Morris Minor hubcaps centre

[jagnut66]

Hi,
I've been meaning to ask this for a while: When first purchased in 2019 Sally's hubcaps looked like this:

Sally as bought 7.JPG (1.04 MiB) Viewed 396 times

I've seen this or similar on other Minors, usually the 'M' being painted red.
So was this ever a factory / dealership thing, or is it just owners with a tin of red paint over the years?
Best wishes,
Mike.

[Bill_qaz]

viewtopic.php?t=53178

This may help

[ManyMinors]

I reckon that adding a bit of red paint was just something some owners did to their cars. None of the Minors I've owned had the feature and I have not seen more than one or two like that in all my years

The reference in that other thread to "painted hubcaps" refers to hubcaps which were painted entirely in body colour for a short while due to a shortage of material used in the plating process. Many years ago I owned a sidevalve Minor with the grille, hubcaps and headlamp rims painted in body colour.

[Bill_qaz]

Yes sorry it was about painted hubcaps didn't fully read.
Mine came with plain hubcaps and wheel embellisher.
But the painted wheels I bought came with red M hubcaps.
Original it seems is unpainted so personal choice

20251009_141618.jpg (1.7 MiB) Viewed 140 times

20251009_145309.jpg (1.55 MiB) Viewed 140 times