http://www.isnare.com/?s=author&a=Phil+Sollecito Automotive Phil Sollecito Wed, 23 Nov 2005 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=20607&ca=Automotive "Wheelskin" is a relatively new term. Wheelskins were invented in the late 1990s to provide an inexpensive way to put chrome on styled wheels. If you would like to read this article with pictures of classic cars that illustrate the examples given, go to http://www.autoamenity.com/FAQ/Wheelskins.htm... Automotive Phil Sollecito Wed, 02 Nov 2005 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=17510&ca=Automotive Our father’s and grandfathers’ wheel covers were gleaming orbs of chrome plated steel, glittering wire spoke patterns, or flat chrome Frisbee look-alikes. Before 1980, chrome plated steel was the only material light and strong enough to do the job. Unfortunately, plated steel thin and light enough f... Automotive Phil Sollecito Fri, 28 Oct 2005 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=16750&ca=Automotive Cars and trucks built before about 1935 came on wire spoke wheels with small metal caps installed to seal the wheel hub on the axle. Those early "HUBcaps" were smaller than 3" in diameter, made of heavy gauge plated steel hammered onto the hub of the wheel. Their main function was to keep dirt out o...