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I lost a LeBaron hubcap 6 years ago. It took six
months to find one plus a cost of 300 bucks. They are real Hens teeth to
find.
Dave.
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Sunday, December 12, 2004 6:06
AM
Subject: Re: IML: '60 LeBaron Wheel
Covers
Thanks for the info Paul, I will call this guy up and I will start
e-mailing hub cap wharehouses around the country and see if I can come up with
something. I basically want 4 of these hub caps by the end of next year when
my Lebaron Sedan should be completely finished.
'60
LeBaron wheel covers are very rare. They were a one year only item, and
there were less than 2,000 cars built. I have no idea what the replacement
stock was like for these, but finding any in a wrecking yard at this late
date would be very unlikely. I would guess that there never were more than
8,000 of these wheel covers in existance at their peak.
When ever I
have spotted a '60 Le Baron in a wrecking yard, I have always looked for
these wheel covers. I didn't start looking for them until the cars were
about 10 years old. Since then, I have found three in wrecking yards and hub
cap suppliers. This has been after over 30 years of looking, and finding a
total of 11 LeBarons in wrecking yards over the years. The cars I found
usually had the special covers replaced with standard ones. More than once I
requested the trunk forced open to check there too.
In one yard
in Lewiston, Idaho, they removed all of the covers as the cars came in and
threw them in a pile. When I saw that they had a '60 LeBaron, I spent two
days going through that pile. I found three standard wheel covers and one
LeBaron cover. They sold me the one wheel cover for $10.00.
I do not
look as much as I used to, but I found one on E-bay in May 2004. I won the
auction by placing an extremely high bid. In addition, the person who had it
did not know exactly what they had. That makes the total I have found in my
life add up to four.
My car had two LeBaron wheel covers when I got
it, so now I have a full set, plus two spares. Even at that, most of the
time that I drove the car, I used the standard wheel cover to keep from
losing the special LeBaron covers.
I really hope that your guy is
able to find what you are looking for in his stock of over 1,000,000 wheel
covers, but even with that large of a collection, the chance of finding a
'60 LeBaron wheel cover is slim. Don't be too disappointed if they don't
find one, and DO keep on looking.
Paul
In an email dated Sun,
12 12 2004 4:05:26 am GMT, "jsadowski"
writes:
>Over the years, I bought a number of
Imperial hubcaps from many sources. I
>lived 7-8 miles away from this
place for 15 years & never managed to stop in
>even once during
that time.
>John
>----- Original Message -----
>From:
"Jon Ricketson"
>To:
>Sent: Saturday, December 11, 2004
8:09 PM
>Subject: Re: IML: '60 in Germany, More than meets the
eye!!!!
>
>
>> He's not too computer savey but here is
his website - not much but it has
>> the phone number. He
generally takes the details of what you need and
>> then calls
back when he finds it in his stock. He literally has to search
>> through a warehouse of hubcaps that only he understands how
it's
>> organized. Not sure how good he is with overseas
shipping but worth a
>> try!
>>
>>
http://websbyandy.com/hubcapking/
>>
>> Good
luck.
>>
>> If you strike out with him, let me know
exactly what you're looking for
>> and I can stop by his place
sometime in the next month or so. I live less
>> than an
hour away and do drive in that direction occasionally. I could
>>
always e-mail you a picture if he has them. My e-mail is
>>
jcricketson@xxxxxxxxxxxx
>>
>> Regards,
>>
Jon
>> '66 Crown Coupe
>>
>>>From: Drake
Rickertsen
>>>Reply-To:
mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>To:
mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>Subject: Re: IML: '60 in
Germany, More than meets the eye!!!!
>>>Date: Fri, 10 Dec 2004
19:49:27 -0800 (PST)
>>>
>>>Greetings
Jon,
>>>
>>> Does he have an e-mail
address, website or phone number that I can
>>> try reaching
him
at?
>>>
>>>Thanks!
>>>
>>>Drake
Rickertsen AKA Ct. Drakeula
>>>
>>>Jon Ricketson
wrote:
>>>Try "Ther Hubcap King" in
Taunton Massachusetts. He's a real character but
>>>he has about
1 million hubcaps. i found a perfect match for my
'66.
>>>
>>> >From: Drake
Rickertsen
>>> >Reply-To:
mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> >To:
mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> >Subject: Re: IML: '60 in
Germany, More than meets the eye!!!!
>>> >Date: Wed, 8 Dec
2004 20:48:05 -0800 (PST)
>>> >
>>> >One thing
he does have that I would love to own and perhaps he can
swap
>>>me
>>> >out plus give him a few hundred
to boot are the four Lebaron Hub caps! I
>>> >have the crown
Hub caps and have been desperately searching for what he
>>>
>has. Does anyone know where I might find 4 of these?? I am willing to
>>> >pay
>>> >between $50 to $75 per hub cap
depending on condition.
>>> >
>>>
>PS.........I think this is a hardtop not a sedan. Look at the
back
>>>window.
>>> >
>>> >Many
Thanks,
>>> >
>>> >Ct.
Drakeula
>>> >
>>> >jsadowski
wrote:
>>> >I believe that the VIN number starts with
different numbers for each
>>> >series. That would tell you
for sure. The nameplate on the glovebox will
>>> >read Le
Baron instead of Imperial which would be on the Custom &
Crown
>>> >series.
>>> >John
>>>
>----- Original Message -----
>>> >From: richard
burgess
>>> >To:
mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> >Sent: Wednesday, December
08, 2004 5:30 PM
>>> >Subject: Re: IML: '60 in Germany, More
than meets the eye!!!!
>>> >
>>>
>
>>> >OK everyone, Having a 1960 "LeCrown" and a 1960
"CroBaron", I consider
>>> >myself the authority on mixed up
'60 imperials. I have both a 1960
>>> >LeBaron, and a 1960
Crown. The Crown had dealer installed LeBaron
>>>
>emblems
>>> >while my LeBaron has a custom ordered full
leather interior in white, a
>>> >Crown interior that is
factory installed. Both cars are documented
>>> >original.
This German car is different yet. It is a 4-dr. sedan,
clearly
>>> >visible in the exterior and interior shot. Here
is the kicker. It not
>>> >only has exterior LeBaron emblems
but has LeBaron door panels on the
>>> >interior. I can see
the door emblems as well as the LeBarons' horizontil
>>>
>pleats in the lower door panel. What I am not seeing is the
LeBaron
>>>emblem
>>> >on the trunk lid. That
pretty much convinces me that this car had the
>>> >front
fenders swapped, or the emblems, and the interior as well. It is
>>> >my
>>> >best guess that we are looking
at a 1960 Crown sedan with misc LeBaron
>>> >parts. The tail
light rings are missing as well. Would love
>>> > to see
larger pictures and more interior detail but think I have come
>>> > to
>>> >the correct
conclusion.
>>> >
>>> >Richard
Burgess
>>> >lecrown60@xxxxxxxxx
>>> >'60
"LeCrown" Sedan
>>> >'60 "CroBaron" Sedan
>>>
>
>>> >DIETMAR FRENSEMEYER wrote:
>>>
>
>>> >I hope, this will reach the
mailinglist..
>>> >The offer here in Germany a nice
looking
>>> >Chrysler Le Baron Imperial
>>>
>
>>> >I wrote them, it's not an Imperial. But she looks
great and has a German
>>> >licenceplate
>>>
>
>>> >
>>> >dietmar
>>>
>
>>>
>http://www.mobile.de/cgi-bin/da.pl?bereich=pkw&id=11111111148684656&
>>>
>
>>> >
>>> >
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