57/58 Brougham hubcaps

[Bob Hoffmann CLC#96]

 Is there any difference between 57 & 58 hubcaps? If so,how do you tell them apart? Thanks, bob

[Roger A. Zimmermann # 21015]

According to the Brougham parts book, the hubcap is the same for 57 & 58, as well as the medallion. The hubcap is specific to the Brougham, the medallion is identical to 1957 Cadillac models.
Roger

[Pat]

Bob - Are there any member numbers ahead of yours or are you one of the original founding fathers?

Pat

[Bob Hoffmann CLC# 96]

Hi Pat, thanks for asking. There are a number of people that joined the club before me. I joined in the early 60s. I am a charter member of the Northern California region. I wish I was one of the founding fathers. Regards, Bob

[Bob Hoffmann CLC#96]

Thanks, Roger.

[Barry Wheeler #2189]

One year , the Club decided to assign #s as members renewed. I renewed late so I got a relatively high 2189, but I had been a member since 1964. (And still am not one of the founding fathers. I think BCA assigned #s at the start, so their numbers do reflect longevity in the Club. Their # 2 had the 41 convertible sedan in the movie Pearl Harbor.

[Michael / Denmark CLC#21905]

Hi,just wanted to now if some could answer this:On some early fab.pictures the Broughams have Sabre spokes on,where they discharged for the prod. model??

[Roger A. Zimmermann # 21015]

The pictures you are speaking about are prototypes. The regular Brougham have another wheel construction, more complicated than the sabre wheels: the rim is steel, the wheel is chromed aluminum, there is a hub riveted to the wheel and made of chromed pot metal. On top, there is the hubcap and medallion...

Roger

[Yann Saunders, CLC#12588]

I have pictures of a number of Broughams with the cast alloy, so-called sabre-spoke wheels of the regular Eldorados built from 1956-1958. Whether or not these were factory-installed is debatable but I guess a buyer COULD order his Brougham with the sabre wheels in lieu of the turbine-blades.