Hi all fellow bird lovers .

Being doing some research on the correct custom simulated plastic wood steering wheel for 67-68 birds

1. Research suggests that originals should have at the rear of the spokes 4 rivets? I am not sure? Some repops are showing 3 rivets?
2. I have seen other wheels with no rivets at the rear- perhaps these are the repops? I am not sure? or these may be for the GTO'S?
3. I understand that the front of the spokes (firebirds) are a brushed finished appearance? in 68? Where they also brushed finish for 67?
4. Was the 67-68 wood wheel specific for the firebirds- or did other Pontiacs- (eg GTO) share the exact same wheel? size?
5. If anyone has an original on their bird..........................and can provide a photo- including behind the spokes, this will also help in the research.
I am trying to verify the differences in the wood gto wheels of 65,66,67,68,69 and those for the 67-68 firebirds.
Any information would be greatly appreciated............

Hoping to get others opinions and facts regarding the matter.
thanks everyone.....................

Here is a pic of the front of an original 67. Sorry, do not have the car available to get a shot of the backside of it. As you can see it has a brushed finish with polished edges.
Cal
Edit, I had a pic selected but had to reduce to the size of a postage stamp and it was still being rejected for being too large a file. Maybe they are having problems this morning with the picture part.

67's and 68's had a deep dish, 67 were bright chrome, 68, not bright. 69's and later had a shallow dish

I believe all three years had different depths, 67 being the deepest, 69's being the shallowest, 68 in between.

ok gentleman.
thanks for the input............

it seems spokes where brushed in 67-68 birds??? or did I read the post replies wrong?............only 68 was brushed spokes?
Anyway- as I posted.......................any ideas how many rivets at the rear of these spokes............3 or 4
Cal- your picture didn't come up............??????? can you try again please.............

Any info regarding the gto wheels???????? anyone? Was the 67 -68 gto wood wheels the same as the 67-68 birds????????

I have 3 wood wheels in storage- I will pull them out- and compare all 3 and post the differences..............

Anyone out their who has an original on their bird can nip this posting in the bud-
I emailed a guy on ebay who is selling repo wood wheels- for GTO- FIREBIRDS...............................
He couldn't give me an answer regarding differences- AT ALL- figure that out?

thanks for those who put their opinions up. keep the info coming.............I am going to nut this one out................with every ones help of course.................

I'd ask your questions over on PY where all the GTO guys lurk...

67 wheels bright chrome. Fed regulations made them change to non bright in 68. Same with the vert windshield header. Birds and goats used the same wood wheels.

ok gentleman..........
heres some pictures of two different wheels..................

I have 3 others that I will pull out in the next few days..........

The dark painted wheel has 4 rivets at the rear, is larger and deeper- has thinner spokes at the top were it meets the rim,
The light brown wheel has no rivets at the rear is smaller in depth and diameter than the darker wheel and spokes are slightly where it meets the rim
Both wheels have brushed spokes.as opposed to polished.
Are they GTO wheels? firebird wheels?
Anyone with their opinion?

thanks