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Lifted the car in the back to remove the wheels(see other thread about tires)

It now seems I have 1 rim with the riveted clips and 4 without. Someone must have exchanged them at some time. Will keep the clipped rim as the spare. Here is some photos:

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I am reading with great interest about the different hub caps. I have a set of what I understand are original '50 rims with beauty rims and small packard hubcaps which look like the small baby-moons of yester-year. These caps attach to the 3 raised sections near the wheel bolts. Now I purchased another set that are similar in appearance but are bigger and have a "C" shape cross-section. From what I have read this newer cap probably requires the clips ?

Anyone have a picture of a wheel with clips and the back of a hubcap that fits ? Worse case I'll have set of caps up for sale that are in excellent shape.

Thanks
OTGDY