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Thread: Dog dish hub caps and beauty rings?

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    Dog dish hub caps and beauty rings?

    I'm wanting to learn about 1954-55 painted wheels and the dog dish style hub caps and chrome trim (beauty) rings. I know the wheels came painted the same color of the car unless the optional Matador Red was ordered with typically a French White stripe . I have some wheels that have the original French White painted stripe on them and also have the clips that held the small covers on. I have collected several sets of the small caps but can never find the rings that I am sure are correct. Does anyone have any rings that they are sure are correct for 54-55. How wide are they? What 40's-50's chrome trim rings are the same or interchangeable. I just passed some up on eBay because I wasn't sure they were correct. Thanks for any help you can give.
    Lamar in Athens, Georgia BCA 39474

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    Lamar
    The ones that were on my 55 CVT when I bought it were identical to the ones sold by Dennis Carpenter Ford (6A-18303-15)....could have been changed but were old and beat up like the caps. The wheels were body color (Temple Gray) with black stripes.
    Willie

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    Thanks Willie, next time I'm near there I'll pick up a set
    Lamar in Athens, Georgia BCA 39474

    Join us on the '54 Buick Highway at
    http://www.1954buick.com

    1954 BUICK "THE BEAUTIFUL BUY"

    1954 Roadmaster 76R 2 dr ht, DoraB
    1954 Roadmaster 72R 4 dr, Buttercup, Dakota, BlueBelle, Virginia, Marietta, High Society
    1954 Special 41D 4 dr Blue Bird (daily driver)
    1954 Special 46R 2 dr ht TEXAS PETE
    1954 Century 66R 2 dr ht 3 speed 54Muscle


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