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US Production Wheel Chart

U1 Semi Deep Dish	U2 Chrome	U3 Chrome	U4 Chrome	U5 Silver	U6	U7	U8


U9	U10	U11	U12	U13	U14	U15	U16


U17	U18	U19	U20	U21	U22	U23	U24
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Type	Year	US Wheels Items in Red show changes from previous version
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Type

US - 1968

Redline - Semi Deep Dish

U1-S

Small

	Tool #s: None & 1
	Car Usage: US Custom Camaros only: Types (1,2,3,4 Common) (5,7 Occasional)

U1-M

Medium

	Tool #s: ?
	Car Usage: US Custom Camaros only: Types (1,2,3,4 Common) (5,6,7 Occasional)

	Wheel Center: Short
	Mount: Hub
	Finish: Chrome
	Center Caps: (No finish - Common) (Chrome - Occasional late run)
	Redline: Embossed

Seen only on the earliest of the US Custom Camaros
Chrome Center Caps where probably leftover wheels hot stamped at the time of U2 wheels

Compare U1-S with H1-S	Compare U1-M with H1-M
Compare U1-S with U2-S	Compare U1-M with U2-M

Type

US - 1968

Redline - Chrome

U2-S

Small

	Tool #s: 2 to 20 (observed)
	Car Usage: US Custom Camaros only: Types (5,6 Common)

U2-M

Medium

Tool #s: ?

	Wheel Height: Extended Hub, Wheel and Center
	Wheel Center: Tall
	Mount: Hub
	Finish: Chrome
	Center Caps: Chrome, (No chrome rare late run)
	Redline: Embossed Brighter Red

Seen on early US Custom Camaros
Non-Chrome Center Caps are Rare to see and probably leftover late run use.
Two Non-Chrome Center Cap wheel has been seen on a US Custom Camaro, Types 7 & 9

Compare U2-S with U3-S	Compare U2-M with U3-M

Type

US - 1968

Redline - Chrome Big Hub - No Finish Center Cap

U3-S

Small

	Tool #s: 2 to 20 (observed)
	Car Usage: US Custom Camaros only: Types (7,8 Common)

U3-M

Medium

Tool #s: ?

	Wheel Height: Extended Hub, Wheel and Center, Thicker half of Hub shaft
	Wheel Center: Tall
	Mount: Hub
	Finish: Chrome
	Center Caps: No Finish
	Redline: Embossed

Seen on early US Custom Camaros

Compare U3-S with U4-S	Compare U3-M with U4-M

Type

US - 1968

Redline - Chrome Big Hub - Chrome Center Cap

U4-S

Small

	Tool #s: 2 to 20 (observed)
	Car Usage: US Custom Camaro: Types (9 Common) US Custom Mustang: Types (1,2 Common) (3,4 Occasional) US Silhouette: Types 1

U4-M

Medium

Tool #s: ?

	Wheel Height: Extended Hub, Wheel and Center, Thicker half of Hub shaft
	Wheel Center: Tall
	Mount: Hub
	Finish: Chrome
	Center Caps: Chrome
	Redline: Embossed

Only difference from U3 to U4 is the deeper Hot Stamping of the Chrome Center Cap
These Wheels are significant because other Hot Wheels castings started to be released with these as their earliest wheels.

Type

1968

US Wheels - Redline - Silver

U5-S

Small

	Tool #s: 48 to 74 (observed)
	Car Usage: US Custom Camaros: Types (9 Common) US Custom Mustang: Types (3,4 + Common) US Silouettes: Types 2+

U5-M

Medium

Tool #s: ?

	Wheel Height: Extended Hub, Wheel and Center, widened Hub
	Wheel Center: Tall
	Mount: Hub
	Finish: Silver
	Center Caps: No Finish
	Redline: Embossed

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Type

1968 to 1970

US Wheels - Redline - Widened Hub - Chrome Center Cap

U4-S

Small

	Tool #s: 2 to 20 (observed)
	Car Usage: US Custom Camaros: Types (9 Common) US Custom Mustang: Types (1,2 Common) (3,4 Occasional) US Silouettes: Types 1

U4-M

Medium

Tool #s: ?

U4-L

Large

Tool #s: ?

	Wheel Height: Extended Hub, Wheel and Center, widened Hub
	Wheel Center: Tall
	Mount: Hub
	Finish: Chrome
	Center Caps: Chrome
	Redline: Embossed

Other Hot Wheels start to be released and received these as their first wheels

Type

1971

US Wheels - Blackwall - Cap

U6-L

Large

Tool #s: ?

	Finish: Silver
	Center Caps: No Finish

Same as U5 with no Redline
Used only on the rear of the Snake and Mongoose Rail Dragsters

Type

1970 to 1978

US Wheels - Small Spoke

U7-S

Small

Tool #s: ?

	Finish: Silver
	Center Caps: No Finish

Non-removable
Used only on the front of Dragsters

Type

1973 to 1977

US Wheels - Redline - nonremovable

U8-S

Small

Tool #s: ?

U8-M

Medium

Tool #s: ?

U8-L

Large

Tool #s: ?

	Finish: Silver
	Center Caps: No Finish

Seen on a

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