Help identifying these Shelby wheels

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All what wheels do you think these are. I’m getting better pics of the center caps and I also have not seen them in person but anyone able to tell by these pics? I’ve looked online but these center caps appear to not have the red like on the other center caps.

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Are they powder coated? They obviously look like Alcoas, but I've only seen reps through BMC, American muscle, etc. that are gunmetal or black. I don't think the BMC (Black mambas) have Shelby forged engraved in them

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these look like the non 50 year Alocas. You can tell by the DB by the lug holes. Hard to tell if they are PD or PC.
 

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I have no idea I thought they looked like Alcoa’s but all the ones I see have the red Shelby on the center-caps this is all back they look to be forged to I’ll be able to tell more from when I go but they aren’t plasti dipped though


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I also haven’t seen any reps that have the forged or Shelby engraved on them


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Are there any markings on the inside of the wheels that will be able to tell me if they are legit or not?


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1. look on the inner barrel and it will be stamped/engraved by Shelby
2. Look like ....idk

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Yea with the red right? I’ve seen a few pics that look similar to the one I put up. Just not sure they aren’t very close up of the center caps I’ve found online


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Might be these 19" knockoffs out of china: 19x8.5/9.5" inch Wheels Rims 5x114.3 +45/35 For Ford Mustang GT Shelby Ecoboost | eBay

They're 19x8.5" +45 fronts and 19x9.5" +35 rears. Fairly inexpensive. If you have Brembo's the fronts will not clear without a spacer while the rears will clear Brembo's fine. The challenge is getting four rear wheels if you want to run a square setup. If you have a non-Brembo (stock GT) car these will fit fine.
 

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Those are the original Shelby Forged wheel. Look on the inside for verification. They look powder coated.
The 50 year wheel center cap seems to be added too like in the picture.
The red center Tiffany Snake center caps came on most of the original Shelby Forged wheel.
It was referenced as the "cartoon snake".
I also have 50 year wheels with the same as in the pic.
My early original Shelby Forged wheels have the cartoon snake.
 

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What size are they?
They almost look smaller like 18”, so the stock real KR wheels were ugly 18” versions of the 20” Shelby Alcoas.
I’m pretty sure Shelby or someone made some replicas.
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The 18" KR wheel had GT500 KR stamped on the outer lip where these say Shelby Forged.
Also had a slightly different spoke design.
 

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They are 20x8.5 and 20x10

Thanks for the info I should be going to see them soon waiting for a time that works for me and the guy.
 

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Those are definitely the earlier version (before 50 YEARS) of the Alcoa's sold by Shelby Perf. Parts. The "db" as mentioned above in the center area indicates Dura Bright, as they were originally and then the "SHELBY FORGED" is a quick indicator these are Forged, not the cheaper aftermarket cast knock-offs. By the chipping, I would guess they are PC'ed. The info. on the inside at the rear by the lip will be Alcoa stamped information, not stamped by Shelby, it will have the size date and manuf. info., there were not any 20X8.5's unless they have been narrowed, so if the current owner is measuring them, he measured the rears correctly at 10", but he misread the measurement on the front, they should be 9" and that will be on the rear by the inner lip with the other info.......unless by chance the info. has been filled in with PC or they are in fact plastidipped.

As for the Red cartoon snake......FWIW, I have seen some used sets of those for sale and the sun has faded the red almost completely away so they are almost all silver looking and more sun exposure would eliminate the red completely leaving them as you have pictured, but Shelby may have also made this cap in all silver and black at some point?

If the center caps are original (which they most likely are), they will be plastic and have the Scoot Drake symbol on the inside...........kind of a windy road race track symbol if I remember correctly.

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