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I don’t know if you remember the 80′s but I do. It was back there, between Boy George and Oliver north, during a time when imports were the exception that Honda motor company patented and developed the first hubcaps and wheel covers that were held in place by the lug nuts of the vehicle. It’s one of those “DUH” moments in history where a concept is so simple you wonder why it was ever any different. The oddity is that it took over 15 years for any other companies to copy the concept. You can patent a bolt design but you can’t patent the concept of the nut and bolt so there was nothing holding the other companies back from designing their own assemblies.

It’s getting to be that time of year again, when the weather get’s warmer and everyone starts migrating out doors. There are plenty of beautiful days coming. Perfect days for grabbing a bucket and giving your car a good thorough shine. Many people forget their tires and hubcaps though. You need to give tires and hub caps a bit of special attention. Dirty rims on a clean car stand out like mustard on a tuxedo.

Hitting the Carwash for a Hubcap and Wheel Cover Scrub Down

When wheel covers were first released they were not called hub caps as such, they were called either dust or grease covers. These covers were designed to be threaded over the hub itself. These covers were historically made from brass, wood, iron or even steel. When they were made of metal they were either formed out of metal or sometimes even built up out of wire. As time moved on the materials used became lighter and less expensive materials, like aluminum.

Wheel Covers – Snap On Sexy