Melanie’s Mom used to pick them up all the time back in the 70’s. there was a pot hole at the end of her street and everyday someone would lose one or more.

So what are the most expensive ones?
She has a whole pile of them.

Steve

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Does she have any set?
Some are worth more for custom and vintage builders, even as a single cap.
The rest? How much is "Dirty" Scrap metal worth? (Dirty = mix metal) Most are made from Pot metal, Al, SS, and Plastic.
Maybe as art? Antique?

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I assume all you have are one of a kinds. A fan or collector looking for one may pay a lot for a replacement. Prob your best shot is EBay. Thats where I always look for parts for my old cars. Ive seen them sell at swap meets from one dollar to hundreds of dollars each depending on what they are for. Only other possiblity is if you have a place like here (Hubcap Annie) that sells hubcaps might buy the whole lot...dont expect a windfall though. A friend did pay $500 for a replacement for a lost one for his 56 Cadillac a while back.

Take some pics?
The hard part might be identifying which cars they are for.
Once you do, post them for sale in a place like craigslist.
Better yet join a forum for that particular car and post for sale there.

Ya Steve, she found them, let her search online to find out what each one is for. Old Dodge Lancer hubcaps with the 3 or 4 bar flat spinner are popular with hot rodders on 50s-70s customs.

I once looked up some old center caps and they were $75 for one, that was 15 years ago so hard telling how much they are worth now.

quote Originally posted by rogergarrison: Ya Steve, she found them, let her search online to find out what each one is for. .

Let her search online for them. Are you kidding me, with this woman on a computer would not be a pretty sight.

She has all she can do to turn the TV and satellite dish on and change channels. She is always calling here to find out what she did wrong because she can’t change the channel with the remote.

She is 84 and has a hard time with the TV so a computer is way out of the question. Besides she would spend all her money on the shopping sites. Melanie is always getting something every week from her mom from the Home Shopping Network.

Besides Melanie is going to sell them and keep the money.

Steve

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Technology is great when it works,
and one big pain in the ass when it doesn't.
Detroit iron rules all the rest are just toys.

Take some photos of the more unusual ones and we can all play "Name That Cap". With this crowd we will probably know a lot of them.

I agree there is a wide range of value. Then again, how many Cadillacs, Imperials and Lincolns were running around that part of the county back then.
Some of the old muscle car caps are worth some decent money as well.

quote Originally posted by SCCAFiero: Take some photos of the more unusual ones and we can all play "Name That Cap". With this crowd we will probably know a lot of them. I agree there is a wide range of value. Then again, how many Cadillacs, Imperials and Lincolns were running around that part of the county back then. Some of the old muscle car caps are worth some decent money as well.

That sounds fun to me.

Brad

Many are not plastic or potmetal.
I sold a crap load of them a few years ago that were stainless, but I had to remove all the plastic centers and some steel clips before they would give top $ for them. About 200 of them, I and still have about 30 older ones--dating back to the 60s or earlier.
DeSoto, Packard, Kaiser, Rambler, Nash--lots of Fords and Mercury.

This would be the man to ask . . . . http://www.hubcapjoe.com/