chaves pah Posted June 16, 2021 Share Posted June 16, 2021 Where can I find 1955 Cadillac sombrero hubcaps for my resin R&R '55 Coupe DeVille model? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike999 Posted June 16, 2021 Share Posted June 16, 2021 (edited) That's a tough one! Franklin Mint made a couple of die-cast '55 Cadillacs in 1/24 scale. They're expensive but you might luck out and find a junker with the dreaded "die-cast rash." Or a parts seller. JADA also did some die-cast '55 Cadillacs that might be cheaper and easier to find. This is sort of like trying to find '59 Cadillac Series 62 hubcaps. I think the only source for those is a Danbury Mint '59 Cadillac. Edited June 16, 2021 by Mike999 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Exotics_Builder Posted June 16, 2021 Share Posted June 16, 2021 (edited) Revell 49 Mercury sedan has Cady hubcaps. Not sure if an exact match but are 1/25 scale (Internet pic, not mine) Edited June 16, 2021 by Exotics_Builder Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaves pah Posted June 17, 2021 Author Share Posted June 17, 2021 15 hours ago, Mike999 said: That's a tough one! Franklin Mint made a couple of die-cast '55 Cadillacs in 1/24 scale. They're expensive but you might luck out and find a junker with the dreaded "die-cast rash." Or a parts seller. JADA also did some die-cast '55 Cadillacs that might be cheaper and easier to find. This is sort of like trying to find '59 Cadillac Series 62 hubcaps. I think the only source for those is a Danbury Mint '59 Cadillac. Yes, you are right... But I did not notice the sombreros where used also on 1949 models, so the 1949 Franklin Mint model is the only "source" for it, the 1953 model use the optional wire wheels (Dayton)... The JADA model is most probably a copy of the WELLY Cadillac, in 1/26 or 1/27 scale, and on that it uses some Tunning "21 or "22 wheels... Well... pardon me Mike, but my house is not so big, so I have several models waiting for a new shelf to emerge from the vaults and, believe it or not, I went there to take a "peep" on the "waiting boxes" and I found I do have have 1949 Cady, not a 1948 Buick Roadmaster Coupe... my memory is fading... I did take a look on the spare wheel in the trunk, but unfortunately it has no hubcap, so I would have to take one of the wheels out of the car to make some resin copies, but most probably I would eventually destroy it... I will not take the risk to do it... The solution is trying to find a damaged model for sale in the net... Thank you very much for your help, Michael! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hondamatic Posted February 18, 2022 Share Posted February 18, 2022 3d scale parts has sombreros but a little pricey. Im surprised nobody else makes them at this time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stitchdup Posted February 18, 2022 Share Posted February 18, 2022 iceman collections has various caddy caps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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