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Re: Should 54 hub caps be painted? Righty #469960 11/10/2008 9:24 PM
Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,269 Jarvisburg, NC, USA tclederman Bubba - Curmudgeon
tclederman Bubba - Curmudgeon Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,269 Jarvisburg, NC, USA	Aaron, In 1954, both painted hub caps and chrome hub caps were available. In 1952 and 1953, chrome exterior options were not available. Stainless steel hub caps were not originally available in 1954, but some reproduction-parts vendors sell 1954 stainless-steel hubcaps and front bumpers. Tim Tim 1954Advance-Design.com 1954 3106 Carryall Suburban 1954 3104 5-window pickup w/Hydra-Matic The 216 and early 235 engines are not "splash oilers" -- this is a splash oiler.

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Should 54 hub caps be painted?	Righty	11/10/2008 8:11 PM
Re: Should 54 hub caps be painted?	Righty	11/10/2008 8:36 PM
Re: Should 54 hub caps be painted?	tclederman	11/10/2008 9:24 PM
Re: Should 54 hub caps be painted?	Righty	11/10/2008 9:35 PM
Re: Should 54 hub caps be painted?	gjberche	11/11/2008 5:43 AM

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