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    Any Idea What Car This Is From?!?!?

    Alright, I have a full set of 4 of these hubcaps. I believe they're 14 or 15" which should place them in the 50s-60s... The flags make me guess that they're off of a GM, and are most likely SS caps... I'm just not sure, and there don't seem to be many good databases of photos of old GM hubcaps on the net...

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    Re: Any Idea What Car This Is From?!?!?

    Vette?

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    1957 SS Yugo.....

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    Just hub caps, I'll give you $400 for them right now, cash tonight....
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    Seriously those are kind of interesting, that style would usualy have 3 spokes not 4 like yours. SS's had SS in the center, Vettes look different, look thru here:
    http://www.hubcaps.org/chevrolet.html
    May surprise yourself, make sure you know what they are before selling, there are expesive oddballs out there (and junk!).
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    Good call Russ. I figured I'd post on here to see if anyone had any idea. I couldn't find anything similar, but I was also looking in the wrong spot...
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    Im still looking too, I cant see anything like those so far and I need to go to bed...im on a mission now!
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    Closest I find are late 50's chrysler wheelcovers and these restamps:
    http://images.google.com/imgres?imgu...26tbs%3Disch:1
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    I'm not having any luck yet... Anyone? LOL
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    Late 50s Chrysler?!?! Interesting...
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    Could be aftermarket with 4 "spokes" to avoid licensing issues?

    Similar to some of these?
    http://www.collectorsquest.com/blog/...ge-hubcaps.jpg

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    Oh my god I cant stop looking!

    Im off to bed, anxiously waiting for morning to see if anybody figured it out yet!
    Would make a good trivia question, think I've looked at every Chevy cap made to date.
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    They do seem similar in a way to the "ZZ" option.

    I will say that if these are aftermarket, they're made very well.
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    Quote Originally Posted by pw_cc_runner View Post
    Could be aftermarket with 4 "spokes" to avoid licensing issues?

    Similar to some of these?
    http://www.collectorsquest.com/blog/...ge-hubcaps.jpg
    Ya doesnt it seam like the chevs are all 3 spokers? Hard to picture there being "aftermarket" hubcaps back in the day like you posted like you see at K-mart today. Wonder if you would be all hood back in 59 if your chevy had 4 spoke caps
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    Quote Originally Posted by Slow Joe View Post
    They do seem similar in a way to the "ZZ" option.

    I will say that if these are aftermarket, they're made very well.
    Any stampings or anything else on them?

    Quote Originally Posted by Russ Jerome View Post
    Ya doesnt it seam like the chevs are all 3 spokers? Hard to picture there being "aftermarket" hubcaps back in the day like you posted like you see at K-mart today. Wonder if you would be all hood back in 59 if your chevy had 4 spoke caps
    I wouldn't know, maybe a better word would be "replacements" or "custom"? I know a guy who would probably know in an instant, but I don't have any way to get a hold of him.
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    Must be worth something since no one can find anything on em. Take em to that pawn shop in vegas, maybe you'll end up on TV
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    Quote Originally Posted by pw_cc_runner View Post
    Any stampings or anything else on them?
    Nothing I noticed upon first inspection. I'm going to look over them better tomorrow...
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    Holy Shit, those are very similar...
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    "Russ you look tired today?"

    me: Ya I was looking at hubcaps all night.

    "Ummm Russ you know you may want to get a new hobby"

    me: Well no you see these are special hubcaps.

    "Listen Mr Jerome we have a doctor you need to see in the other room"
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