[TR] Did 1969 tr6 come with cheesy hubcaps?

[Peter]

Hi Mike,

I got a set of early TR6 wheels for my TR4 in 1969. They have the extended
studs, which fit the TR3/TR4 hub caps. I believe the extended studs were for
the Rostyle wheel covers. I could be wrong, but I don't believe these wheels
were standard on the TR250. I later bought 2 more TR6 wheels to mount snow
tires on, and they don't have any studs. They also have 15 air holes, where
the earlier wheels have 12 holes in 3 groups of four.

Pete Fullam
CT19207L



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[mailto:triumphs-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Michael Lang
Sent: Tuesday, November 15, 2011 11:06 PM
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Subject: Re: [TR] Did 1969 tr6 come with cheesy hubcaps?

I have a set of 5.5" wide wheels on my TR3 that I was told came off of a 
TR250. I always wondered what the purpose was for the extra long hub cap 
mounting studs. My TR3 hub caps snap right on but look a bit odd spaced 
away from the wheels. The gap makes them easy to remove - just wrap my 
fingers around the back edge and pull.

Mike
TS11544L

On 11/14/2011 7:33 PM, Randall wrote:
> The TR250 and early TR6 did come with cheesy hub caps and extended
mounting
> studs; but they didn't look at all like TR3 hubcaps.  Instead they had 5
> fake lug nuts and 5 chrome "spokes" on a black background, to give the
> impression of a 5-lug alloy wheel.  #7 here:
> http://fwd4.me/0gnM
>
> Maybe someone added TR3 hubcaps?
>
> Kind of rare and NLA for a long time I believe, so the caps might be worth
> something if they are in good condition (or easily restored).
>
> -- Randall
>
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