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06-01-2012, 09:26 PM
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Starter Motor
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Hey,
with all the best this and worst that, why not hub caps? some are nasty but some were classic cool even now days. what do you reckon? mine is the simple XY chrome hub cap. yours?? Alex |
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06-01-2012, 09:51 PM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
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The ones on the 48 215 Holden (FX), especially when you see them on some old blokes rickety old wooden box trailer. If only he knew what they're worth.
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06-01-2012, 10:22 PM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
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landau wins hands down they are so in your face gotta love them
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07-01-2012, 01:04 AM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
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XR GT. caps
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07-01-2012, 01:10 AM
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I like the Chev Rally wheel set up. Great muscle car rim n hub cap combo.
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07-01-2012, 01:22 AM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
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tuf caps.... hands down....
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07-01-2012, 01:22 AM
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You dig, we stick!
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No funny remarks please...
I'm a fan of those (hubcaps). 
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07-01-2012, 01:31 AM
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Regular Member
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vr acclaim hahaha
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07-01-2012, 01:33 AM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
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i prefer the car to be on bricks...............
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07-01-2012, 08:22 AM
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Flairs - Truckers Delight
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worst:
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07-01-2012, 08:36 AM
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Best would be super cheap auto Hunters lol. Or the EL sapphire caps then maybe tufcaps.
Worst would be the au s1 with the tear drop and tri spoke arrangement.
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07-01-2012, 08:56 AM
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Flairs - Truckers Delight
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funnily, i think the AU1 teardrops look pretty good on EL's.
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07-01-2012, 09:15 AM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
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Australian cars can't hold a candle to the Yanks for the best and worst hubcaps. Most American cars of the sixties had some great hubcaps .. Some real works of art .. I love the complexity of the '66 Dodge Charger "spinner" cap .. Also used on the Aussie '66 Phoenix .. And the elegant simplicity of the Mopar cop-car cap (dog dish one). Conversely almost every American car with hubcaps from the eighties onwards was butt ugly ..
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07-01-2012, 09:18 AM
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2nd vote for these , must admit I'm a bit biased !!
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07-01-2012, 02:31 PM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
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I like the P5 LTD not the first turbo type but the second ones.
Some F100 XLT and the 1971-3 LTD hub caps are nice to and i think they are the same thing. As for holden the HG Premier hub caps would have to be the best. Just think what they would cost if made new now days ? |
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07-01-2012, 05:49 PM
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Professional Mouse Jockey
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Location: SE Vic
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3rd vote for XR GT hub caps (or wheel covers as they are now known)
I am also a fan of the Holden interceptors (ie just the small centre hub cap). The Ford ones look too pointy and long. We always tease my sister in law about her hate of the XA Fairmont hub caps. She absolutley hates them. These babies: http://www.fordforums.com.au/photos/...o.php?photo=71
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07-01-2012, 06:26 PM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
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Worst hubcaps IMO:
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07-01-2012, 06:38 PM
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EL Futura best modern
XR GT best old |
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07-01-2012, 06:42 PM
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I like my hubcaps thankyou very much!
I think the BA ones look quite nice. AU1's arent that flash.
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07-01-2012, 06:47 PM
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Giddy up!
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I had a set of VL hubcaps on my HT Kingswood, and they gave the car a sense of style and sophistication otherwise lacking on the HT line up.
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07-01-2012, 06:51 PM
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Flairs - Truckers Delight
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uh, you're taking the **** aren't you dusty?
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07-01-2012, 06:55 PM
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Giddy up!
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They were only on the rears. Front had standard, not sure if they were originals.
It was something, that's for sure. My first and only Holden too.
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07-01-2012, 08:08 PM
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Slow Sunday driver
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Location: Ohrid, Macedonia
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Any hubcap on a sleeper is a win in my book!!
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07-01-2012, 11:06 PM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
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XR GT or even ZA hubbies
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08-01-2012, 12:17 AM
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Spinners!
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08-01-2012, 12:51 AM
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EA Lego Hubcaps FTW
 
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08-01-2012, 06:13 PM
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Leftyos
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There is no such thing as good looking hub cap.
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08-01-2012, 06:18 PM
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Straight Eight
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While I can't beat dylancox for the EA hubcaps.
I rather like these 55 Chevy ones: 
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13-01-2012, 03:36 PM
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Regular Member
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desoto had similar ones of the same era, but just the text which i actually like better. been my favourite ever since i pulled a whole bunch of stuff out of the boot of a paddock wreck down the farm as a lil tacker. theres a great img on google but my work filtering wont let me access anything but a thumbnail :(
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13-01-2012, 04:03 PM
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Regular Member
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1. XW-Y GS Hubcap (same as XR-T GT hubcap? If so, 4th vote for those).
2. ZC Fairlane Hubcap 3. XW Fairmont Hubcap 4. XY Fairmont Hubcap 5. XA Fairmont Hubcap. I just like these, from this era of Aussie Fords. The US did some grand ones in their prime as well, works of art. |
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Best looking...hub cap...!!
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