Were these those HEMI-style hubcaps?

[Charger Aficionado]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/DODGE-15-INCH-HUBCAPS-1968-1969-HEMI-CHARGER-CORONET-RT_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ33744QQitemZ8040299281QQrdZ1QQsspagenameZWDVW

As seen here:  http://richmondcountymopars.tripod.com/imagelib/sitebuilder/misc/show_image.html?linkedwidth=actual&linkpath=http://richmondcountymopars.tripod.com/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/pg7.jpg&target=tlx_new

[69fuchs]

yes, those are the style.  Be careful though.  I have seen three different covers that look like that. 

One has the red center, one has a silver center, and one says disc brakes in the center.  I can't remember which is which??

[hemigeno]

Jude,

I think the ones with the red centers were used mostly on Sportsman vans & the like.  Below is a pic from the '69 Dealer Data Book showing that same cover.  69fuchs is right - there are different centers, and I think the Hemi style was different

I made the mistake and bought a set of those a while back thinking that they were correct for Hemicars.  I compared them to the red HemiDaytona that was at the MonsterMopar show this year, but I didn't take a picture *sorry*.  The centers were different, they were the silver style mentioned earlier. 

You could use the outer part of the Sportsman's wheel covers, and just replace the centers (there is a retaining clip that holds the center section in place).  Finding just the correct center sections isn't going to be any easier than finding a complete set of the whole wheel covers - but you might be able to skip trying to refinish a set with a bad case of curb rash on the outers.

[Bluestar]

Pardon my ignorance here, but why were the Magnum Road Wheels not available on the Hemi equipped Chargers?  Not strong enough?

[hemigeno]

Pardon my ignorance here, but why were the Magnum Road Wheels not available on the Hemi equipped Chargers?  Not strong enough?

Road Wheels only came in 14", and the Hemi was deemed by Chrysler as worthy of 15" wheels only.  From the factory anyway, all Hemicars came with 15" wheels.

Not an ignorant question at all Bluestar, a lot of us wonder about that...