So here's the story, Soon after I moved into my house I discovered a set of 4 wheels, still in the boxes, in the crawl space above the garage. The boxes were really old, still had the shipping labels and seemed to have never been opened. After opening them and searching the internet, I found the following info;

1. They are Gold Turbine wheels made by Western Wheels (aluminum)
2. They are listed as option YJ8 for the '78-'79 camaro Z28 (2nd Gen)
3. Size is 15X7 5X4 3/4 bolt pattern with 2.783 center hole

If anyone has any other info...please shoot it my way. I'm a jeep guy and I am looking to sell these wheels. (Need an est. value) I'll try and upload some pics for reference.

Thanks

P.S. These wheels don't seem to have ever seen rubber or the road. I think the came straight from the line to the box.

 

I'm not sure if they are rare or not but they might be worth some cash to someone trying to restore a 78-79 camaro to stock. A quick search on the net revealed that they were color keyed to the car, whatever that means and only the Z28's had the 15" rims although the base camaro's would have had very similar looking 14" versions. Search the 2nd gen forums.

 

thanks man...it's about time someone got back to me. I saw a reconditioned set on ebay going for $800, and mine are brand new..literally in the boxes. I'll just have to put it out for sale and see what offers I get. Thanks for the info.

 

Here's the link to the set I saw on ebay:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/78-79...QQcmdZViewItem

 

If yours are in that good of shape i'd just put them away for another 5-10 years then ebay them. You'll probably get some good coin from a collector looking for a set.

 

that's true...but I really want to use the $ for a lift on my jeep. lol