<VV> wire hubcap advice needed

[Dale Dewald]

Hello Ramon,

I have a set of wire wheel covers that came with my '67 4-door.  They have 
a mfg date of 1980 so they are not original for the Corvair but they look 
to be OEM, not aftermarket.  There is no guarantee that they will be 
quiet.  I will let you have them free as long as you could cover 
shipping.  Let me see if I can find a picture of them.

Dale Dewald
Hancock, MI

At 17:10 4/12/2012 -0400, you wrote:
>Hello folks,
>
>I believe I'm not back from my hiatus and ready to get to work on the
>Corvairs so it's time to start planning.
>
>Top priority this spring is to get the 62 PG coupe built for dad to drive
>this summer. Dad loves wire wheels and I know he'd really like to have wire
>hubcaps on the Corvair he is going to drive but he had a bad experience
>with them and I don't want to repeat it.
>In 1987 Dad bought a new Caprice wagon with wire hubcaps he found very
>attractive, but within the first year or two the hubcaps started making
>noise.  I actually remember hearing the noise myself, kinda sounded like
>sleet on a tin roof.  Anyway Dad hates noisy wheels, tires, and exhaust so
>this pretty much drove him nuts and caused him to avoid wire hubcaps ever
>since.
>
>Presently I have two options for wheels on Dads car.  I have the factory
>13" steel wheels and a set of 14" 4 lug steel wheels off a Chevy II.  I'm
>not worried about the car being original so basically any 13 or 14 inch set
>of wire hubcaps that will fit chevy wheels are an option.  Can anyone
>recommend some wire hubcaps that will hold up and stay quiet?  I'm trying
>to keep the budget low, but if necessary I think I'd spend a bit to get dad
>the look he'd really like.
>
>Thanks for any help,
>
>--
>Ray "Grymm" Rodriguez III
>Lake Ariel, PA
>1966 Corsa 140 coupe (summer daily driver)
>1965 Corsa 180 coupe (under construction)
>1965 Corsa 140 (Fitched) coupe (under construction)
>1963 Monza PG coupe (daily driver)
>1962 Monza PG coupe body (to rebody the rusty 63)
>Seeking a dirt cheap Spyder coupe
>