Once upon a time ... the wheel cover
02/25/2017
Admittedly, they haven't completely disappeared yet, the wheel covers. However, only a few of them have survived, mostly on entry-level models or fitted over the winter and only when the ever larger brake discs still allow steel rims to be used.
Chrome-plated wheel covers, elaborately painted versions or even chrome-plated works of art are clearly a thing of the past.
In the fifties to eighties, wheel covers were still omnipresent. If you weren't rolling on Borrani wheels or expensive aluminum rims, you usually had less attractive steel rims and these simply looked better with attractive wheel covers.
The wheel cover hid the wheel bolts and the wheel hub and was ideal for design experiments. We show what this could look like in a small collection of pictures.
