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2. Hubcap - Wikipedia

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   Various automobile hubcaps. A hubcap or hub cap is a decorative disk on an automobile wheel that covers at minimum the central portion of the wheel, called the hub. [1] An automobile hubcap is used to cover the wheel hub and the wheel fasteners to reduce the accumulation of dirt and moisture. It also has the function of decorating the car. [2]

3. Spinner (wheel) - Wikipedia

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   Spinner (wheel) The spinner on automobile wheels historically refers to knock-off hub nuts or center caps. They may be the actual, or intended to simulate, the design used on antique vehicles or vintage sports cars. A "spinner wheel" in contemporary usage is a type of hubcap or inner wheel ornament, that spins independently inside of a wheel ...

4. Center cap - Wikipedia

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   A center cap, or centercap is a decorative disk on an automobile wheel that covers a central portion of the wheel. Early center caps for automobiles were small and primarily served the purpose of keeping dirt away from the spindle nut and wheel bearings of vehicles. [1] Center caps are often found on new cars to hide the lug nuts, and/or the ...

5. Centerlock wheel - Wikipedia

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   History. The centerlock wheel and hub system was first introduced by Rudge-Whitworth in the early 1900s, for use in automobile wire wheels. Initially called "QD" (for "quickly disconnectable") the basic mechanism for "knock-off" style centerlock hubs was patented by 1908. It was quickly adopted by auto manufacturers and racers.

6. Wire wheel - Wikipedia

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   Wire wheels, wire-spoked wheels, tension-spoked wheels, or "suspension" wheels are wheels whose rims connect to their hubs by wire spokes. [1] [2] [3] Although these wires are considerably stiffer than a similar diameter wire rope, they function mechanically the same as tensioned flexible wires, keeping the rim true while supporting applied loads.

7. Ford Crown Victoria - Wikipedia

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   The Ford Crown Victoria ("Crown Vic") is a full-size sedan that was marketed and manufactured by Ford.The successor to the Ford LTD Crown Victoria, two generations of the model line were produced from the 1992 until the 2012 model years.