Hub Cap Choice
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I have BFG RWL's on my Fury and it's a pain to keep the letters white. Apparently they changed the manufacturing process at some point and now the letters are prone to turning brown. I clean them with Brillo pads. Anyway, back to your hubcaps.... they suit your car but I personally prefer the black steelies with "dog dish" or "poverty caps" or no caps at all with the RWL's. Not what I have on my car but were I to change I'd probably go with cop wheels and no caps or cop caps for a moonshine runner look and turn the RWL's inside so they wouldn't show.
I tend to agree with you. To me, the poverty cap look defines a Mopar muscle car. Not many C Bodies are muscle cars; this one is. I apologize to everyone else to whom I may seem to be bragging. All opinions are always respected, and I’m just looking for different views.
To me these factory wheel covers aren't too "dressy" so they suit the look. Don't usually care for something other than Magnums, etc., with RWL tires, but these DO seem to work.
Most 1970 Newports were 383-2 bbl equipped and since they were smooth and quiet, but not quick by any measure, I just don't get why folks dress them up as performance cars when they are nice reliable smooth daily driver cars at best.
RWLs may make sense on a Hurst 300 but why one puts them on a Newport seems mindless to me at least and especially with the factory hubcap..........................................you asked............................
RWLs may make sense on a Hurst 300 but why one puts them on a Newport seems mindless to me at least and especially with the factory hubcap..........................................you asked............................
Someone here in DC has a '68 Newport droptop, in just about the same color as yours. It has (Chrysler) poverty caps, but the wheels are painted to match the car, and it has whitewalls, which makes it much less "impoverished" looking.
Well, with the additional information that sets your Newport apart from a plain jane factory stock one, you get a pass from me at least.
Maybe you should consider a factory white wall with standard wheel covers to make it a sleeper - RB stroker.
For me, working on these cars, restoring them and caring for them is intended to reflect the past and some of the finer moments of transportation innovation, styling and values that no longer exist. If you want to turn them into something that they never were or never represented, then that is your choice.
I like to keep my cars original to reflect a time when cars were really beautiful and had qualities that we will never see again. Our cars make me look back at times that were better than all the problems of this current world.
So if you just want to ignore those interests, then go ahead and make them something they never were intended to be and honestly, they don't make "performance" vehicles since any current vehicle will outhandle them, get better mileage, leave more rubber when you peel out and so on. Such cars represent nothing to me except one person's idea of "cool".
I like to keep my cars original to reflect a time when cars were really beautiful and had qualities that we will never see again. Our cars make me look back at times that were better than all the problems of this current world.
So if you just want to ignore those interests, then go ahead and make them something they never were intended to be and honestly, they don't make "performance" vehicles since any current vehicle will outhandle them, get better mileage, leave more rubber when you peel out and so on. Such cars represent nothing to me except one person's idea of "cool".
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I didn't want the look of the BFG's logos so I just flipped them to the inside and have black tires. You could do that if you like the look and the Dog Dishes. That's what I did.
jbooth35
Member
Yep, brown letters are a real thing and BFG are replacing them. Found this video and decided to give it a shot. Got my 5 year old tires replaced -- just had to pay for balancing/mounting.
This is for tires manufactured between 2014 and 2020, specifically between date codes 01-14 and 25-20 (week, year).
I had to call BF Goodrich, open a case, take my tires to a shop for inspection (I went to discount tire where I bought them). Did all this this afternoon and will have my new tires mounted/balanced tomorrow.
Called BFG at 866-866-6605. The video explains it nicely and the comments confirm many have had success replacing them at the cost of mount/balance.
Hope this helps someone.
Gelgoog13
Member
Mine had the original hub caps when I bought it. Thought they were kind of boring. Switched to 17 in torque thrusts.
Turbo301
Member
To me, factory wheel covers should always have white walls on these (and most cars, that came with white walls originally). Dog dishes look good with white letters, but most C-bodies are too "dressy" for dog dishes (I mean, a Fury I or something, sure, but Newports and New Yorkers and such with dog dishes is ridiculous). Likewise for mags. It's all personal preference, though. The wheel covers in the original post look great, IMO!
As an aside: I really don't like the wheel covers my Gran Fury has, but they're original to it and represent "the style of the time", so I stick with them.
As an aside: I really don't like the wheel covers my Gran Fury has, but they're original to it and represent "the style of the time", so I stick with them.
darth_linux
Well-Known Member
Newport's, being an entry level car, came with dog dishes unless the customer ordered wheel covers [at least in the mid 60s]. I don't know if you'd call that ridiculous . . . I happen to love them!
Turbo301
Member
I love the look of dog dishes, I just think they get over-used these days. The great variety of factory wheel covers that one could get have all been replaced with Cragars, Torq Thrusts and dog dishes (and road wheels on C-bodies!), and it's a shame to see that great variety - and great look of what people actually drove back then - lost to modern trends. saforwardlook is right on the money.
A lot of cars came with dog dishes standard, but you tended to see people spring for at least basic wheel covers back then; what was a sign of poverty being turned into a status symbol is kinda odd. I know it comes from the whole "sleeper" vibe, of a super-basic car with a big engine, but it's been so over-done that, as soon as you see dog dishes, one assumes it's probably a muscle car, thereby completely destroying the "sleeper" concept LOL.
3175375
Senior Member
I like those wheel covers/caps, but the rims should be car color, chrome or black.
darth_linux
Well-Known Member
Interesting! The guy in my area with dog dishes (besides myself) is driving a Hemi RoadRunner. Good conversation!
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