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ZwitterND
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 Posted: Mon May 10, 2010 9:40 pm Post subject: Large logo hubcap question |
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What years are the large logo hubcaps period correct? Were they standard or an option?
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axel struwe
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in my opinion from middle 1947 up to oktober 1949.
The early export have them also, like the standard.
I think you can´t find out a concret day when the change tooke place. |
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VWLady
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| July 1949 they ended AFAIK |
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ZwitterND
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That's interesting. The worse thing about getting older is finding out how many times you were fooled when you were younger. I purchased a set from a prominent vintage parts store back in 1980 that claimed they were "known to be used until 1954". Good thing is I only paid $80.00 for all 4...wait...thats about $400.00 now...worse yet they are probably repro's. But at least they were hand painted by shaky Jake 
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RichOakley
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| Posted: Tue May 11, 2010 8:59 am Post subject: |
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| Dec 47 to July 49. |
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ZwitterND
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OK I am 99.9% these are repro but how can you tell just to be sure? There is only one hole shouldn't there be two? I can't find a VW stamp either.
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Bengt H
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| I have a june -49, now who sells the best repros of these?? |
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usariemen
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| OK I am 99.9% these are repro but how can you tell just to be sure? There is only one hole shouldn't there be two? I can't find a VW stamp either. |
The only VW stamp is the big logo on them. 
Just one little hole instead of two in the edge is correct for such early ones but the repros are usually less sharp pressed in the logo area.
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ZwitterND
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Now you got me curious, pressing appears to be pretty sharp. Hard to tell from pictures. was anyone making repro's of these in 1980?
Its been raining all week here and these two showed up at my door on Sunday 
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kdf38
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Could you get a really cute girl in a mini-skirt to retake this first pic?
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Now you got me curious, pressing appears to be pretty sharp. Hard to tell from pictures. was anyone making repro's of these in 1980?
 Nice ducks ... checking on the VWs?
Its been raining all week here and these two showed up at my door on Sunday
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ZwitterND
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Wait, I will go buy some speedo's and retake
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kdf38
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You do, and I'll sic them ducks on ya'!
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| Wait, I will go buy some speedo's and retake |
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janerick3
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The originals and the first run of large-logo repros (heavyweight) from the late '70s/early '80s had the single puller hole. Some of the old-timers on the site might know if these were OEM.
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johnshenry
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Its been raining all week here and these two showed up at my door on Sunday
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If keeps raining and you start seeing other animal in pairs, you might want to seek higher ground................
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Jake Martinez
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i have some older epos i think they are from the 80's
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