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| | | | Joined: Jul 2002 Posts: 358 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jul 2002 Posts: 358 | They are original: [img] http://www.whizzerick.com/shoptruck.JPG[/img] Where the originals stainless steel? I'd like to giv'em a good polish for spring  | | | | | Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 586 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 586 | Great looking truck. They are stainless. Cecil...... | | | | | Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 255 Member | | Member Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 255 | Sorry to muddy the waters, but my original 48-3/4 ton caps are chrome. Maybe there is a difference between the years and 1/2 ton to 3/4 ton.
Ralph | | | | | Joined: May 2001 Posts: 709 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: May 2001 Posts: 709 | You might try a magnet on them.
Bruce
Old Toy: Ol' Betsy stock 59 Apache SB Stepside (Gone but not Forgotten)
New Toy: 1962 Impala SS Coupe
The Driver: 1990 Toyota truck
| | | | | Joined: Jul 2002 Posts: 358 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jul 2002 Posts: 358 | Originally posted by Bruce K.:
You might try a magnet on them. Hadnt thought of that! Man I cant wait for spring!!!! Melt snow, MEEEEEELLLT!!! | | | | | Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 12,029 Cruising in the Passing Lane | | Cruising in the Passing Lane Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 12,029 | some years the old caps are steel w/ a seperate stainless skin - magnet won't indicate that!  Bill | | | | | Joined: Jan 2000 Posts: 2,074 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jan 2000 Posts: 2,074 | Only stainless stock Chevy hub caps I've seem are re-pops. Originals were either painted or chrome. | | | | | Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 310 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 310 | I don't know about the Canadian models, but didn't Chevrolet start using painted steel caps (as well as bumpers, the dash trim, etc) in '52? Before that I would say they were a stainless shell, because my originals never had any rust on them.
-Tim
'51 Chevy 3104 w/'56 235, 848 Head, HEI Dizzy, Corvette Cam, Split Manifold and Dual Carter YF's
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