Hubcap-collector Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 (edited) 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. Edited January 23 by Hubcap-collector (see edit history) 6 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walt G Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 This is just GREAT! Give some direction to all of us as to how you would like us to contribute if we can and not see a lot of duplication . Give us some direction. I think there are a number of people who have collections of collections , What would you like us to do? How should we proceed ? Seeing rare caps are neat but so are collections/examples of certain makes of cars. Can someone post a photo of say all the screw on hubcaps that were used by Plymouth from 1928 thru 1931? ( or did they have screw on hubcaps in 1931) Thanks for doing this. Walt 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod P Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 That is one amazing collection there Hubcap Collector. And great photos also. Thanks. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Bond Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 Thanks for sharing that great collection. Have you posed some photos before? I think I understand what you are trying to do. Having a resource with photos, dating info and specific usage would be a tremendous reference for all collectors as well as anyone interested in selling similar items. I'm continually amazed at the incorrect identity of items listed for sale on the internet and a reference like that would make it easier for people to sell, and easier for buyers to find exactly what they are looking for. Recommend you take a look at the fantastic automobile and truck emblem reference a good friend has put together as an example of what can be done. It will take a lot of research and work to get an accurate list of hubcaps, and it will need to be an on-going (never-ending) project keeping it updated and adding new information and examples of rare items as they are discovered. http://www.americanautoemblems.com/ As you can see, it's a stand-alone website, but a link could easily be posted on this forum. That would save you having to make continuous posts that might not get the exposure desired. Those individual posts eventually fade from the front page in these forums and are eventually forgotten about. I'm not suggesting you "copy" what has been done with emblems, but it should help give you some ideas about what could be accomplished if you dedicate some time and eneergy to it. Good luck with your project and by all means, keep posting here with updates and photos of your great collection. Terry 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raysgraham Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 Your project to document screw-on hubcaps will certainly benefit alot of collectors Good luck and Thank You 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hubcap-collector Posted January 24 Author Share Posted January 24 20 hours ago, Walt G said: This is just GREAT! Give some direction to all of us as to how you would like us to contribute if we can and not see a lot of duplication . Give us some direction. I think there are a number of people who have collections of collections , What would you like us to do? How should we proceed ? Seeing rare caps are neat but so are collections/examples of certain makes of cars. Can someone post a photo of say all the screw on hubcaps that were used by Plymouth from 1928 thru 1931? ( or did they have screw on hubcaps in 1931) Thanks for doing this. Walt 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! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hubcap-collector Posted January 24 Author Share Posted January 24 17 hours ago, Terry Bond said: Thanks for sharing that great collection. Have you posed some photos before? I think I understand what you are trying to do. Having a resource with photos, dating info and specific usage would be a tremendous reference for all collectors as well as anyone interested in selling similar items. I'm continually amazed at the incorrect identity of items listed for sale on the internet and a reference like that would make it easier for people to sell, and easier for buyers to find exactly what they are looking for. Recommend you take a look at the fantastic automobile and truck emblem reference a good friend has put together as an example of what can be done. It will take a lot of research and work to get an accurate list of hubcaps, and it will need to be an on-going (never-ending) project keeping it updated and adding new information and examples of rare items as they are discovered. http://www.americanautoemblems.com/ As you can see, it's a stand-alone website, but a link could easily be posted on this forum. That would save you having to make continuous posts that might not get the exposure desired. Those individual posts eventually fade from the front page in these forums and are eventually forgotten about. I'm not suggesting you "copy" what has been done with emblems, but it should help give you some ideas about what could be accomplished if you dedicate some time and eneergy to it. Good luck with your project and by all means, keep posting here with updates and photos of your great collection. Terry 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. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RansomEli Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 Wow! What a great collection. I'd hate to purchase all those hub caps in today's market. One interesting hub cap in the 17th photo. There's several REO hub caps and one imitation: RIO. It's funny to think that someone could make a profit selling fake REO hubcaps. The RIO fits a circa 1927 REO sedan. Thanks for sharing. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hubcap-collector Posted January 24 Author Share Posted January 24 19 minutes ago, RansomEli said: Wow! What a great collection. I'd hate to purchase all those hub caps in today's market. One interesting hub cap in the 17th photo. There's several REO hub caps and one imitation: RIO. It's funny to think that someone could make a profit selling fake REO hubcaps. The RIO fits a circa 1927 REO sedan. Thanks for sharing. 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. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnjohn Posted January 26 Share Posted January 26 wonderful collection, I love hubcaps too, I have this nash threaded one in collection, not an usual one 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Don Posted January 26 Share Posted January 26 WOW! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Don Posted January 26 Share Posted January 26 Again, WOW! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cxgvd Posted January 26 Share Posted January 26 Hub Cap Collector your photos and commentary answered a mystery for me. I have a small collection of mostly common parts and if anyone needs one for a vehicle they are usually given away. Just happy to have it back on the road and serving a need. That brings me to the heavy brass Buick cap with nickel plating and the nearly new aluminum cap as shown in the photograph. I now see from your posts they are a Buick and a replacement or after market cap. It never dawned on me they are the same size. Regards, Gary 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hubcap-collector Posted January 30 Author Share Posted January 30 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. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hubcap-collector Posted January 30 Author Share Posted January 30 On 1/26/2024 at 1:29 PM, cxgvd said: Hub Cap Collector your photos and commentary answered a mystery for me. I have a small collection of mostly common parts and if anyone needs one for a vehicle they are usually given away. Just happy to have it back on the road and serving a need. That brings me to the heavy brass Buick cap with nickel plating and the nearly new aluminum cap as shown in the photograph. I now see from your posts they are a Buick and a replacement or after market cap. It never dawned on me they are the same size. Regards, Gary 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 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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