1966 steel wheels, painted to match the body. Were just the front faces painted the body color, and the rest left a semi-gloss black? Or the entire wheel done in the body color?

 

Rear of wheel was semi gloss black. Only front painted with color and overspray through wheel.

 

The PIM shows exactly what part of the wheel was painted body color.

 

Thanks, guys. Joe, PIM? Paint Instruction Manual?

 

Product Information Manual, what is commonly called an Assembly Manual.

 

The front of the wheels were painted body color ONLY if it had dog dish caps. If it had full wheel covers they were all black,

 

Yep, I'm replacing the chrome-reverse aftermarkets on my F-85 with dog dishes on R-code wheels.

Found that paint detail in the Assembly Manual, and do see "Product Information Manual" as the header for the table of contents. Hadn't noticed that before. By any name, it's a wealth of information, and always a good read.

What's interesting is "Back side of the wheel, tire mounting surfaces, and within a three (3) inch radius of the wheel centerline are not to be painted although fogging is permitted." My first Olds, a '72 Cutlass, had full wheel covers, and those wheel areas had black paint, albeit not the gloss black that was on the face. Did steelies come to the paint line in primer?

Also interesting that wheels received synthetic enamel rather than lacquer.

 

My first 66 Cutlass. Delivery day April 66. Lucerne Mist had dog dish covers. Matching Lucerne Mist on wheels. Two years later it was stolen and recovered but wheels and tires were gone. Spent the rest of its life with me until April 1970 with some black or chrome wheels when I sold it. Dark day, should have never let it go. Very seldom seen factory 4-speed.

Wayne