What hubcap is this ?

[GLMFAA1]

What and who made these moon caps with the single wing?

Was there ever a set in a 1/24(25) model kit?

greg

[thatz4u]

1/25th kit, I think it was the 50 F-1 Ford pickup

[Bucky]

It looks similar to the Hollywood Flipper shown on the following link:

https://hubcapmike.com/vintage-hubcaps/

[gman]

There were some similar looking hubcaps on the 37 Cadillac V16, which may have inspired the aftermarket single bar Hollywood flipper hubcaps that were popular back in the day.

As mentioned, the custom release of Monogram's 50 Ford is one place to find them that shouldn't be too hard to track down.

[stavanzer]

There is a set in some versions of the AMT 40 Ford Sedan delivery.

[Richard Bartrop]

Revell's '48 Ford Custom Coupe also sports a set.

I think RMMC also carries them.

They were based on the hubcaps that first appeared on Cadillacs in 1933, and you can get those in model form as well.

 

[GLMFAA1]

Thanks a lot guys, you guys know a lot, and it's great to be on this site for info.

greg

[Oldcarfan27]

27 minutes ago, GLMFAA1 said:

Thanks a lot guys, you guys know a lot, and it's great to be on this site for info.

greg

I agree, props to you guys. Everyone likes to share their little nuggets of wisdom and trivia. That's why I like to post questions on here - the answers are always interesting!

[W Humble]

There was a very common version that was simply the wheel cover without the lateral bar, and we called them "Hollywood Moons", to differentiate between them and the real competition Moon spun discs.  My first car (1961) , a previously modified '55 Chevy DelRay 2-dr sedan (power-pak 265, three speed on floor with "vette shifter and plate, 4:11 gears, had 'em!  It also had red rims, wide w/w's and was lowered two inches all around; this was going rapidly out of fashion, so I canned the wheel covers, painted the rims black, and put on the more trendy 'baby moons', as well as taking the two-inch lowering  blocks out to give it more of a a 'dago' (Sic) and keep the body from slamming down so hard on the bump stop when I was racing!  The old 265 was a good runner  because the stick-shifted cars came standard with a solid-lifter cam and forged crank; mine got a 3/4 grind cam and a few other tweaks, with the old Carter 4GC four-barrel.  Anyhow, I have no idea what became of the moons; nobody wanted them.

[gman]

OP, if you want a set from the Monogram Ford, send me a message with name/mailing details.

[GLMFAA1]

First off: Thanks to Greg Peters for the hubcaps, Now for the side story,  The owner of the real truck lost one of his hubcaps and when he got it back it had been run over and destroyed. My brother told him about 'hubcap mike'  and he got a replacement for his truck. Thanks to all the great contributors on this site

greg

[Bucky]

Modelers helping modelers!! Great, ain't it??