Does anybody make reproduction 54 hubcaps yet ? I need a set of driver quality caps .
54 hubcaps
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Re: 54 hubcaps
no....
in the 80's or around there GM released and stamped a run of these caps
The re-run versions dont have the indents for the flippers - but there are resources out there who will stamp them for you
Check Ebay
Check Grossmuellers
bad thing is they are $$$1954 Corvette #3803 - Top Flight 2012, Bloomington Gold 2012,
Triple Diamond Award 2012, Gold Concourse Award 2012, Regional and National Top Flight 2014
1954 Corvette #3666 - "The Blue Devil" - Pennant Blue - restoration started
1957 Corvette - FI 3 sp - Black and Silver- Top
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I am not sure that anyone has re-stamped them since they were re-released by GM over 20 years ago.....
but with that being said CK Auto repainted them.....1954 Corvette #3803 - Top Flight 2012, Bloomington Gold 2012,
Triple Diamond Award 2012, Gold Concourse Award 2012, Regional and National Top Flight 2014
1954 Corvette #3666 - "The Blue Devil" - Pennant Blue - restoration started
1957 Corvette - FI 3 sp - Black and Silver- Top
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Not to steal this thread, but rather to clarifiy: it is my understanding that should you be able to obtain a set of the replacement hubcaps, which do occasionally become available on E-bay, etc., the replacement hubcaps will require die stamping to accept the spinners. If I understand correctly, no one is currently able to add spinners to the GM replacement hub caps as no die for that process exists. Grossmuellers previously restored and may very well continue to offer all other aspects of restoration for the 53-55 hubcaps. Please feel free to contact Carol at 908-213-8832 for painting. However, unless someone else offers the spinner mounting service, you may not wish to purchase the replacement GM hubcaps, as they can no longer be made correct.- Top
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Re: 54 hubcaps
Not to steal this thread, but rather to clarifiy: it is my understanding that should you be able to obtain a set of the replacement hubcaps, which do occasionally become available on E-bay, etc., the replacement hubcaps will require die stamping to accept the spinners. If I understand correctly, no one is currently able to add spinners to the GM replacement hub caps as no die for that process exists. Grossmuellers previously restored and may very well continue to offer all other aspects of restoration for the 53-55 hubcaps. Please feel free to contact Carol at 908-213-8832 for painting. However, unless someone else offers the spinner mounting service, you may not wish to purchase the replacement GM hubcaps, as they can no longer be made correct.- Top
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Re: 54 hubcaps
the replacement hubcaps will require die stamping to accept the spinners. If I understand correctly, no one is currently able to add spinners to the GM replacement hub caps as no die for that process exists. Grossmuellers previously restored and may very well continue to offer all other aspects of restoration for the 53-55 hubcaps. Please feel free to contact Carol at 908-213-8832 for painting. However, unless someone else offers the spinner mounting service, you may not wish to purchase the replacement GM hubcaps, as they can no longer be made correct.1954 Corvette #3803 - Top Flight 2012, Bloomington Gold 2012,
Triple Diamond Award 2012, Gold Concourse Award 2012, Regional and National Top Flight 2014
1954 Corvette #3666 - "The Blue Devil" - Pennant Blue - restoration started
1957 Corvette - FI 3 sp - Black and Silver- Top
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1954 Corvette #3803 - Top Flight 2012, Bloomington Gold 2012,
Triple Diamond Award 2012, Gold Concourse Award 2012, Regional and National Top Flight 2014
1954 Corvette #3666 - "The Blue Devil" - Pennant Blue - restoration started
1957 Corvette - FI 3 sp - Black and Silver- Top
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The supplier used one or more masks to paint the wheels. Much easier and faster than masking with tape and you would then get the correct feather edge on each red stripe rather than a well defined paint edge like most folks get from tape. Now if we could only find someone to make and sell the masks...
p.s. I once judged a car that had the red stripes painted with red fingernail polish. He used the brush in the bottle too. Too glossy among other issues.- Top
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