I've always wanted a Rim Blow wheel on my car and finally found a nice one to restore at a pretty good price. The center cap it came with is blue. I thought they were always black. Is this a reproduction? I don't see any part numbers on it but it doesn't look new either.
No they originally came in several colours :alan2cents:
Looks like a nice used original to me, obvious by the underside picture of cap.
That is a factory color...they had many colors that match the interior.
As long as the plastic plated finish isn't blistered you should be good to go.
I've had Black, Green, Blue, Tan & Red....
Quote from: 1 Wild R/T on May 11, 2020, 05:26:55 PM
I've had Black, Green, Blue, Tan & Red....
I bet red looks amazing in an all red interior!
It is my understanding that if the car had a standard dash cluster it came with a black column and wheel padding. A rallye cluster equipped car would have interior color on the column, steering wheel, and horn pad. :alan2cents:
Quote from: JS29 on May 12, 2020, 07:05:12 AM
It is my understanding that if the car had a standard dash cluster it came with a black column and wheel padding. A rallye cluster equipped car would have interior color on the column, steering wheel, and horn pad. :alan2cents:
Interesting. How about Barracuda models? Were all Plymouth's always black caps then?
Plymouth caps were colored as well, same as Challenger, at least the fish caps were.
@70Challengerlover Any E-Body with a rallye cluster would be interior color. A barracuda would have the fish on it with a rim blow. The one in the picture would have came from a challenger with a rallye cluster and blue interior. So to my understanding, A standard cluster E-body or a black interior rallye cluster equipped E-Body would be black. :alan2cents:
Looks original. Locator pin appears broken off. Common problem. One can easily remove the rubber pad and replace it with one with a different color.
Quote from: JS29 on May 12, 2020, 07:05:12 AM
It is my understanding that if the car had a standard dash cluster it came with a black column and wheel padding. A rallye cluster equipped car would have interior color on the column, steering wheel, and horn pad. :alan2cents:
That's true of the paint on the column, not the horn pad...
Not true. Easy to remove and replace the horn pad. I've done half a dozen. It is retained over a lip in a groove.
Quote from: schlett7nu1 on May 12, 2020, 09:55:41 AM
Not true. Easy to remove and replace the horn pad. I've done half a dozen. It is retained over a lip in a groove.
???????? Who questioned removing the pad from the cap???
It was actually the wheel I wanted to restore for my Barracuda ragtop. Being it has a brown and tan interior, I know now I'd like the color coded cap. That would look killer.
The blue center cap is cool looking so I put it on eBay to see if anyone needed it. A buyer in Finland just bought it. After shipping and eBay fees, I made all my purchase price back and essentially got my rim blow wheel for free.
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