Projects Opinion…What Hubcaps Should I run?

I like the look of a full wheel cover on the Shoebox Fords and after loosing an accessory trim ring that makes the factory cap look like a full one it’s time to go another route. Which cap would be your choice, I’m leaning towards the ‘54 Chevy like was on my favorite Valley Custom…..

 

The 54 Chevy ones look nice, there's a lot of good options though. I feel like 54 Ford caps are underrated, with the embossed center logo. 50-52 Olds as well. They're pricey and more commonly used, but 53 Cadillac caps are sure pretty, too.

Lots of other options if you like flippers.

 

The clean look appeals to me more than flippers on a custom that has been cleaned of some of its factory frills.

 

I might end up getting the chrome wheels with spider caps eventually because I really like the look @Moriarity has on his hot rods. Plus I can leave a lot of the factory trim and all and still look custom

 

Keep it simple and clean looking.

 

Color matched wheels with spiders and trim rings were pretty popular when I was growing up. Still kinda works.

 

I like the spider caps it gives it a hot rods feel to it. Moriarity suggested that I run these on my woodie and think they would look good on my sedan

 

Sombreros with FORD centers.

 

Here are a couple more examples that I like. The first one was one Ron Dunns car when Valley Customs first built it and it was awarded the most beautiful custom of the year in 1953

 

Nice!!

 

Always kinda been a fan of these. One even came with my 53 Chevy lol

 

These look great with a bullet

 

That’s what I’m taking off but you do have to admit they are a good looking hubcap. Here’s what I had with the accessory trim rings

 

If I would have had a decent set of these, that’s what would be on mine. Do you already have these?

Those 54 Chevy caps are cool too.

 

No I think he was modeling them for me, you should ask Mark if he wants to sell the set.

 

This was mine with a little different one. But, you probably already saw that. Problem is, I only have one good one. Actually, this one is aftermarket. But, I do have one good original.

 

52 Olds

 

57/58 Dodge Lancer caps looks great on anything !!

 

A similar look, but better...

Hello,

I have always like your Ford Sedan. It is well done. All of the choices for hubcaps are fine, but the one we would have seen at mid 50s car shows and certainly during our teens would be one not shown. When one of the teenagers that came over to our house for the weekend drag racing movie action and car show, got his new Lancer flipper hubcaps, everyone wanted to try to see what their cars would look like with the set on their wheels. Yes, as the young teen was busy doing all of the service tech work.

The Dodge Lancer 4 prong hubcaps were very popular during the late 50s and early 60s. Then fell out of favor for the the newish “mag” wheels or deeper chrome reversed wheels, later on during this era.

Jnaki

It looks good with your white wall tires and color of sedan. Now, it looks like a real 1950s-60s custom car… YRMV

 

I love your Studebaker!

 

Poverty caps and powder coated wheels for my red and cream '54 wagon.

 

I went from 57 caddies with bullets to lancers

 

I always like those wheel covers.The former owner of my Merc ran those in the 50's. I'm running 56 Olds Starfire's. I keep thinking about going back to the 1952-54 Olds.I really like them

 

I always though 1950 Lincoln caps are underused.

 

51’s are one year only and the last year for only a hub cap. 52 was the first year of the full disc cover.
Funny that the rare cheapos from JC Whitney are now in vogue!

 

Oh this wasn’t a cheap JC Whitney cap it’s the accessory trim ring that ford offered in their catalog. When I put it on the other day it was a NOS ring but now this is what it looks like

 

Yea, that would make me sick.

 

What makes it so bad was that I opened a nice virgin Ford box to get the set out of. There was a reason that you never saw many of these floating around because they fit so tightly that it didn’t take much to sling them off. Dad spent days tweaking the ones on the woodie so that they fit perfectly.