Re: Wheel Cover and Hub Cap Identification Guide

Posted by kens53clip On 2010/3/19 11:35:13

I was not even born in 1940 so I certainly do not have first hand personal knowledge on the plain Packard hubcap without the series (110, 120, 160, or 180) but I think based on Packard ads I have seen that Packard offered it on all Packards of whatever series. I understand that sometimes Packard artists may have taken "artistic license" so perhaps that is not a strong argument. I attach a poor copy of a 1940 Packard 180 ad featuring air conditioning that to me appears to use the plain Packard hubcap. It is taken from Packard 1899-1942, a collection of ads compiled by H.A. Mueller, M.D. and published in 1973. I also have seen an ad that appears to use the hubcap featuring a 1940 Packard Custom Sport Sedan (4 door) One Eighty by Derham. These were not cheap cars, folks.
Ken

PS The poor quality of the ad should reflect on the limitations of my scanner or my ability in using it, not the book or the original ad.

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