I have been searching for a set of dog dish hub caps for my 57' Laurentian, and found a total of 1 at the Barrie Fall Swap meet.  These suckers are proving to be hard to find.

I already had a set of american caps, so I took a few pictures and measurements.  Here they are:


This is the American cap (left) and the Canadian cap (right) side by side.  You can see the larger diameter of the canadian cap.


This is a very nice US cap.  Even has most of its original paint. Notice that the chrome ring around the outside of the cap is not as wide as the canadian cap.


This is the one canadian cap I have found.  Its beat up and dirty, but you can still see it looks nearly identical to the US cap, with the exception of diameter.


This is the rear of the caps.  The American is still on the left.    The canadian cap uses the Chevrolet style of mounting where the cap slips over the hub ring on the rims.  The US cap is held on by a series of clips that are located on the inside of the hub ring.


This is the rear of the american cap.  You can see its 8" inner diameter and the lip that the clips on US pontiac rims clip to.


This is the canadian cap.  Its inner diameter is 10.25" and its completely open in the back.  This is because it slips over the hub ring on the rim and doesn't use clips for retention.

The canadian one I have is pretty beat up, but can be saved.  I only need to find 3 more.  Until I find them, I am going to run mid 60's dog dish caps on my car.

-- Edited by RacerRick at 11:59, 2008-09-12