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• Am I correct in assuming that the Magnum 500 wheel was optional for the 1969 Dodge Dart GTS ? .......... PICS .....
  • No. They did not make those wheels with the small A-body bolt pattern. You can, of course, get them aftermarket today. *NM*
    • So even the 383 cars had the 4-1/4" on 5 pattern? *NM*
      • To the best of my knowledge. For example, even though 340/383 cars had 8.75" big-car rear ends, they had the 4.25" b.c. on the axles. *NM*
        • That would explain why I can't recall ever seeing those wheels on a Dart, Valiant, or Duster. Too bad, they'd look good on a lot of them *NM*
          • That's also why the 10" (large) A-body brake drums are impossible to find. They used B-body brakes, but with the 4.25" B.C. It's not hard to convert an A-body to 4.50 B.C., but it can get expensibe. The A-body cars you see with factory Road Wheels or Rallye Wheels have
  • From the dealership databook for 1969 Dart *NM* *LINK* *PIC*