1947 - 1952 Cadillac Sombreros
1949-1952 Cadillac wheelcovers were nicknamed "Sombreros" because they had a definite hat that resembled a Sombrero. This style of cap became so popular in the early 1950s that inexpensive accessory knock-offs with modified Cadillac crests were produced and marketed under names like Calnevar Deluxe Full Wheel Covers and Hollywood Wheel Discs. The Sombrero label has incorrectly been attached to later Cadillac hubcaps in magazine articles.[1]
Cars Featuring 1948 - 1952 Cadillac Sombreros
Leroy Semas' 1937 Chevrolet Coupe
Rene J. Leonhard's 1938 Chevrolet Business Coupe
House Of Chrome 1940 Ford
Nick Matranga's 1940 Mercury
Herb Ogden's 1941 Buick
Blaine Rockhold's 1941 Cadillac Convertible
Dean Fellows' 1941 Cadillac Convertible
D. Holland's 1941 Ford
Jack Stewart's 1941 Ford
Bob McNulty's 1942 Chevrolet Convertible
Ben Mario's 1947 Buick
Bill DeCarr's 1941 Mercury
Hal Peterson's 1941 Mercury Convertible
Jack Brumbach's 1942 Ford
Ken Norrena's 1946 Ford
Cliff Rockohn's 1947 Mercury
Larry Robins' 1948 Mercury Coupe
Bill Taylor's 1949 Chevrolet
Carl Abajian's 1949 Chevrolet
Dan Landon's 1949 Chevrolet
George Cerny's 1949 Chevrolet
Marcia Campbell's 1949 Chevrolet
Richard Riuz' 1949 Chevrolet
Vern Gillingsprud's 1949 Chevrolet
Horace Davi's 1949 Ford Pickup
Kasper Kårbø's 1949 Ford Tudor - Pandoras Box
Dick McClain's 1949 Hudson
Bill Busch's 1949 Mercury
Jerry Quesnel's 1949 Mercury
Louie Bettancourt's 1949 Mercury
Sam Barris' 1950 Buick
Bob Muccilli's 1950 Hudson Pacemaker
Wally Welch's 1950 Mercury
Gil Ayala's 1951 GMC
Larry Ernst's 1951 Chevrolet - The Bel Air Royal
Pete Chiello's 1951 Ford
Tony Volpe's 1951 Ford Convertible
Mandy Holder's 1951 Mercury
Chuck Sanders' 1951 Oldsmobile - The Black Panther
Larry Ernst's 1952 Ford - Pharaoh's Pacer
Custom City Auto Sales' 1952 Mercury
Joe Siegfried's 1953 Ford Four-Door
Harry Cruse's 1953 Mercury
Johnny Rosier's 1953 Mercury
Gary Broccoli's 1955 Mercury
Paul Cepeda's 1959 Chevrolet El Camino
Jerry Berg's 1947 Mercury Convertible
Carl Abajian's 1949 Chevrolet Convertible
Yaril Quintana's 1950 Ford Convertible
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