Wheel colors

str12-340 said

14x5 1/2 steel wheels were what Darts and Barracudas had before Rallye wheels came out in 1970. There are probably plenty out there but they just look like "regular" steel wheels. All my 70 Darts started life with black steel rims, does somebody know when they went from body color to black?

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The standard SBP 14" wheel was 4-1/2" wide. Much more common than the wider wheel.
The big wheel was 5-1/2" wide, standard on Formula S, 340 Darts, cars with HD suspension , etc. D70 or E70 tires always came with wide wheels.
SBP Rallye wheels were all 5-1/2".
A car with full wheel covers had black wheels, not body color. You could always see the black rim outside of the wheel covers.
Cars with "dog dish" caps got body-colored wheels.
Wheel color is called out on the build sheet.

Being old school, it looks odd to me when I see a car with dog dishes and black wheels. Unless of course it's a black car. Your car, your choice.