Styled Steel Wheels

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Greetings All-

Would like some help identifying some styled steel wheels I have. These were on my car when I purchased her back in 1980. The only markings I can see are as follows.

Inside on the spokes are a capital A and a circle with the number 7
On the rim are the following markings.

22 14x7 JJ A
2(has a circle) Made in U.S.A. (this is on 2 lines) MI 5(the 5 is below the MI) 887

They have black argent paint with silver. I also have the trim rings that go with them that are about 3 1/4 to 3 1/2 inches wide. There is no markings on the trim rings.
Are these original early cougar steel styled wheels or another magnum 500 type wheel?

thanks,

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Do they look like these? The chrome spoke ones are 68 Cougar the one painted Gray is for a 69. They all are close to the same. 67s have bigger holes and 69/70s were painted.
Note, picture shamelessly stolen from Dave Nashif’s Facebook page.

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No, they don’t. As soon as my camera recharges, I’ll snap a couple of pictures to better clarify.

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Here is a link to some pictures. The center cap should be red by the way. Been outside in the elements too long.

http://s1032.photobucket.com/user/20Trixie14/slideshow/

Let me know if issues arise viewing the photos.

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70s style Magnum 500. Get them blasted to remove all the rust and repaint them in Silver Argent and satin Black. You can get Cougar center caps that fit them.

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I’ve got a set of those (from my dad’s old Granada) on my 68. I had them blasted and painted them charcoal grey metalic rustoleum. You can buy stencils to help paint the spokes silver if you want but I kinda like the monochromatic look. They make great looking wheels for very little $$$.

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Thanks for all the info. I like to find 2 more to make a full set. The front wheel was damaged when involved in an accident.