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Alaska Jim

Alaska Jim

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This is the type of hub caps I am looking for
 

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Yes, the '52 - '53 passenger car style. I believe '52 had the letters painted black, and '53 was plain letters. (or vise versa).


Sal
 
Sal, the one's I am after have the letters painted Black. even if I got some with the letters not painted, I could paint them.
 
Kultulz, thank you for that part number, I may check with people that deal only in N.O.S. parts now that I have a part #. Maybe Greensales. Well, just checked they do not have any. I will keep looking
 
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Jim, The hubcap that you are looking for appears to be a 1953 model. If you look at the above three pictures, you will see that the overall shape is the same. These are the hubcaps that were fitted to 1952, 1953 and 1954 Fords. The easy one to pick is the 1952 hubcap, as the Ford lettering is at an angle. On the 1953 and 1954 hubcaps, the lettering is fuller and vertical. In my experience, a lot of people mix up the 53 and 54 hubcaps, as the difference is very subtle if you are not aware of it. As you would know, the centers of the 1953 hubcaps are not painted, while on the 1954 hubcaps, the centre section is painted. In Australia, Ford chose to paint the centres Black, as per above, while in the USA they were painted Red. And that is where these two model year hubcaps differ. In 1954, Ford added a distinct crease at the extremity of where this paint finishes, so that a perfect circle is achieved. If you try and paint the centre of a 1953 hubcap, unless extreme care was taken, the outside would look like an oval. That is because there is no outside crease to take the paint up to. I hope that this has been helpful.
 
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