Rick,
Thank you for taking and posting those pictures
My wife said she was happy to be have been able to provide support for the spare tire
Thanks also for pointing out that grain on the steering wheel rim; I honestly had no idea there were differences amongst the 'standard' steering wheels
I will try to take a good picture showing the spare wheel insert color and post it here. As Rick says, it is definitely not black, and I don't believe it has any metallic to it.
Thanks also to Dan for posting the picture of the car a couple pages back. I sure wish his camera batteries hadn't pooped out because there were so many other beautiful cars in attendance that night.