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Originally Posted by V8COOPMAN
Perhaps there are a few that would appreciate knowing how rare those caps really are, and WHY! DD
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V8Coopman
I hate using the term "rare" as it is SO often misused its become the "cry wolf" AND I don't want to sound braggadocios either as some may think........BUT......Yes the ones pictured are very unusual a minimum and I would say argue the platitude of "rare". Fortunately I just recently score a set of 4, rough to say the least BUT not a total loss either!!!! IF you want to talk about "bonafide" RARE........The below picture is it!!!! That is rarefied air!!!! The FULL SS Ford/Mercury cap.
To your point of the "why" (for those not in the know) the infamous "Ford/Mercury" hub caps were "about" a 3 week (Or SO) production run (basically) by mid to late October 1938 (as Ford Lore goes). I personally have questions about that time frame as I have a "back in the day" picture of a 39 Mercury Conv with them on it.....NOW I have heard that the 39 Merc Conv was a 12/39 release date (whether true or not I do not know) BUT IF it is true then WHY or how did it end up with Ford/Mercury hub caps??? Leftovers?? Possibly. Someone thought they were cool and added them maybe SO. OR the Convertible was released way earlier than 12/38.