Hub caps

[dave1]

Hi all
Quick question on hub caps. Are the large vw logo hub caps correct for my deluxe february 1952 croth cooler split beetle
Thanks

[Martin Southwell]

No!

[ZENVWDRIVER]

... who cares - they would look great on your '52 - go 4 it.
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5/50, pastel green 11G - SOLD
8/50, gray 11A Beetle
6/52, pastel green 11C - SOLD
11/4/52, black Zwitter - SOLD to my little bro.
1954 Porsche, pre A, with VW 36 horse- SOLD
1/54, black 11C Beetle - TRADED
2/55 Iceland green Beetle, on a 1965 pan
3/55 113 Beetle, stratos silver
1955 Messerschmitt KR175 - SOLD, sadly
1960 single cab
1962 SO33, with SO 42 interior
9/63 Pacific blue, Ghia
'87 Toyota MR2
'02 WestFORDia E-150, GAVE TO OUR SON

All super-heroes, wear a MASK

[René R.]

They are correct for '48 and '49 but not later. That said, I agree with Zen. They look great, especially if you paint the logo. I have a set on my '54 and I don't care that they aren't technically correct!
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Gone but not forgotten: 1950 Hoffman split (restored in 1966) - another 1950 Hoffman split (restored in 1996)

[ZENVWDRIVER]

love pre 9/52 bugs, but can no longer afford one. So, I have lotza' split parts on my early, 2/55 113
- 1950 non parking, wiper motor
- coffee color steering wheel - a split horn button on my '54 batwing
- NOS Zwitter square weave carpet set with round metal heat outlet grommets
- L deck lid handle
- NOS round horn grill, front fenders
- cog wheel dimple shift knob
- Always looking for more and affordable split stuff. Those large logo hubcaps are the best.

_________________
5/50, pastel green 11G - SOLD
8/50, gray 11A Beetle
6/52, pastel green 11C - SOLD
11/4/52, black Zwitter - SOLD to my little bro.
1954 Porsche, pre A, with VW 36 horse- SOLD
1/54, black 11C Beetle - TRADED
2/55 Iceland green Beetle, on a 1965 pan
3/55 113 Beetle, stratos silver
1955 Messerschmitt KR175 - SOLD, sadly
1960 single cab
1962 SO33, with SO 42 interior
9/63 Pacific blue, Ghia
'87 Toyota MR2
'02 WestFORDia E-150, GAVE TO OUR SON

All super-heroes, wear a MASK

[mikeandkirsti]

You could use non-logo Porsche style hubcaps on Splits and early Ovals. They are historically correct (and cool) as they were actually used in Finland as original equipment due to a legal dispute between the Finnish VW importer and a Soviet owned company claiming intellectual property rights on the KdF/VW logo. Eventually the Soviets lost the legal battle and from 1954 on Finnish Beetles were equipped with regular VW logoed hubcaps.