When I was growing up, my dad had an old "58 model MFG 14' boat. It had a custom trailer under it that had some old Ford wheels and hubcaps. That trailer was totaled in a wreck but he still has the boat. I cant tell you how many times my dad had me polishing these old hubcaps after lake trips. (I know, info not needed, just going down memory lane, lol) I recently found one of these old hubcaps on ebay and bought it for my man cave (actually stole it for $5). Dad cannot recall what these hubcaps are from and I have been looking for hours online and cant seem to find them. Even the ebay dealer did not know what year, make and model these were used. Any help is appreciated.
Awesome, thanks. I was able to find this because of your response: http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showpost.php?p=6984371&postcount=4 Are these rare? I am not talking dollar value but in numbers of production.
Well, I don't know how many were produced, but at least four per car so equipped. In those days, full wheel covers were not so common as they became over time. I would guess Ford built over a million passenger cars in the '52/'54 period. If half, or even a third, had the standard 'poverty caps', that would mean over a million caps were produced. Who knows how many have been recycled....they are stainless, I think....I suppose quite a few survive, but in obscure locations, i.e. garage walls, basements, buried in mud of old junk yards.... Ray
I'm not sure how rare they are but I see them fairly often at swaps around here. I had a clock made from one in the garage before we moved, now I'm not sure what happened to it
....I see a few at swap meets....never a full set...also seen then made into clocks....they are really a good lookin hubcap
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