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I have a lot of different antique hubcaps for sale currently on eBay and many many more to come if anyone is in need. You can see everything currently at the link below and if there if there is anything that interest you feel free to make an offer! https://www.ebay.com/usr/hubcap-collector
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Yes that’s a Buick aftermarket. The original cap can be found in at least 2 different sizes and are normally chrome plated aluminum. The nickel/chrome plated brass versions seem to have been used on Buicks in Canada. There are also a few different styles of the aftermarket caps as well
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Here are all the different Maxwell hubcaps I have. Some are similar but may have different size threads or heights and some have slightly different lettering stampings as well. There is at least one style I’m aware of that I don’t have and it’s a wire wheel cap with the capital M logo in the middle.
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That RIO hubcap is actually an original that was used on cars exported to Central and South America because the word “reo” in Spanish translates to “convict” (noun) and the word “rio” translates to “river”. There are also radiator emblems for these cars that say RIO instead of REO.
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I agree a continuously updating website would be the best way to publicly compile all the information and allow people to submit detailed information. I do like the format of the American emblems website and I may be able to do something similar. There use to be a hubcap collector website where you could upload your own pictures and have visitors comment on each picture but the man running it stopped collecting and let the domain expire but luckily I was able to save all the photos that people had submitted before the website shut down for good.
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For this thread I suppose if anyone has anything that they feel may be considered uncommon or unusual, they could share a picture but I may need to do separate threads focusing in on specific manufacturers to best compile all the variations. The very rare car brands seem to usually only have one or 2 styles of caps since they were only around 1-3 years but some of the higher production brands have a lot of slight variations from different years, models and even the factories they were assembled in. Studebaker for example, I have discovered 50+ different styles of hubcap up to 1930 alone!
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Hi Walt, I just created a thread here in the forums for antique threaded hubcaps
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Hello antique car enthusiast! I have been collecting antique hub caps for over 15 years now and over the past few years I have been trying to document in a catalog all the different styles, sizes and types of threaded hubcaps from 1890’s-1930’s cars, trucks, trailers and machinery. So far I have been able to collect pictures of almost 4000 different caps from over 1000 different manufacturers as well as aftermarket accessory and replacement hubcaps. I have cataloged pictures of hubcaps from other collectors, various auctions and others found on the internet and wanted to create this forum for people who are collectors or may just have interesting antique hubcaps in their possession or even on their vehicles to keep the catalog growing and for others to see and enjoy! My goal is to eventually have a public catalog with all the different styles and sizes to give collectors a good reference and for those restoring automobiles to have the information needed to obtain the correct hubcap or to have the correct dimensions to have them manufactured if originals are unobtainable. So please share some pictures of what you have! Below are some various pictures from my personal collection of over 1400 different hubcaps consisting of over 425 different manufacturers.
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I am in need of a Houk #5 wire wheel hub nut for a 1917 Detroit Electric. It needs to be a left side cap made from cast aluminum (not brass) with the slightly shorter removal hex with beveled edges as shown in picture. A missing or non-matching emblem is fine as I already have the correct emblem. Let me know what you got! Thanks.
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Can anyone identify these grease caps ?
Hubcap-collector replied to Jensen 541's topic in What is it?
Do you have any additional pictures of the side and back of the smaller F hubcap? I have never seen that cap before myself but I know a lot of collectors. -
These are definitely highwheeler hubcaps. I have an original early 1900’s Schacht highwheeler hubcap that is the same measurements with the raised square in the center. The only difference is that mine has the lettering.
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Here are 2 styles of Dixie hubcaps that I’m aware of. Yours being non-threaded with the 3 clips definitely suggests possibly a baby buggy, lawn mower or wagon of some sort. Probably 1950’s or 1960’s.
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For sale is a rare hubcap for a 1933 Auburn Model 12-165 with wood wheels. Dayton wire wheels were the wheel of choice on a vast majority Auburns in 1933 which is why this wood wheel hubcap is seldom seen. This is a very nice used hubcap with some pitting in the chrome but no cracks or dents. $120 obo.
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For sale is an NOS hubcap for a 1933 Chrysler Eight with wood wheels. This hubcap was never used but does have some surface scratches on the face and paint from storage over the years. There is also one small hairline crack on the edge which this style of hubcap was often prone to. $150 obo.
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For sale is a new old stock hubcap for a 1930 Desoto CK 6 cylinder model with wire wheels. This is a factory plated brass over steel hubcap and not an aluminum replacement. The overall diameter is 7 1/4” with a 6 1/2” clip diameter. This hubcap was not used but it does have some surface scratches from years of storage. $120 obo.
