My favourite part of these "101" videos are the old photos. Some of them obviously just a picture taken of some (then) young man's pride and joy, parked out in the street. Even without knowing names and locations, those photos tell stories.
I always liked what around these parts they called Chrome reverse for the rims and baby moons for the caps. It would give definition to the rim because of the different heights of the rim all being chromed and topped off with that little baby moon cap that was Chrome. When I think of a poverty cap. I think what came on my grandfather 65 Chevy pickup. Everybody recalls different things. Great detailed information.
Once I was at a car meet and some guys were cooking lunch over the open fire. I had a spoon with me but forgot the dishes so I took the hub cap of my car to eat lunch from it Dog dishes work good haha
I am a hubcap need and collector..I Loved the video,I'm sure very helpful to people and its something u don't usually hear people talking about..caps can easily make or break the look.
This was a good one! And good that you said that Cadillac hubcaps are not easy to get on. Even the '60s Cadillac caps are different diameter even they all are 15" !!!! But dam they look good when you find right rims or them on glue trim rim... 😎
Thank you Matt. I love to run Caddy style sombrero caps on my 39 Mercury. After watching this I think I'm going to take your advice and get some different styles and change them up every now and again. 👍👍
Remember chasing the 16” Olds Fiesta hub caps down the street as they flew off my 41 Plymouth..been on and off so many cars the clips were “played” out.
this is a great video, I have a '37 ford club coupe and I used to run '50 merc caps and rings with whitewalls...now I am running original '37 caps modified to fit my 15s
Switched up the wheel size on my 57 Catalina to fifteens, found some cool fifteen inch ribbed '55 Pontiac wheelcovers that resemble the caddy sombrero, then added 5" diameter bullets to the centers. Cool, unique and don't look like everyone else's. GREAT topic Matt, you covered it well. 👍
I knew an old hot rodder back in the early 1970's who would "customize" hub caps. He would add knockoffs or flippers to caps that didn't have them. On caps like the sombrero he'd change out how the center looked.
Great video topic to help us understand the terms you and Mike use when you are going picking or talking about a particular car. Artillery wheels have always been my favorite for sure.
Great lesson! Top of my list are Moon discs; second, would be mid 50s Studebaker caps, or more specifically, the ones on the Fred Steele 32 roadster. Can't beat that look!
Definitely some cool examples, I also like the one off caps when people were mixing and matching different parts and pieces from other caps. Have a happy New Years everyone.
64 C10 pickup. 8 inch truck rally wheels, 56 Caddy caps with the center removed as trim rings, 62 Chevy knock off spinners mounted to the original truck rally center caps. Bling Bling.
I like the artillery wheel look personally. The spider caps are also a good look. I do agree that bag for the buck, changing the wheel covers will change the personality of the car. Thanks Matt
Your photo of the Studebaker full wheel covers work for a larger car nicely. I used a 13 inch aftermarket Lancer 4 bar flipper on my '60 Metropolitan first car and '59 Galaxie full wheel covers on my '62 221 cu in V8 Fairlane 500 coupe (Ford's first small block). But today would be red painted w/beauty rings or chrome reversed. Ford wires something OEM. Painted open wheels could be the Cal Custom spiders, domed, Hildebrandt 2 or 3 bar knock off centers.
I am a fan of spider caps with trim rings on plain steel wheels or just spiders on chrome reverse wheels. Late 50s full caps like Olds Fiestas, Buicks or Lancer caps look good too. I also like Moon discs the screw on ones not the snap on ones.
Sombreros are really only considered 1947-1952 caddy hubcaps. The later ones sometimes get grouped in by people who don't know the difference. I just scored a set on ebay for my Shoebox. I really wish they adapted easier to other wheels, I have a set of 54-55 hubcaps too that only fit caddy wheels.
I prefer the dog dish caps on hot rods with either trim rings or on a reversed chrome wheel . For customs I like both spinner style and sombrero style.
Yes ,terrible,,, tire tech shoulda rotated the tire on the rim to get the best weightless ballance before attempting the weight ballance ,, might of used half that much
Always dug the cool mag wheels that we had access to in the 70's. But it's a shame how many sets of bitchin hubcaps were just thrown away because of that.
Any truth to the comment I heard: full size cap matched the power plant being used for example Cad hip caps used when the car was Cadillac powered. Comments please.
Very nice "lesson" Matt !! I realize and know they can't be called "Hubcaps" but I'm a bit surprised you showed lots of examples but didn't mention the "wheel trim rings" that were so often used along with the early "dog dish" (32-35) caps. Currently, lots of folks are choosing to run ONLY the center cap but in the 50's, the 35 spokes with the trim rings was "king" on Model A's that were meant to have that "I'm not just an old A-Bone" look !! Very much like the Model A you showed at 3:06, only with the 35 spokes instead of the 40 style wheels. That's still my favorite style. My 57 Sport Coupe runs painted Rally wheels with the disc brake cap and ribbed (40 style) trim rings. ;o) ua-cam.com/video/62UwDAkPGBE/v-deo.html Look at :40
@@IronTrapGarage trim rings and I cobbled in some center caps, looks OK, but, not the look I was going for. drive.google.com/file/d/1UUAqVSsm_vZphl4GjufBwL0enhxZlP48/view?usp=drivesdk
There was a place out here ,,,and it might still be there ,,,but not a store anymore called the hub cap capital on the world 🌎 it was the Pearson’s scrap yard in hubcap store back in the days 1 million classic hub caps from all over the world mrs. Pearson and Mr. original Pearson would collect all of the hub caps from all of the junk cars from way back in the day , lol thanks David Pearson still has a yard but it’s not in Pearson Ville he still owns the yard and Piersonville though , up by Ridgecrest Inyokern past that on 395 , it’s right across the street down the road from the Pearson Ville speedway it’s no longer open ok next time you come out here to see gene ,,,you should go look and see ?? Thanksgiving happy new year 23 praise Jesus Christ grace grace grace amen 🙏
I love the old pictures,with the guys showing off their fine rides!
My favourite part of these "101" videos are the old photos. Some of them obviously just a picture taken of some (then) young man's pride and joy, parked out in the street. Even without knowing names and locations, those photos tell stories.
Thanks David!
I enjoyed all of the old pictures.
I always liked what around these parts they called Chrome reverse for the rims and baby moons for the caps. It would give definition to the rim because of the different heights of the rim all being chromed and topped off with that little baby moon cap that was Chrome. When I think of a poverty cap. I think what came on my grandfather 65 Chevy pickup. Everybody recalls different things. Great detailed information.
Never heard the "dog dish" terminology but makes sense. Always called them baby moons
TOTALLY AWSOME VIDEO MATT!!!!! VARIETY IS THE SPICE OF LIFE!!!!! GREAT VIDEO AND EDUCATION. THANKS FOR SHARING. I LEARNED A LOT.
Good video. Very interesting. Many memories. I am 75 years old. Thank you.
I've always loved the Moon caps and baby Moon caps only also that I loved those flipped caps too.
Once I was at a car meet and some guys were
cooking lunch over the open fire. I had a spoon with me but forgot the dishes so I took the hub cap of my car to eat lunch from it
Dog dishes work good haha
Haha great idea!
Love the old pics !
We use to call moon hubcaps but dog dish hubcap to cool also ! I use old hubcaps as a dog food dish also !
My favorite was beauty rings and baby moons.
My vote would be the free t, wheels and hub cap combo. Gr8 video thanks.
I am a hubcap need and collector..I
Loved the video,I'm sure very helpful to people and its something u don't usually hear people talking about..caps can easily make or break the look.
Agree the hubcaps complete the “look”!
Thanks Matt, we have a few sets of the caps first mentioned, our 37 pickup has the salt flat style. Central California watching
Really interesting Matt, I learned a lot about hubcaps that I never knew! Excellent video. I hope you have a wonderful 2023!
I have a 47 dodge pickup, I run 1950 dodge pickup full wheel covers. They look like moons with trim rings. Great vid!
This was a good one! And good that you said that Cadillac hubcaps are not easy to get on. Even the '60s Cadillac caps are different diameter even they all are 15" !!!! But dam they look good when you find right rims or them on glue trim rim... 😎
Great information as always Matt my favorite type wheel for me is the artillery wheels just love the look ….. Thanks for all you videos I never miss 👍
Thank you Matt.
I love to run Caddy style sombrero caps on my 39 Mercury. After watching this I think I'm going to take your advice and get some different styles and change them up every now and again.
👍👍
Fun and easy way to change up the look of the car!
Remember chasing the 16” Olds Fiesta hub caps down the street as they flew off my 41 Plymouth..been on and off so many cars the clips were “played” out.
Love the new space and seeing the office in the background! Great period pictures, amazing how long the hobby has been going on 😎
this is a great video, I have a '37 ford club coupe and I used to run '50 merc caps and rings with whitewalls...now I am running original '37 caps modified to fit my 15s
Switched up the wheel size on my 57 Catalina to fifteens, found some cool fifteen inch ribbed '55 Pontiac wheelcovers that resemble the caddy sombrero, then added 5" diameter bullets to the centers. Cool, unique and don't look like everyone else's. GREAT topic Matt, you covered it well. 👍
Great way to do it! Thanks for watching!
I knew an old hot rodder back in the early 1970's who would "customize" hub caps. He would add knockoffs or flippers to caps that didn't have them. On caps like the sombrero he'd change out how the center looked.
That’s the coolest!
Great video topic to help us understand the terms you and Mike use when you are going picking or talking about a particular car. Artillery wheels have always been my favorite for sure.
Awesome episode
Great lesson! Top of my list are Moon discs; second, would be mid 50s Studebaker caps, or more specifically,
the ones on the Fred Steele 32 roadster. Can't beat that look!
ONE OF MY FAVORITE WHEEL COVERS ARE THE OLDS FIESTA ND THE DODGE LANCER.
Definitely some cool examples, I also like the one off caps when people were mixing and matching different parts and pieces from other caps. Have a happy New Years everyone.
64 C10 pickup. 8 inch truck rally wheels, 56 Caddy caps with the center removed as trim rings, 62 Chevy knock off spinners mounted to the original truck rally center caps. Bling Bling.
I like the artillery wheel look personally. The spider caps are also a good look. I do agree that bag for the buck, changing the wheel covers will change the personality of the car.
Thanks Matt
Your photo of the Studebaker full wheel covers work for a larger car nicely. I used a 13 inch aftermarket Lancer 4 bar flipper on my '60 Metropolitan first car and '59 Galaxie full wheel covers on my '62 221 cu in V8 Fairlane 500 coupe (Ford's first small block). But today would be red painted w/beauty rings or chrome reversed. Ford wires something OEM. Painted open wheels could be the Cal Custom spiders, domed, Hildebrandt 2 or 3 bar knock off centers.
I remember some of those, a friend of mine ran bar ripple caps on his Olds. I'm kind of patial to the dog dish caps
have a happy new year Matt and Mike !
I am a fan of spider caps with trim rings on plain steel wheels or just spiders on chrome reverse wheels.
Late 50s full caps like Olds Fiestas, Buicks or Lancer caps look good too.
I also like Moon discs the screw on ones not the snap on ones.
Ah, those “spider caps,” may fill the bill, for me!
Very nice. Thanks Matt.
Another great video. Thanks for sharing some of your knowledge.
Merry Christmas Matt Thanks for taking the time to explain all that about the hubcaps..... Hope you and your guys have a good New Year and your family
Sombreros are really only considered 1947-1952 caddy hubcaps. The later ones sometimes get grouped in by people who don't know the difference. I just scored a set on ebay for my Shoebox. I really wish they adapted easier to other wheels, I have a set of 54-55 hubcaps too that only fit caddy wheels.
Clear & concise. Thanks you.
Great content
cool hub caps
Interesting and educational video Matt. My favorite are the artillery wheels especially the ones on the free T
Very cool. Could you do a tutorial on just wheels / rims? Maybe tire sizes- big and littles? I dig the 1956 Olds Fiesta cover. Enjoying this series.
We’ve covered wheels already in a previous video. Tires also
@@IronTrapGarage my badness.
I prefer the dog dish caps on hot rods with either trim rings or on a reversed chrome wheel . For customs I like both spinner style and sombrero style.
I forgot to add I also like spider caps.
65 Nova wagon wearing 63-63 Corvair wire spinner caps.
I like all the combinations
Anybody notice the stack of lead on the wire wheel rim @ 2:13? Wowza!
Yes ,terrible,,, tire tech shoulda rotated the tire on the rim to get the best weightless ballance before attempting the weight ballance ,, might of used half that much
1955 Cad hubcaps
I like my 59 Caddy's with a 5"+/- center bullet on my 63 Rivi I think they look like turbines.
I'm partial to cragars and keystones. I graduated in 73
miller air 6 spoke for 34 ford. nice job matt and mike
Always dug the cool mag wheels that we had access to in the 70's. But it's a shame how many sets of bitchin hubcaps were just thrown away because of that.
4rth thumbs up... Good mornin ITG
I need just 1 Packard 15" wheel cover. From the 50's.
Excellent
We called em pie pans
I have 52 Desoto caps for my 32 pickup, poor man's sombrero
The 3 bar spinner full hub cap
Like a 57 olds hub cap
Nice Tips. Thanks
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Any truth to the comment I heard: full size cap matched the power plant being used for example Cad hip caps used when the car was Cadillac powered. Comments please.
Very nice "lesson" Matt !! I realize and know they can't be called "Hubcaps" but I'm a bit surprised you showed lots of examples but didn't mention the "wheel trim rings" that were so often used along with the early "dog dish" (32-35) caps. Currently, lots of folks are choosing to run ONLY the center cap but in the 50's, the 35 spokes with the trim rings was "king" on Model A's that were meant to have that "I'm not just an old A-Bone" look !! Very much like the Model A you showed at 3:06, only with the 35 spokes instead of the 40 style wheels.
That's still my favorite style. My 57 Sport Coupe runs painted Rally wheels with the disc brake cap and ribbed (40 style) trim rings. ;o)
ua-cam.com/video/62UwDAkPGBE/v-deo.html
Look at :40
Yep trim rings are an obvious add on but we didn’t want to let the video go too long going down a rabbit hole of trim rings!
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How the heck does one get a Steelie that does not have the hubcap bumps in it, to make them adaptable for baby moon type of hubcap?
They make baby moon type hubcaps that fit wheels with the inside bumps
@@IronTrapGarage that’s the rub, my wheels don’t have any bumps, but, the spider caps, I may be able to do that instead.
@@IronTrapGarage trim rings and I cobbled in some center caps, looks OK, but, not the look I was going for. drive.google.com/file/d/1UUAqVSsm_vZphl4GjufBwL0enhxZlP48/view?usp=drivesdk
There was a place out here ,,,and it might still be there ,,,but not a store anymore called the hub cap capital on the world 🌎 it was the Pearson’s scrap yard in hubcap store back in the days 1 million classic hub caps from all over the world mrs. Pearson and Mr. original Pearson would collect all of the hub caps from all of the junk cars from way back in the day , lol thanks David Pearson still has a yard but it’s not in Pearson Ville he still owns the yard and Piersonville though , up by Ridgecrest Inyokern past that on 395 , it’s right across the street down the road from the Pearson Ville speedway it’s no longer open ok next time you come out here to see gene ,,,you should go look and see ?? Thanksgiving happy new year 23 praise Jesus Christ grace grace grace amen 🙏