When you buy a Factory Hubcap – like Chevrolet Malibu Hubcaps – they’ll have the little Chevy bowtie emblem in the middle. When the early hubcaps were made, they were simply chrome plated & had decorative, non – functional spokes. What’s cool is that there were some OEM Hubcaps that were immortalized in the Art […]
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Classic Buick Apollo & Apollo Hubcaps
So, if you were to look at the car today, you might say that it’s ugly .. but if you look at the Apollo Hubcaps today, you’ll see that they’re actually really nice & they’re what made the car look so classy. The car was based on the GM X platform; it was then produced […]
Read More »Please Tell Me You Have An Emergency Kit
No, not an emergency kit of extra Mercury Wheel Covers – there are some things that are a bit more important that that. Here’s what I’m talking about: 1. A warm blanket just in case you and your Mercury Wheel Covers get stuck somewhere. 2. Bottles of water and nonperishable food. 3. Flares are good […]
Read More »Your Center Caps
I don’t think we do too much on Center Caps, so let me do a little something for it. A Center Cap is “a decorative disk on an automobile wheel that covers a central portion of the wheel” – according to Wikipedia. The really early Center Caps were about three inches in diameter & were […]
Read More »Honda Hubcaps
Back in the mid 1980s, when driving a car that was imported from Japan wasn’t as popular as it is today, Honda was the first manufacturer to come up with Wheel Covers that were held on by lug nuts. The whole idea was pretty simple, but it took other manufacturers like 15+ years to do […]
Read More »Hubcap Brewery?
Yes, it’s in Colorado. It’s called Hubcap Brewery & Steakhouse and it’s in Vail, Colorado .. my cousin lives in Colorado, I should tell him to check it out. According to the Vail travel website, “The Hubcap Brewery in Vail, Colorado is a great place to drop by for a quick burger, grab an ice […]
Read More »Hubcaps That Are Aluminum Or Steel?
A question that pops into a lot of people’s heads is, “So, how can I determine if my OE Hubcaps are Aluminum or Steel?” Let me go ahead & explain: Most Steel Wheels that are on vehicles today can be covered by different Hubcaps. Alloy Wheels usually take Center Caps that cover the center part […]
Read More »The Aztek From Pontiac!
No, you don’t have to be Aztec to drive the Aztek with Aztek Hubcaps on it. There are more pros to cons to the car: it has great cargo room, roomy interior storage space, and it even has cargo room for the passenger! The only two cons would be the Brake – pedal feel that’s […]
Read More »The Journey You Can Go On With The Quest Hubcaps
The Quest & Quest Hubcaps were meant to serve as a successor to the Axxess. When it came out, it was kind of like all the other vans that were in the market: a van that had V6 power, front wheel drive, the capacity to fit 7 people, and great looking Quest Hubcaps to finish […]
Read More »Vintage Hubcaps?
Do you want the best ones? Give us a call! Or you can even visit our home page : Hubcaps.com ! It’s so easy to navigate through the website for those Ford Thunderbird Hubcaps that you’re so eager to get. Sure you can get them from flea markets & automobile swap meets, but they’re most […]
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