Remember these?

Unknown
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edited November -1 in HUDSON
Howdy

These are listed for a Chevy but I think they are somewhat universal. I remember them from the fifties. They go behind the dogpan hubcap. Haven't seen any since the fifties, either

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Chevrolet-1949-1951-WHITE-15-MERCO-wheel-covers-NOS_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ34209QQitemZ4599888946QQrdZ1

They might work on a Hudson.

Billy

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  • Unknown
    Unknown
    These are as you said somewhat universal. That being said, I'm not sure they'd stay on a Hudson rim. Chevrolet had little hubcap clips on the wheels and not the indentions that Hudson used. I remember these in stainless, never have seen a set in white.
  • Unknown
    Unknown
    Those things were very common in the 40,s and early 50,s when white walls were hard to get. Chrysler used them a lot. I thru 2 Nos sets away 2 years ago, after trying to pedal them at Hershey and anywhere else I could. They came from one of the parts stores I bought out 30 years ago.
  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User]
    Seems to me that these were commonly called Port-O-Walls no matter who made them. JC Whitney used to sell them by the gross. Since whitewalls were so expensive at the time guys bought these as a way to have the classy look without the major expense. They were great until onewould blew off around a curve and you didn';t know it until 40 miles later. Then your car really looked funky
  • Unknown
    Unknown
    Hudzilla wrote:
    Seems to me that these were commonly called Port-O-Walls no matter who made them. JC Whitney used to sell them by the gross. Since whitewalls were so expensive at the time guys bought these as a way to have the classy look without the major expense. They were great until onewould blew off around a curve and you didn';t know it until 40 miles later. Then your car really looked funky

    Portawalls were rubber that fit between the tire and rim. These are metal that fit inside the rim and were mostly held on by the hubcaps
  • SuperDave
    SuperDave Senior Contributor
    Seems like I recall seeing them mostly on Chrysler products. We called them "Toilet Seats". No Kidden.

    Dave w
  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User]
    My grandfather used to call those "poor man's whitewalls". Have a set that I bought from a fella who hot rodded a '39 112 sedan. They have dual pinstripping (red) near the center opening. The paint is cracked on all 4 of them because they are DON'T come off very easily(too much metal flex while using a tire iron or screwdriver). They are held on by the same type of flange that was used on the S/S beauty rings of that era. If you put those rings on your wheels and you have a set of wide whitewalls, it will give your car that "ghetto-cruiser" look.
  • Unknown
    Unknown
    Howdy

    Yep, definately not "Port-A_Walls". I went thru that phase when I was about 16 and a dollar an hour was real big money, and port-a-walls were a heck-uva lot cheaper than a new set of tires. You could glue them down and they would usually last from paycheck to paycheck. You are right about the Chrysler products. Thats where I saw them. When I was a kid, and untill I went in the Army, I lived in a small town that had a Chevy/Buick dealership, a Ford Dealership, and a combo Mopar dealership. Only Hudsons that were seen were passin' thru or owned by "excentric" rich people that went to the big city to buy their cars. I can remember only 2 or 3 in town, one belonging to a doctor.

    Billy
  • Uncle Josh
    Uncle Josh Senior Contributor
    The last catalog I had, I think Lucas was still selling them.



    The other way to cheap whitewalls, is latex house paint. Jack up the wheel and rotate it holding the brush steady. If ya scrub em you can fix it. Take a look, these are done on takeoff 205-75-R15 radials, the equivalent to the 670-15 bias

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    http://groups.msn.com/HudsonEssexTerraplaneBulletinBoard/unclejoshshudsons.msnw?action=ShowPhoto&PhotoID=2644
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