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**Boog** · 03-31-2008, 09:28 PM

Some years back an older mechanic gave me a complete set of 57 Chevy car wheel covers. At the time he had them on his old Datsun truck. I expressed interest in them for our 57. He said let him think about it. The next time I saw him he gave them to me. Would not accept money. I learned the caps came off a 57 Chevy car his son owned. His son was killed in Nam and his dad & mom decided giving the wheel covers to another 57 lover would be what their son would have done.
Finding "good" 40 yr old parts can be tough. When you do they are usually very expensive. The line from a credit card commercial goes "What do you have in your wallet"? j
Besides, who'd want 26" Donk wheels with spinners anyway?

03-31-2008, 09:28 PM	#12
Boog laying low Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Searcy, Ark. USA Posts: 13,661	Re: Repro wheelcovers ?? Some years back an older mechanic gave me a complete set of 57 Chevy car wheel covers. At the time he had them on his old Datsun truck. I expressed interest in them for our 57. He said let him think about it. The next time I saw him he gave them to me. Would not accept money. I learned the caps came off a 57 Chevy car his son owned. His son was killed in Nam and his dad & mom decided giving the wheel covers to another 57 lover would be what their son would have done. Finding "good" 40 yr old parts can be tough. When you do they are usually very expensive. The line from a credit card commercial goes "What do you have in your wallet"? j Besides, who'd want 26" Donk wheels with spinners anyway? __________________ Boog 69 Chevy stepside, 358/T350, 4.11 posi, 4.5/4 drop, rallys, poboy driver primer is finer 91 Chevy sportside, Tahoe, Yukon & GMC Crewcab All GM..'nuff said. I stand for the flag and kneel at the cross