Re: hubcap questions

[Bill Watson <wwatson5@xxxxxxxxx>]

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The small cap that coiver just the centre of the wheel and the lugs/nuts is
called a hubcap.  The large one that covers the whole wheel is not a hubcap
but a wheel cover - check any Mopar parts book.

The hubcap was standard on the majority of the cars into the 1980's.   Even
Chrysler Newports during the 1960's had hubcaps standard and you paid extra
for wheelcovers.  The cop car and taxi hubcap of the 1970's (the ones with
the wholes) were variation of the cap used for 'civilian' vehicles without
the holes.  In the late 1960's and early 1970's that same cap was used with
the Dodge 'fratzog' for Dodges and with "Plymouth" stamped along the outer
edge for Plymouths.

They were also called dogdish due to the fact they looked like a dog dish
when viewed from the back side.

As for rarity, it depends on the year and make.  In 1963, for example, of
the 198, 399 Valiants built in the U.S., 35.8% had hubcaps while 37.8% of
Darts (153,922 total production) did.

The late 1960's version fit all Mopar wheels, from Valiants to Chryslers.

Bill
Vancouver, BC




----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Robert neal zimmerman" <northwestweirdo@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, February 11, 2005 3:34 PM
Subject: hubcap questions


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You know your getting old when u start thinking the factory hubcaps look
neater than the cragar mags u grew up with.
   In my parts car i purchased yesterday I got some extra Mopar goodies
   along with it the guy just wanted gone with the car .
    One thing is a brand new looking ( Mint?, NOS? ) set of the little
    hubcaps that were just silver , no emblems, or lettering on them.
    Very plain Jane but very cool looking and perfect shape all wrapped
    up in a bag.
   Are these the ones for the cop rims? Are those what they call
   dogdish? Anybody got a collection of Mopar hubcaps photos and what
   they came on and what rims they fit.
   I also got a perfect set of the Dodge hubcaps, the little ones with
   the red triangle in the center, they are very nice too, what were
   these ones called?
   Hubcaps are cool, never thought Id say that.

    Neal Zimmerman, Eugene Oregon

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