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Art & Inspiration anyone ever seen these clear red hubcaps??

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  1. Bandit Billy
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    Fer a tenner you can add some LED valve stem caps under those beauty bubbles baby!
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  2. Do they come in chrome?:cool:
     
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  3. Fitty Toomuch
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    My father made a plywood board version back in the mid 60s, called the game aggravation. still have it.
     
  4. gatz
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    lol
     
  5. BJR
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    14" wheels didn't appear on cars until 57 or 58 IIRC.
     
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  6. K13
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    The beauty of eBay you can price things at whatever ridiculous price you want.
     
  7. If mark has never seen ‘em they are rare, but 2 G’s ?!?!?!
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    While I can appreciate them
    For being old, rare , and different. No ..... just, just no.
     
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  8. fordflambe
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    Bad Chad needs those!
     
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  9. steeltappet
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    they look like they could be colored covers for in-ground pool lights. Even the name, Beauty Bubbles fits.
     
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  10. Rickybop
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    $2,000...
    Drats... even MORE nostalgic parts that I can't afford but really need... so I'm gonna have to make myself.
    I'll make extras for you guys.
     
  11. guffey
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    guffey

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  13. Deuces
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    Absolutely not!.....
     
  14. To be “traditional”, wouldn’t they’ve been in wide use “in the day”?
    ie: Starting a tradition?
     
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  15. bowie
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    Only you, Mike!
     
  16. continentaljohn
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    Those are very cool
     
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  17. Moriarity
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    I ended up buyin these from @guffey , they are really cool on chrome wheels

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  18. Max Gearhead
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  19. Those look cool Mark!
     
  20. 36cab
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  21. Squablow
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    I have a pair of red ones I bought at Iola swap meet like 10 years ago, they're hanging up on my garage wall. I had seen Nads' post (the one 36cab referenced above) and was under the impression they were tire store display pieces, but I guess they really were used on cars. I think they're super cool looking but I'd be afraid they'd fall off at speed, better for a show car maybe, or maybe they really would mount nice and tight, never tried. Looks great on the '61 Impala.

    I've been watching for more but I bought the only 2 I ever saw in person.
     
  22. Moriarity
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    they went on really hard, I bet they would stay on
     
  23. Squablow
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    Mine have little fake chrome wheel inserts behind them, I'll try to get some pics later.
     
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  24. Mr48chev
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    I'd go along with them being tire store display pieces. Setting in the window of a tire store they would probably draw an eye right to that tire.
     
  25. straykatkustoms
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    My eyes just shot out of my head. They look just too kool!! I about bought a set twenty years ago they were asking around $400. I just couldn't pull the trigger. I can't wait to see pics when the Chevy is on the ground. Great find!
     
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  26. Squablow
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    I'll get some closeups when I'm home later, but here's a couple I took in my garage for insurance that shows them, if you look close you can see the inserts behind the bubble that look like a chrome steel wheel.

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  27. mgtstumpy
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  28. nitrobrother
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    There's a set of yellow ones on eBay right now...too pricey for me!
     
  29. ct1932ford
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    I thought Beauty Bubbles was a stripper. I know where those bubbles went.


    Sent from my iPad using H.A.M.B.
     
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  30. Squablow
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    Not sure how useful these grainy pictures are (I had poor lighting) but here's a couple of my red ones with the fake chrome wheel inserts in them, similar to what mgtstumpy posted.
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