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1931 Oldsmobile hub caps - did they make repros?


DE SOTO

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I followed up and purchased this pile of stuff yesterday. Got the original small cap after at another stop and when i got home found that my hunch was correct.

 

I forgot my original wood wheel cap at home... A lil' disappointing to say the least... in myself and what I ended up with as far as caps.

 

So, when were these made? One stainless, three aluminum wood caps, and four stainless wire caps.

 

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The old original condition WW cap is the only correct cap. It’s my understanding that there were a few companies making repops many years back. I recently sold some nicely chromed repops for wood wheels that looked a lot like the ones in your picture. Mine hadn’t been painted with any black and none of them had matching emblems either. One had a slightly higher or lower profile than the others, I can’t remember now. I did sell them as repops and told the buyer so. I attached a picture of my original wood wheel cap.

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                             Yup,

                                            1 is Stainless like your Repo's ...... 3 are aluminum

 

                                             The Wire Wheel Caps match but are larger O.D. than the original

 

                                             I suppose if anyone has others These could be purchased

                          

                                             Matter of fact, Whenever i put together a set of Wire Wheels the Original wheels & caps

                                                  will be sold off also

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Desoto,  The wood wheel hubcaps came in three different materials , aluminum, steel and brass. There is a slight difference in the center medallion between 31 and 32. Also there was a knock off made of the wood wheel hubcap( I'm not sure but I think Western Auto may have made it.) That medallion is also different not as nice and a little different in design. I don't know too much about the wire wheel hubcaps. If this helps you out any. Rich

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On 4/12/2019 at 5:38 PM, John Scud said:

Hello, I make brass hubcap skins for 1931and 1932 Oldsmobile wire wheel hubcaps. I have metal spinning chucks for both and a male/female die set for stamping the center log. See ma at volvo1968@aol.com.----John

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On 4/12/2019 at 2:38 PM, John Scud said:

John

I am very interested in a set for my 32 Olds. I sent you an email with contact info. Are they still available?

 

Hello, I make brass hubcap skins for 1931and 1932 Oldsmobile wire wheel hubcaps. I have metal spinning chucks for both and a male/female die set for stamping the center log. See ma at volvo1968@aol.com.----John

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