69 wheels on a 67/68

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I’ve been thinking of putting 69 style steel wheels on my blue 68 Cougar for a couple of years now. I have a couple extra sets. I’m kind of surprised you don’t see it done very often. I think it’s a good look. Maybe I can start a new trend :wink:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/1967-Mercury-Cougar/282721051040?hash=item41d37ce1a0:g:vDYAAOSwoVNZ~id9&vxp=mtr



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Had them on my '67 DGS, but I took out the polished inserts and painted the wheels matte black.

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I’ve had them on my Nordic Blue '67 for the past 10 years. The blue running cat centers make 'em look like they belong.

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They look good! I like the 1968 - 1969 brushed finish trim rings better, kind of hard to find though…

https://secure.cougarpartscatalog.com/store/p/15159-Trim-Ring-Styled-Steel-Wheel-Grade-A-Used-1968-Mercury-Cougar-/-1968-Ford-Mustang.html?attribs=76

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Chris - Do you have pictures? I would like to see how they look.

I have a set of the brushed rings NOS in the box. Won’t be using them on my 68 driver…
I would most likely buy the repo rings and scuff them up.

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I can’t access image hosting sites from work :cry: PM me your cell # & I’ll send you one.

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If you can access this site, use the gallery

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Thanks Bill!

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looks great Chris. You and Phil are the ultimate trend setters. I’m late to the party as usual :unamused:
I think I’m going to add this to the list for next summer.

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Thanks Brian, but don’t give me too much credit, I just had them laying around. Initially I bought them for the R Code, thinking I’d drive it more often than I do. Over the years I discovered that for the 5-10x/year I drive the R Code, the original ss wheels & bias ply tires work just fine.