C1&C2 Hub Cap Spinners?? need feed back

[Roy B.]

Funny that some one asked, When I started SACE Noland and I as a "JOKE'
We went around telling members that their hub cap spinners were pointed in the wrong direction and that the spinner flag should point toward the tire valve stem . No one at the time changed them but at our next Convention we noticed that members had changed them by telling use.
We had the biggest laugh and decided not to ever mention that we made that up. Then some years later found that NCRS put that in their judging manual HE HE.
They were randomly installed on the hub caps C1's any way. If you find old ones you will see it, or ask any Corvette old timer or early members of SACE and they will till you.
That just shows you how any story about any thing can be taken as a fact, so never throw out a part on your Corvette that others say is wrong because it's in the JM. Because I've seen that done many time in the past and later the JM changed.
( there are many little and big things in the JM wrong) Why do you think they keep changing IT??
Here is a pic. on E-Bay selling as ORIGINAL.

[Wayne P.]

Re: C1&C2 Hub Cap Spinners?? need feed back

My original 62s are all turned the jm stated way. I bought it in 1984 from the original owner that never cared about judging. I'm sure they've never been changed. I'm sure some were assembled differently.

[Ted S.]

Re: C1&C2 Hub Cap Spinners?? need feed back

Roy, I have 3 NOS ones and I just checked them. All three are oriented with the spinner flag pointing toward the valve stem. Hmmmmmmmmm.......

Just kidding they are actually all three different. On one the center of the flags is toward the valve stem, another the checkered flag is toward the valve stem, and on the other the insignia flag is toward the valve stem. All of them are in the early GM black/yellow boxes. Hope this helps. Ted

[Ted S.]

Re: C1&C2 Hub Cap Spinners?? need feed back

The 3 nos ones I have are for my '58. I have some other early ones and I have some for the 59-62 with slots. I can check the others if that would help.

[Roy B.]

Re: C1&C2 Hub Cap Spinners?? need feed back

Ted
Thanks , you having NOS boxed hub caps prove what I said, and yes please let us know on the others. I also have had C2 owner tell me the same thing.
This may give people reason to re-think the JM when it comes to other parts.
There are many old members that know of other situations that don't wont to speak out , once it's in the JM.
I don't know weather you know but before I wrote about Noland and I ( in straight Talk Mag SACE) and made people aware of the fact how people could tell the original color of C1's.( using a Quarter ) NCRS for years never recognized a BLACK 58 corvette , like they dint' recognize a BLACK 54 Corvette ,
I'm not saying NCRS dint' listen but puts to much in to PAPER documentation Were is the documentation for those $100.000 53 Corvettes having TIN back headlights.I know only a few will read this, if that , but so be it.

[Jerry J.]

Re: C1&C2 Hub Cap Spinners?? need feed back

I had a 57 and have some picts. taken summer of 58.. the flags to valve stems
are definatly random and are NOT in line....