

Just in the process of trying to find a reasonable price..

anlauto · July 19, 2019, 09:19:53 AM

If you're looking for the "absolute correct" one, expect to pay around $1000.

Arctoad · July 19, 2019, 10:18:22 AM

Ouch..

anlauto · July 19, 2019, 10:21:18 AM

The above orange one can still be found for a couple of hundred bucks...I sold two at Spring Fling this year. Once painted black and detailed, not a lot of people would notice the difference.

pink aar · July 19, 2019, 10:23:20 AM

I paid 800.00 for mine this year. It's a 9 on a scale 1-10. There was one at Carlisle this year for 1500.00. It was a 9.5 scale. I told the guy he was a little high, but he didn't care. He offered me a beer if I bought it for 1500.00.

Arctoad · July 19, 2019, 01:05:02 PM

I think I can get this one for around $200 CAD.

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