71 Barracuda wheel covers

[70 Challenger Lover]

I'm familiar with the horrible looking UFO wheel covers for the 71s but is this style cover also an option for 1971?

[70 Challenger Lover]

No one knows? I'd like to get a set for my 71 Barracuda convertible for shows and stuff but I'm not mentally ready to buy the hideous UFO ones.

[RUNCHARGER]

I think they are but perhaps 70 only. Sorry, not sure.

[70 Challenger Lover]

Everywhere I check shows these as 70-72 but that could just be bad information repeated over and over until it becomes true. I figured someone on the forum would know with absolute certainty.

[1 Wild R/T]

Well according to the source where I got it this photo was a 72 factory promotional photo..

[70 Challenger Lover]

That's good enough for me! Technically, my 71 convertible came with the UFO covers but I just can't see putting those on. I like the 70-72 covers though and they are dirt cheap so I could see having a set to put on once in a while for a different appearance. No one runs wheel covers on e bodies (other than poverty caps) so this should provide a nice complimentary look for the car.

I also found these original style tires which would really bring back the totally original look. They are a bit taller than I'd like at 27.1" but I do like the thin double white stripes.

[6bblgt]

Plymouth must have received a bunch of unfavorable reviews on the W11 "DELUXE WHEEL COVER" for '71 that they brought the 1970 design back for 1972 (& modified it for '73-'74)

a broadcast sheet will show the last 2-digits of the part number for the "DELUXE WHEEL COVER" - all the '71 sheets I looked at with W11 show 01

the books, guides & other references should show 1970 & 1972 for the 2944432 wheel cover VS. 1970-1972

[70 Challenger Lover]

Well that sucks. Was hoping the cover I liked was 70-72 rather than 70 and 72. Considering how you almost never see a barracuda with full wheel covers, I thInk I may just run the 70&72 cover and see if anyone ever notices. I wanted the cars wheels to stand out from the crowd but the 71 cover is just plain unacceptable.

[6bblgt]

if the '71 W11 wheel covers are unacceptable  I'd run the W15 "wire wheel covers" 

[6bblgt]

1971 Plymouth E-body wheel treatment 96.7% of the 18,690 (Barracudas / Gran Coupes / 'cudas) accounted for:

hub caps STANDARD 13.3% (~ 2,403 cars) 14" & 15"
W11 "deluxe wheel covers" OPTIONAL 40.6% (~ 7,344 cars) 14" $25.15
W12 "trim rings & hub caps" OPTIONAL 1.5% (~ 263 cars) 14" & 15" $25.15
W15 "wire wheel covers" OPTIONAL 3.8% (~ 681 cars) 14" $64.55
W21 "RALLYE wheels" OPTIONAL 28.7% (~ 5,191 cars) 14" & 15" $54.25
W23 "ROAD wheels" OPTIONAL 12.1% (~ 2,195 cars) 14" $83.30

[6bblgt]

or maybe you just need to "embrace" all the "NEW" styling features of the '71 Barracuda
someone at Plymouth must have loved the "UFO" style wheel treatment - here is what was available on the Fury for 1971

[70 Challenger Lover]

Yikes. I actually like the look of the dog dish caps but they are so common now. I'll just go with the 1970 hubcaps and see if anyone notices.

[RUNCHARGER]

That's what I would do, or the wire covers, they looked okay as well.

[anlauto]

I would put the correct ones that it left the factory with....

[70 Challenger Lover]

I would put the correct ones that it left the factory with....

Those 71 covers are so odd looking and so scarcely seen these days that I'd wager a lot of Mopar people would not even recognize them as being correct on that car. Since they don't even say Plymouth, I could see some thinking they are aftermarket.