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PostPosted: Thu Jun 24, 2021 11:53 am    Post subject: Re: Odd hubcaps Reply with quote

These knock-off style hubcaps were actually produced by my father, Warren M. Bodie in partnership with a friend, Carl Pfeiffer, of Reseda, CA. (at the start, my father lived in nearby Woodland Hills, CA, but in 1959 we moved to San Jose, CA). Marketed under the banner Bullock Accessories, Internationale, they were sold in several variations to fit several sports cars, including the Porsche and Mercedes. We had a set on our 1961 Corvair Monza coupe, and I had several examples hanging on the walls of my San Jose bedroom when I was about nine-ten years old).

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PostPosted: Fri Jun 04, 2021 7:24 am    Post subject: Re: Odd hubcaps Reply with quote

finster wrote:
rometsch with a custom ro]of chop...


Sort of... It's a photoshop.

The real car:
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PostPosted: Fri Jun 04, 2021 2:03 am    Post subject: Re: Odd hubcaps Reply with quote

rometsch with a custom roof chop...
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PostPosted: Thu Jun 03, 2021 8:02 pm    Post subject: Re: Odd hubcaps Reply with quote

Rometsch Beeskow.
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=679067
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PostPosted: Thu Jun 03, 2021 7:22 pm    Post subject: Re: knockoffs Reply with quote

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"temple of speed" was correct. There was an ad in an old Sports Car Graphic Magazine for these and several other styles of fake knock offs. They were called "Knok Offs" a purposeful mis-spelling of Knock Off. I may be wrong on the mis-spelling. I have the ad somewhere.

I am not certain of the manufacturer of the versions on my car. I am told that they are Empi. They came off of a special empi accessorized original Ghia that Lenny Copp had for sale 15 years ago. It had lots of factory accessories and Empi accessories all documented on the original bill of sale. Lenny's buyer did not want the Lemmerz chrome rims... the narrow white wall michelins... or these knock offs. So I bought these parts.

I don't have a close up shot of my wheels and hubcaps... but here is a fun shot of the car to compare the hubcaps. The knockoff hubcaps on my car consist of 7 parts on each wheel... a complicated affair.

-the spinner
-the mount which attaches to three of the lug nuts
-the 3 special washers which go between the mount and the lugnuts
-the outer chrome ring
-the inner chrome ring

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what car is that? a one off? coach built? looks sick!
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PostPosted: Mon Mar 01, 2021 8:27 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

vintage dude wrote:
The caps you show are made by Bullock in the late 50's. They were a fake Rudge knockoff and were available for many different makes. The most common were the ones you show (VW / Porche) and Mercedes 190 ad was posted in blog.
I have a partial set and am looking for some. Are you interested in selling what you have? Please contact me if so.
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Q: for original Porsche application, were the knock-offs really (meaning mallet removable)?

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PostPosted: Mon Mar 01, 2021 8:25 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Richard Roth wrote:
I think they meant "knock-offs".
Anyway the Porsche wheels pictured are "actual" Rudge knock-off wheels.
The items Templeofspeed is inquiring about are "simulated" knock-off "hubcaps".



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PostPosted: Thu Oct 05, 2017 7:42 pm    Post subject: Re: Odd hubcaps Reply with quote

To top that 1st post you should follow it up with scan of original literature! Do you have any those artifacts in your family collection?

You can easily set up a gallery here- following the prompts above on the tab marked as such. You've got a great update to this thread.
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PostPosted: Thu Oct 05, 2017 5:06 pm    Post subject: Re: Odd hubcaps Reply with quote

The knock off hubcaps originally shown in this thread were one variation manufactured by Bullock Accessories, International. My father, Warren M. Bodie formed a small company with a friend to manufacture simulated knock off hubcaps for Porsche, VW, Corvair, Mercedes, etc. At the time, we lived at 2257 Fairhill Lane, San Jose, 25, Calif. I remember his partner's address as 6510 Quakertown Ave, Woodland Hills, CA., which I believe was the mailing address used in the advertisements that were posted in automotive magazines.

I was only in elementary school at the time, about 8-10 years old. I used to have several samples of those knock off hubcaps hanging on my bedroom wall.
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PostPosted: Wed Aug 19, 2015 8:59 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Those are cool as all get up.
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PostPosted: Fri Aug 14, 2015 8:33 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

The original post was from 2007. Best to pm templeofspeed. He last visited yesterday, so he's still around.
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PostPosted: Tue Aug 11, 2015 5:26 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

The caps you show are made by Bullock in the late 50's. They were a fake Rudge knockoff and were available for many different makes. The most common were the ones you show (VW / Porche) and Mercedes 190 ad was posted in blog.
I have a partial set and am looking for some. Are you interested in selling what you have? Please contact me if so.
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PostPosted: Sun Oct 13, 2013 6:39 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Can't help on the manufacturer, but I do have a story. In the spring '85 I attended a VW meet in northern Ohio, while I was working at VW of America HQ in Troy, MI. I saw this type of knock-off hubcaps from a swap vendor who was asking $80 for the set of 4. I already had my '64 Ghia which was sitting on a '70 chassis, so I knew those would not work on my 4-bolt wheels. I passed on the deal.

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PostPosted: Sun Jun 09, 2013 7:30 am    Post subject: Old thread new knockoffs Reply with quote

Anybody got any info regarding these 4 bolt knockoffs?

They attach to the original EMPI spyders using the 4 screws.

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PostPosted: Sat Jul 21, 2007 7:26 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Mystery solved !
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PostPosted: Thu Jun 14, 2007 10:18 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

53 0val wrote:


Interesting? Quite the understatement. That car is probably the best example of a Beeskow in the world. Wink


I'll guess there's been some photochopping then..? Laughing
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PostPosted: Thu Jun 14, 2007 9:02 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

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The ones I posted the photo of attach using the stock clips. Thanks for confirming my old memories on the "Knok-offs". That Beeskow looks interesting, and the hubcaps seem appropriate. Wink

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Interesting? Quite the understatement. That car is probably the best example of a Beeskow in the world. Wink
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PostPosted: Thu Jun 14, 2007 7:48 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

The ones I posted the photo of attach using the stock clips. Thanks for confirming my old memories on the "Knok-offs". That Beeskow looks interesting, and the hubcaps seem appropriate. Wink

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PostPosted: Wed Jun 13, 2007 1:56 pm    Post subject: knockoffs Reply with quote

"temple of speed" was correct. There was an ad in an old Sports Car Graphic Magazine for these and several other styles of fake knock offs. They were called "Knok Offs" a purposeful mis-spelling of Knock Off. I may be wrong on the mis-spelling. I have the ad somewhere.

I am not certain of the manufacturer of the versions on my car. I am told that they are Empi. They came off of a special empi accessorized original Ghia that Lenny Copp had for sale 15 years ago. It had lots of factory accessories and Empi accessories all documented on the original bill of sale. Lenny's buyer did not want the Lemmerz chrome rims... the narrow white wall michelins... or these knock offs. So I bought these parts.

I don't have a close up shot of my wheels and hubcaps... but here is a fun shot of the car to compare the hubcaps. The knockoff hubcaps on my car consist of 7 parts on each wheel... a complicated affair.

-the spinner
-the mount which attaches to three of the lug nuts
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PostPosted: Sat Jun 09, 2007 8:33 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

empiracer wrote:
I think these may be Empi .... ?
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Arrow http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/album_page.php?pic_id=264134
Quote: One rare EMPI knockoff on the left is for porsche 356 but have you seen the EMPI knockoff on the right ? it's made for VW ONLY.
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Quote: EMPI Knockoffs
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