New 66 wheel covers on eBay

[Larry S.]

The seller is denniscarpenter3, who I remember from my Thunderbird days. Anyway, he has new 66 wheelcovers for sale for a starting bid of $250 for four. He doesn't specifically say they're NOS but he says they're new and have been sitting on a shelf for years. No spinners included.

This seems like a heck of a deal to me. Last time there were no bidders. Anyone know anything about them?

[Wayne W.]

Re: New 66 wheel covers on eBay

The seller is denniscarpenter3, who I remember from my Thunderbird days. Anyway, he has new 66 wheelcovers for sale for a starting bid of $250 for four. He doesn't specifically say they're NOS but he says they're new and have been sitting on a shelf for years. No spinners included.

This seems like a heck of a deal to me. Last time there were no bidders. Anyone know anything about them?

Chevrolet Parts offered them for years as replacements for the other years. My guess there those.

[Jeff A.]

Re: New 66 wheel covers on eBay

That is a real GM cap. However it was made many years after the original production caps.
About 12 years ago I needed one cap for my 66 - it was damaged.
Found a set of 4 of these caps in the same boxes as the one shown there.
only used one and put the other 3 away. (still have them)

Once the cap is installed you really can't tell the difference, but anytime I mess with the wheels - I can always tell which one is that later cap.

They are not the same as the production caps - they are a little lighter in weight, and the metal is a little thinner. (don't install as easy)
also originally these later ones came with a center cap similar to the one used on the 67. Spinners were not used after 67.

At the time I think I paid $200 for the whole set - thought that was really expensive. LOL