70 GTO RPO codes question

[Supercar_Kid]

This is cool too. My buddy found it under the rug when digging for the buildsheet. Canadian cars are cool. Untouched original cars are even cooler.

[supcarbob]

Back then,it was a pretty common occurance for a dealer to 'switch' tires and wheels from a different car to help sell a car. This GTO(by the way a very neat car) originily had G78X14 white walls but either original purchaser requested (wide ovals G70X14)if bought from stock or this car was bought from stock and tires/wheels were already switched for an earlier sale.

[Supercar_Kid]

Does the spare look correct for a car optioned with Rally II wheels? Do you think the spare wheel/tire in the trunk is not "factory original" to the car? It's definitely not a repro or anything like that, but maybe it's like you said, switched in while the car sat on the lot. It was not a "customer order car" it was bought new off the lot, in March of '71, so I suppose it's entirely possible some strings were pulled to make the sale.

[Supercar_Kid]

Original bill of sale shows "W-W Tires" which leads me to believe the car wore white wall tires off the lot the day it sold. Still not sure why they'd switch G-78s out for G-70s of the same style?

How'd you like to buy one for 3 grand cash today?

[GTO_DON]

The spare tire should definetly also be a rally II wheel if the car was ordered with them.

[Supercar_Kid]

Thanks Don...that lends a little creedence to the notion that the entire set was likely swapped out. Any idea what the bare steel XE wheel could be from? A LeMans maybe?

[GTO_DON]

AN XE WHEEL IS THE STANDARD WHEEL FOR A 70 GTO WITH FULL HUBCAPS OR PIE PANS. I LIKE THAT CAR ALOT!!!! WISH IT WAS HERE