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Old 03-07-2021, 11:46 AM   #16
rotorwrench
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Default Re: radial tires on a 55 car wheel (orig)

It's usually just the full covers that fall off. Center caps and beauty rings will generally stay on better. It doesn't matter what type of tires are on a car. If a person takes a corner too fast, it's can lose a full wheel cover.

I remember the classic chase scene in Bullitt between the Mustang & the Charger. The Charger had the old Firestone red lines on it which were original equipment. During the various scene takes, the Dodge lost a total of 4 hub caps for the final print. They had three black Chargers to film those scenes and I always wondered how many more caps they actually lost during all the filming of that chase with all the takes and retakes.
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