Thanks in advance for your help on this. I'm working on getting some era appropriate hub caps on my grandpa's 1966 F-250. I'm wondering if the following 1968 3/4 ton hub caps might work (see craigslist post below)? I know that they won't be totally original, but I just going for general 60's look.

As you can see, I've replaced the old split rims with Ford one-piece steel rims.

 

Your truck has 1967 and later "outie" wheels, so you will need "outie" hubcaps.

These stainless steel hubcaps were used on 1967/77 F250 2WD; F350 & Econoline, but 1967/69 hubcaps could be "innies" or "outies" because some 1967/69's came with "innie" wheels.

 

Thanks Bill. The seller just sent me this image of the backside of the hubcap. I assume this will work since it looks like an "outie". Am I correct?

 

^ "Outie" hubcap. ^

 

At this point with the newer bump style rims, you must go for the closest match bottlecap style 12" hubcap, not the closest year. The '68-'77 style cap just does not match the original styling of the '61-'66 F 250 cap, IMO, do not use them. I would use the 12" '75-'78 style used on some F 250's and Econolines. Here is a set on ebay ( Not mine ) that would look great on your truck ( they are correct 12" and made of old school steel and argent silver: same color used on '66 F 250 caps). NOS FORD TRUCK HUBCAP SET 1975 FORD TRUCK 75-77 FORD TRUCK VAN HUBCAPS D5UA-1130 | eBay There a bit pricey, but, IMO, worth it. They are hard to find. Possible the seller might deal a little on price. Since you don't have to spend a fortune on body work or paint on your truck, spend some money on getting the original look back. Believe me, with these caps, 99% of the public will think they are original to the truck. The other possibility is the '92 and newer aluminum Econoline 12" bottlecap hubcaps, much cheaper and more plentiful, but I prefer the older harder to find '75-'78 steel caps on your truck . I believe your truck is worth it.

 

Thanks for your thoughts on the hubcaps. I called the seller this afternoon and he had already sold the set that I listed above, so I guess they were not meant to be with my truck.

I'm going to keep my eye out for the dog dish style caps that you recommended. There's a Ford only car yard run by an older guy south of Minneapolis that I might check out. He's hanging up his hat soon on the business and selling everything. He claims he has thousands of hub caps to choose from.

I'll keep you posted.

 

Hey Paul,
Take a look at this post from HIO Silver on the 67-72 forums, particularly post #6. I've got the same caps that I'm planning to use on my 66, just wish I had his painting skill. I've got the later dog dish caps in stainless on my truck now. If you want, I can take a picture next time I'm out working on it.

https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1...rt-number.html

I still haven't taken a trip to Joe's in Hastings. It might be a place that you can still get around in the winter, I think he has most of it stored in buildings and semi trailers.

Corey

 

Wow! I don't know how HIO Silver did that detail work on those hubcaps. That's impressive.

Ok, for the time-being I picked up a set of newer dog dish Ford hubcaps over the lunch hour today. I prefer the look of the older 1970's ones, but for $25 these seemed to fit the bill for now.

Ideally, I'd like to find a a 1970's version that are polished stainless, not the dull argent. The original bottle caps on this rig were polished not argent.

 

I also need to get some stuff out of my garage so the truck doesn't look like this all winter.

 

Yep, those are the '92+ Econoline, closer styling than the '68-'77, but IMO, you'll like the '75-'78 much better, especially if you find them NOS. Googled '77 and '78 F 250, 80% of the trucks had mags, but I found this clean one owner truck to get the visual. http://topclassiccarsforsale.com/upl...al-owner-2.jpg

 

Thanks for the recommendations on the hub caps. Tripleframe, I really like the look of the linked image you provided. Thanks. Those 75-78 have a less bulging edge that seems to be more reminiscent of the original bottle caps.

Here's the temporary $25 fix. They're not perfect, but they'll do for now until I find a good deal on on some of the 75-78s.

 

This is the last day I drove my truck last January. I should've posted this pic before you bought your caps, I would've made you a deal.

 

Corey - those are some nice looking hub caps there. Do you still have them? I may want to take a look at them if they're still available.

 

Still on my truck, but available.

 

IMO, hubcaps on post #12 are the closest "old school" match to the original bottlecap if your are running newer bump style wheels. The are steel and have a hard edge, not aluminum with a soft rolled edge. Came painted argent silver or stainless steel in the '75-'78 era.