Re: Hub Cap CLOISSONE

Posted by Tim Cole On 2015/11/5 19:51:57

I'm on the road out west right now and enjoying the fine roads outside of Michigan. Running 85-90 with bursts to 100 mph for passing. Texas just voted more money for even better roads.

Anyway, I have the same pictures David posted of the Rollston Town Car. But that is a black out car.

I've seen lot's of original 32-34 twelve cylinder cars with plated radiator shells and lots of eight cylinder cars with the popular plated shell and shutters option. Most of those are being painted over. But I have never seen an original 32-34 eight cylinder car (with the exception of a Waterhouse car) with a painted shell and plated shutters. The closest thing I've seen is in the accessory catalogue which is an air brush job.

As for the hubcaps, if somebody has Automobile Quarterly Volume 1, number 4; there is a color picture of Paul Lamb's original 34 Su8 in it. I lost my copy, but if his hubcaps were gray then I will shut up. I'm willing to concede the two recessed ribs may have been painted fender color because that paint is so often missing, while earlier cars with original hubcaps have black.

So find me some pictures and you win. But by golly I don't have any.

The two top pictures David posted seem to support painted rings, but the third picture looks like someone did that with a brush. There appears to be paint on some of the letters. The second photo also has what looks like stray brush marks on the ribs.