What are these hubcaps?

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  1. Fat Tedy

    Fat Tedy Island Red Neck

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    Anyone know? For 14" rims

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  2. Krash Kadillak

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    I'm thinking those could just be aftermarket, Tedy. But I'm not sure.
     
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    I'm with KK...look like aftermarket to me.
     
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    :rednose:They appear to be early Canuck Tire, or possibly late Zeller's. They even could be second series Woolco, but too new for even late Woolworth's.
     
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    They are stainless steel......did they make metal aftermarket caps back before the plastic ??
     
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    I believe so, but the person who would probably know is REV. Those hubcaps look familiar for some reason.
     
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    I started thinking japan, found these and also a couple Coronas with what sure looks like the caps but the angle in the pics, it's hrd to tell

    I'm thnking these are them....but if 13's, I'm not interested

    Small pic, but I found this online also....sure looks like them..?

    Pair of wheel covers from an early 1970’s Toyota Corona station wagon, probably 1973.


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    i know what they are...they'r cool:D
    i want em!!:D
     
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    Look like AMC Rambler caps to me. Late 60's-early 70's. Have seen similar on Javelins too.
     
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    Well, tell us what they are and maybe...........:dancing:



    That was my first thought, BUT they don't say AM in the center......other ones have larger outer flange also


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    Back in the 70s you could get generic aftermarket replacement caps that came close to matching a bunch of different factory wheel covers. These would seem to be a set of them. Generic AMC replacement caps, and Rev is right they are neat looking.
     
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    I miss all those old cheap generic plastic replacement hubcaps. I don't remember the ones much from the 70s (because I was born in '78) but I remember some of the SPECIAL EDITION hubcaps from Sears and Penney's catalogs in the 80s and for the 90s, well, I had a set of "Car & Driver" Catlonia hubcaps in 13" on my Geo Metro. Got them on clearance at Target for $15 or so in 1998. They were a badgeless copy of the 95-98 Tercel hubcap.

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    Later I put them on a 1989 Tercel and then another 1989 Tercel and then I let them go because I didn't own any cars with 13 inch tires after that.
     
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    Back around 1980, wife and I were driving a '79 Toyota P/U. I wanted to 'fancy it up' a little bit. I also very much liked the factory alloy wheels that came on the Toyota Celicas and Celica Supras of that period, shown here:
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    Now the Celicas had a completely different wheel bolt pattern than the Toyota trucks (also 4-bolt vs. the truck's 5-bolt), but I happened to notice one A/M wheel manufacturer made a duplicate design (Heck, could have been the same manufacturer who made them for Toyota...) So I bought a couple. Then later, after this pic was taken, I bought the other 2.
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    Yep Aftermarket. I was going to say 66 67 dodge coronet kinda wanna bes at first until the AMC picture popped up. Which definately looks like the imitation they were trying for. Hmmm..

    I used to have a stainless and painted detailed 66 plymouth fury wheel cover at one time that was a kinda sort version of stock, minus the plastic center as it was one piece stainless with a vague Plymouth crest there.

    funny stuff.
     

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