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I have that Buick wheel pictured above but in Red...anybody interested?
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If you have one in red someone painted it. Dean is absolutely correct in saying the 70 GSX/Yenko wheel was never made in anything but black, period. You probably have the smaller rimmed version with the metal band around the outside perimiter, which were available in a plethora of colors, including several shades of red. The above "fat grip" wheel was indeed a Yenko option, and was shown in the 1971 "Stinger Stuff" catalog. The only factory usage was the 1970 Buick GSX. They are not the same as the ones used in Corvette and other Buicks. They have no "finger grips" on the backside, and no metal band around the outside, and the padded rim itself is much thicker. You'll also notice the faux "double stitch" around the inside of the rim in the above photo... the thinner Corvette/Buick versions didn't have this detail either. Probably one of the rarest GM wheels ever made, as I think GSX production in 70 was well under 500, plus whatever over the counter ones were produced. I think Yenko originally indented for these to be "standard" ont he Deuces, but didn't get enough to use them in all of them, so he made it an extra cost option, and sold them for years out of the parts dept. I've even heard of him giving them out to Yenko Supercar owners who stopped in for a visit with their cars.
I love these, and put an NOS GM one in my own car, plus have a few spares. I've also sold a couple... Haven't seen one for sale in a long time.
There was a great thread about these a few years back...
