Hubcap lovers, stand and be counted!

[Ghoste]

Myself, I much prefer the look of a "spoked" style rim but a close friend of mine thinks steel wheels with optional hubcaps are the greatest thing going.  So how many others prefer the look of wheelcovers to wheels?

[Alaskan_TA]

Wheel covers are different (larger) than hubcaps (dog dish)

I like both though. 

[Ghoste]

For the sake of argument I'm going to use the two terms interchangeably here.  It counts since I am basically referring to anything that isn't a styled wheel. 

[A383Wing]

Depends on what the "wheelcover" looks like, and what spoked wheel looks like...some wheelcovers are great looking, some wheels are great looking...

It's a toss up for me....I like both

[Ghoste]

Anyone have pics?  Obviously the 66-67 Chargers have some great covers.  What else is out there?  Nacho, what are the ones on your car?

[A383Wing]

66 cover I turned into a clock for the garage

[Todd Wilson]

Myself, I much prefer the look of a "spoked" style rim but a close friend of mine thinks steel wheels with optional hubcaps are the greatest thing going.  So how many others prefer the look of wheelcovers to wheels?

It depends on the car I think.  I do like the old Super Stocks with the plain rims and or small caps on them. Also hubcaps are kinda starting to be a fresh change on some of the cars as you dont see them anymore as everything thinks they have to get some different fancy wheels.


Todd

[Sublime/Sixpack]

I prefer styled rims (Chrome Magnum 500's, Rallye Rims, and some mags).  I'm not a fan of wheel covers or hubcaps, except dog dish caps on the older cop cars. 

[SFRT]

I am a dog dish lover.

[WingCharger]

I like the following:
1. Cop Wheels W/ Dog Dish
2. 1966 Full Wheel Covers.
3. Bug Shield 500 Style Covers (Dont Know Name.)
4. Basic Dog Dish (Plymouth B-Body Only)

1.

3.

[Manfred318]

Either way really. Sometimes wheelcovers/hubcaps look better and sometimes wheels look better. Depends on the color combo of the car.
Mine had these on it when I picked it up. I was told that they were the ones that came on the car when it was bought new.

[b5blue]

Thinking extra fat steel rims with dog dish!(went from rally to al. slot to plain black steel and kinda like it)

[Nacho-RT74]

I like both, but not every wheel and not every wheel cap either.

one thing is true, old school wheel caps are MORE ART PIECES than nowdays.

[Ghoste]

Those are full covers on your car aren't they?

[Nacho-RT74]

yeap... deluxe ones... soon will have Keystone rims, just waiting for the money and time to rechrome and widen them from 6" to 7"

[Ghoste]

It's a factory cap then?  The ones on your car were what made me think of this thread in the first place.  I was looking at pics of your car and thought the caps looked pretty good on there and I was wondering how many styles there were and how many people preferred them but it doesn't seem to be a popular choice.  It seems like people like styled wheels or the plain steel and possibly a dog dish and not so much the full covers.  It surprises me a little because there was a lot of choice in covers when these cars were new so they were certainly popular at one time.

[Nacho-RT74]

yeap they are originals... PN 3580180 and listed on my Mopar Parts catalog for C bodies, however they were factory on 74 Chargers down here and some Coronets. I'm sure of that because I got 2 of them from original owner.

BUT although they are not listed for B bodies in USA I saw a pic of a 74 Charger in a book about 100 years of american cars with those ( book printed in USA ). Pic was aperently took from a dealer book or something like that.

[PocketThunder]

I love my dog dish caps, because its all i can afford!  hahaha     

[Ghoste]

Do you plan on leaving them on there when the car is finished?

[PocketThunder]

Do you plan on leaving them on there when the car is finished?

Yes.  Untill i can save up (and justify) buying Kelsey Hayes wheels.  I'd like to find a set of 15" steel wheels to use though instead of the 14's on there now.  Oh and i lost one of my original dog dish caps that flew off on a trip back home this summer.  i can either walk the highway for 60 miles to try and find it or buy another one somewhere..  D'oh!