Hubcap Game Part FIVE

[@RESCUEBERTRAMYACHT]

Steve Mags is an encyclopedia of car knowledge. So impressive

[@ultraviolettp3446]

What is amazing in retrospect is the time that was spent designing wheel covers for cars during the 1950's, 1960's, and 1970's. Sometimes there were even yearly changes especially if there was a new body style that happened. Thank you for continuing this series as it shows where resources were going in Detroit! As always I appreciate your historic information!

[@leegoddard2618]

The knowledge in unmatched, when it comes to "hubcaps". Steve, U da Best. 😁

[@SteveMagnante]

Wow, thanks!

[@Novaman66]

Another proof that Steve’s automobile knowledge is unmatched!!! Love these hub cap videos!

[@SteveMagnante]

More to come!

[@michaelmarks5012]

@@SteveMagnante Wheel be ready!

[@corvairjim1]

​@@michaelmarks5012Michael, Michael, Michael! Puns in a junkyard? Really? A place where you might see a crashed Renault LeCar-cass or possibly a Honda Accord-ion. Plenty of Rustangs, too.

[@roger628]

Rover was not Rootes Group. That was Hillman-Sunbeam-Humber. Rootes by bought by Chrysler, in an unsuccessful bid to internationalize. The most well known Rootes product in the US was the Sunbeam Tiger, Maxwell Smart's car. Fun fact.....After Chrysler bought them, Tigers were sold by Chrysler dealers and were forced to provide warranty coverage for the 260-289 Ford engines that were in them! One reason they were quickly dropped. Rover was a once independent company that got absorbed by BMC, and later became British Leyland.

[@mikeoman7601]

I feel so much more knowledgeable after watching this video. Thank you, Professor Steve

[@daynadiggle8169]

Great video as always . Tell the deer head I said hi !

[@SteveMagnante]

Hello dyna Diggle, I'll tell Rudolph Dieselhead you said "hi". Thanks again for writing, Steve Magnante

[@The_R-n-I_Guy]

Absolutely love the hubcap game! Keep 'em coming Steve. Thanks again

[@SteveMagnante]

More to come!

[@fastmail55]

Thanks Steve! I really enjoy these hubcap histories. Please keep them coming!

[@LongIslandMopars]

The Fratzog was so cool. On my dad's 66 Coronet the Fratzog appeared on each wheel cover and the center of the horn ring. By the time my 74 Charger was built, the one and only Fratzog was on the center of the steering wheel. It was such a cool emblem with such a weird name. They should have used it as the emblem on the new Challengers and Chargers instead of a Rams head.

[@MrMark1325]

I have always been a car nerd. Your channel is perfect for me, love the little details that you show

[@1984xlx]

Same here!

[@SteveMagnante]

I appreciate that!

[@charlesdalton985]

The “chrome reverse wheel look” wheel covers from the 65 Comet are my favorite. I’ve even seen a Comet with true chrome reverse wheels in back, and the wheel covers up front, and I had to get within a few feet to spot it. Thanks as always - great content!

[@SteveMagnante]

Right on

[@DragPakMerc]

The most interesting thing about those Cyclone wheel covers, IMO, is that the front and rear covers are different. I can't think of any other car where that's the case.

[@TrashcanGarage]

What I'd consider one of the more complex (and striking in its looks) wheelcovers would be the finned monsters that came on my mom's 67 Olds Toronado. And what a cool looking car that was, front to back.

[@anibalbabilonia1867]

Man another great video by the master of automotive knowledge, Steve! Great video! Definitely learning a ton about hubcaps!👌😎👍

[@pjcornell9691]

Wow, You have an excellent brain to remember all that. 🌞

[@jonathangodbout6645]

Love the show!

[@corvairjim1]

The " '76 Impala" wheel cover was actually from a Caprice. The broad shield with the fleur-de-lis is the Caprice emblem, while Impala wheel covers of the era just had the bowtie in the middle. Also, the big 1975-76 Impalas never got rectangular headlights. The Caprice got them in 1976.

[@HotRod-wv4vm]

Thanks for the video and have a great weekend 😎

[@mexicanspec]

2:08 That Buick cover has to be for the LeSabre. I have 8 of those for my '65 Wildcat and they say Wildcat in the center if for that car.

[@markbattista6857]

Morning Steve , I found a 1967 Mercury brochure and low and behold there was a Comet with those imitation wheel covers that simulated chrome wheels . Thanks

[@ericesterby2895]

The first Buick wheel cover is from a ‘61. My first car was a ‘61 LeSabre.

[@frankfurther3828]

you're a 2-legged encyclopedia, and I dig the heck outa that panel truck

[@guamtoecutter2113]

Rover P6 was the model. They offered a 2000 / 2200Tc (Twin carb) / 3500 V8 Engine options. The earlier P5 was the first one to use the aluminium V8 bought from you guys. Love the vids Steve!

[@danielleclare2938]

Had Rally Hub and Trim Rings on my 74 Monte Carlo looked coolbut would fall off. My favourite was the wire wheel covers on my 83 Caprice. Handsome car with hubcaps.

[@dowen1511]

I hope he don't run out of caps 😂 cause this is a heck of a lot of fun 👍☺

[@exlimey1417]

That last one was also available on 65 Chevy II Novas. I have a set with my 65 wagon that are hung up in my garage as I'm running Torque Thrusts on it now.

[@1987glhs]

I have the same hub caps as the 1965 "Coronet" 14" cap on my 1965 Polara 880 Canadian car.

[@Tbone0565]

My '65 Buick Riviera had that hub cap with the exception that the Buick logo center piece was a Riviera logo center piece. So, I kind of disagree with you there that the wheel cover was not a Riviera wheel cover. Looks like Buick used that cover for many of their cars and swapped out the center piece. But damn man, you are impressive with your knowledge. Love the channel!

[@jadesmith6823]

Nailed the Rover 3500 mate 🙏

[@danh2134]

I always liked that Cadillac wheel cover ( first one steve picks up)

[@randyauer7303]

Get well soon Steve we miss you out here

[@jonathangehman4005]

Hey! Rover was never part of Rootes Group! I love it when I know something Steve Magneto doesn't, makes me feel sarmt

[@benpluta6187]

Should paint "Banardsons auto hubcaps. Cover your ugly nuts." On that panel truck! 😆 🤣

[@jeffsmystic]

Steve aka the hubcap whisperer..👍

[@thomasdearment3214]

had a 68 Catalina with factory 14 inch wheel they did it to make the car look lower, old auto trick

[@drdean9913]

Good stuff. Miss the Intro to your videos.

[@CR7659]

I know 75-76 Pontiac full size cars, Catalina, Bonneville, the square lights were an option. I don't know if Chevrolet did that too, or just went with the squares for '76. The Chevy truck wheelcover, AMT includes those in all their 67-72 truck and Blazer kits. I remember building the monster truck version of the Blazer and those were on the chrome tree. Somewhere I have a pair of fake chrome steelie caps. I presumed they're aftermarket because the center is cast out of cheap potmetal. I also have a pair of 55-56 Chevy but they're generic caps, with bars instead of bowties. The Imperial cap, the crown was red-clear plastic.

[@terrygugel3803]

I'm thinking Chevrolet didn't start the square headlights till 78

[@mexicanspec]

@@terrygugel3803 That would be wrong. 1976 was the first year for square headlights on the Chevrolet full size cars.

[@mexicanspec]

It might have been an early production and a late. I doubt they had both round and square headlight on the assembly line at the same time.

[@CR7659]

@@terrygugel3803 No, the last big body cars had them.

[@CR7659]

@@mexicanspec Don't know, but if Pontiac could do it so could Chevrolet.

[@willsco76]

Keep the hubcap game going.

[@Fony_turgeson]

you da man steve lova ya vids

[@daviderickson9445]

Mid 70's Chevy wheelcover is from a Caprice according to the emblem.

[@musclecarmitch908]

Very cool!👍

[@simonedwards5070]

Rover 3.5 introduced in 69 so that’s a 2000 sold by BMC not Rootes apart from that Steve’s a genius

[@leecrt967]

0:49 You are correct. Sir. Used on 1968 2000 SC and 2000 TC Rover Saloons. You get a cookie.

[@1945tigers]

Steve is a walking encyclopedia.

[@christopherprince3250]

Keep it up, please.

[@leegoddard2618]

Hi Steve. 🙋😁

[@king0cans]

I really appreciate all your videos.

[@dspain0214]

At 4:55 the Impala hubcap it's worthy to note some of the smooth sections were color coded to match the car😁

[@RC-cc4rv]

Get well Steve!!!

[@leegoddard2618]

10:00 That van has a Ton of "silver coins" inside it. 😜👍

[@lilmike2710]

This is good stuff 👍 thanks Steve.

[@SteveMagnante]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@DanEBoyd]

Like #1000, RIGHT HERE!!!

[@markdodd1152]

It is very cool that back in the day you could tell the car by its hubcaps/wheel covers or its headlights or tail lights . Not so much anymore. Especially at night. You have no idea what kind of car , could be any 1 of 10

[@SteveMagnante]

I totally agree!

[@jimmartin735]

Love the vid,always wondered if front wheel drive ellos would make great backwards wheelstanders

[@brianyoung9014]

Steve, Rover and Rootes where never connected.

[@jah9791]

New idea: have someone dig through the pile and then challenge Steve to identify. Stump the chump!

[@rowdystrongarm463]

Funny you mention the mid eighties Citation I had one, I forget the year and the interesting part was it was made in Canada. The only obvious way to tell was the speedometer, it had the big numbers in Kilometers and the small numbers in MPH. It took me awhile to get used to that. Not a horrible car but I certainly wouldn't want another one.

[@SteveMagnante]

Hello Rowdy Strongarm, if you liked the Chevy Citation mention, please check out the video on the 1985 Citation I did a few months ago. You can find the video in the Play List for Junkyard Crawl. Thanks again for writing. -Steve Magnante

[@61rampy65]

Didn't the early Formula S Barracudas come with a wheel cover made to look like a chrome reverse wheel? The Comet hubcap reminded me of that.

[@bigjim5551212]

Rover was not made by rooted. It was taken over by British Leyland. Rootes was Sunbeam,

[@roberthunholz2931]

Steve - Have you ever seen a factory 318 powered Mini Van?

[@AJ67901]

at 0:20 is Cadillac 1970 only, 4:57 is Caprice 1974-76,

[@alanwood5857]

Always referred to the Dodge fratzog simply as Dodge delta emblem.

[@markchandler90]

First Buick is 1961, second is 1965 leSabre… Wildcat did not use tri shield.

[@davidszakacs6888]

“ImPAWla” or “ImPALa?” I always thought the second one.

[@SteveMagnante]

Impale-er? That's what Ralph Nader called the Corvair's steering box-column unit in his criticism of Detroit in the 1967 book "Unsafe at any Speed". But what did Ralph know anyway? THANKS for writing, Steve Magnante

[@nickbruni8041]

🤘🏼

[@ScootandUkeDude]

“REMcharger” update PLEASE!

[@meinkamph5327]

You could make a lot of money if you made clocks from those wheel covers.

[@danh2134]

You could make a lot of money if you went to that junkyard , buy all the wheel covers and turned them into clocks

[@frankfurther3828]

Steve. I am looking for a matched pair of hub caps that are: old, fit old-style wheel tangs, are 6-3/4" dia at the inside edge.

[@UnfinishedProjectDartSport]

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[@PureFred]

hey steve.. i hear a buzz when you talk. sounds like a bee buzzing. is it your mic? thanks

[@bobroberts2371]

Nothing like randomly throwing hubcaps on the ground and denting them. . . .

[@danh2134]

Nobody buys them either way , if they did Steve wouldn't have content for us

[@bobroberts2371]

@@danh2134 Per his vids, he states that everything in the yard is for sale. Do you know for sure that someone watching a vid does not want them?

[@rodgerbagwell7643]

I'm sure a lot of people like this, but these hubcap videos are the only ones that I personally skip. I am glad you do different thing to keep channel interesting, but this doesn't interest me personally. Thanks for having a great channel.

[@markchandler90]

Rover was not part of the Rooted Group.

[@truckerdaddy-akajohninqueb4793]

More

[@SpeedyG289]

Ya ever worry about bugs & other critters?

[@danh2134]

I would be worried about ticks

[@bodgiesteve8849]

The Rover 3.5, is not the GM 215. Rover purchased the design from GM, then manufactured the engine themselves, making improvements, and getting the casting process right, something GM struggled with. It was a GM engine, but hey, they sold it. From 1965 it was a British engine. GM are still doing stupid things.

[@DanEBoyd]

Buick sold off their 215 V8 to Rover, and at around the same time, they sold off their V6 to Jeep - and I think later bought it back. Then ten to fifteen years later, they were the first GM division to stop producing their own V8s. I guess that's the price they paid to not end up like Oldsmobile and Pontiac...

[@bodgiesteve8849]

@@DanEBoyd the only reason Buick still exists, is because for some reason, the Chinese seem to like the brand.

[@grahamvernon5030]

Rover p6

[@studbolt5627]

I’m guessing that guy don’t smoke weed

[@davidgray5180]

Dont think that last one was 64. Looks more like 69ish,