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Kevin in NJ · 06-10-2012, 08:13 PM

Not what you are going to expect...

For a couple of years I had my eyes on a hose reel at a house. It is a 19" Model A rim with a hub cap in the center. I had my eyes on the hub cap in particular cause it was still shiny so I had hopes.

Well today I was out for a bike ride and the people who owned the house (and bought it with the wheel in place) were having a garage sale.

Opportunity knocks-

So I quickly got them engaged by telling them what they had so we walked back to look at it. The rim was well pitted on the inside and the would have needed some work for pitting on the visible areas. The hub cap was beat up some and well-- a repro.

So much for scoring a nice original hub cap as I had hoped.

They now know what their hose reel is and we had a good laugh about it.

ctlikon0712 · 06-10-2012, 09:52 PM

Pertty funny Kevin, you just never know..... sharp eyes might pay off someday.

Chris Haynes · 06-10-2012, 10:14 PM

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Here is my hose holder.

06-10-2012, 08:13 PM	#1
Kevin in NJ Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: South East NJ Posts: 3,398	Garage sale and Model A wheel.... Not what you are going to expect... For a couple of years I had my eyes on a hose reel at a house. It is a 19" Model A rim with a hub cap in the center. I had my eyes on the hub cap in particular cause it was still shiny so I had hopes. Well today I was out for a bike ride and the people who owned the house (and bought it with the wheel in place) were having a garage sale. Opportunity knocks- So I quickly got them engaged by telling them what they had so we walked back to look at it. The rim was well pitted on the inside and the would have needed some work for pitting on the visible areas. The hub cap was beat up some and well-- a repro. So much for scoring a nice original hub cap as I had hoped. They now know what their hose reel is and we had a good laugh about it.

06-10-2012, 09:52 PM	#2
ctlikon0712 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Cocoa, Florida Posts: 1,609	Re: Garage sale and Model A wheel.... Pertty funny Kevin, you just never know..... sharp eyes might pay off someday. __________________ Wanted: Simmons Super Power Head Craig Likon 1931 150B

06-10-2012, 10:14 PM	#3
Chris Haynes Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Camarillo, CA and Pine Grove, CA Posts: 2,832	Re: Garage sale and Model A wheel.... Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) Here is my hose holder. __________________ 1921 Runabout 1930 Tudor Early 1930 AA Speed costs money. How fast do you want to go?