Stock steering wheel color? Were they painted or as-cast plastic?

[cgrocen]

Hello everyone,

I recently acquired this standard steering wheel. It is not painted, but the color is as-cast plastic. There are virtually no cracks in it except at the perimeter of the hub as shown. I thought that these wheels would have been painted. But this one shows no signs of ever being painted. Is this correct? Would the color be correct for a certain year? Any comments welcome.

Regards.

Chris