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Posted: Tue Mar 10, 2009 1:43 pm
by Sylvester
chitwnvw wrote:That's a depressing movie.
Never seen the movie, but perhaps I need to now. And really, that was not the vein I was going for, really! I was looking for more 60's symbols, and adding new touches to them. Like the dove in this raindrop:
Posted: Tue Mar 10, 2009 2:03 pm
by chitwnvw
It's a 60's movie or at least a Vietnam movie, might have been from the early 70's.
Posted: Mon Mar 23, 2009 4:44 pm
by Sylvester
Well, when I ran out of hubcaps to paint, I went to EvilBay, and shame on me, I soon went to Wal-Mart and got a Starbucks espresso to drown my guilt. Well OK just the EvilBay part, and in a hubcap frenzy I went beyond ACVW's and got some old Ford ones as well. Silly to say in my weird niche painting arena, I stepped out of my norm. Any idea what these may have been on?
Or these? Wouldn't this be a Pontiac?
I have few ideas what to do with any of these.
Posted: Mon Mar 23, 2009 6:21 pm
by LiveonJG
You are dead to me.
-John
Posted: Tue Mar 24, 2009 7:25 am
by Sylvester
LiveonJG wrote:You are dead to me.
-John
Because these are Ford and Pontiac? I did get 2 60's big dome ACVW caps out of the deal too. Is it because of EvilBay? I really don't like them, but these were cheap cheap cheap, and not made in China either.
Posted: Tue Mar 24, 2009 3:00 pm
by LiveonJG
Sylvester wrote:LiveonJG wrote:You are dead to me.
-John
Because these are
Ford and
Pontiac
I suppose if you were really dead to me I wouldn't have responded.
-John
Posted: Tue Mar 24, 2009 4:34 pm
by spiffy
LOL =D>
Posted: Sun Apr 12, 2009 1:00 pm
by Sylvester
The latest, I think these are 50's Pontiac hubcaps. You can see what they looked like above. These are going on the wall downstairs, I think I am getting presentable.
I think my next attempt will be an adaptation of the GE logo, like this, but without the GE in there, or ELO!:
Posted: Sun Apr 12, 2009 3:49 pm
by gmag69
Sylvester wrote:The latest, I think these are 50's Pontiac hubcaps. You can see what they looked like above. These are going on the wall downstairs, I think I am getting presentable.
I think my next attempt will be an adaptation of the GE logo, like this, but without the GE in there, or ELO!:
I looked around and those are not Poncho hubcaps. At least they are not from '48-up. Pontiac arrowhead looks like this. The older ones are red.
I have no idea what those are from.
Posted: Mon Apr 13, 2009 7:40 am
by Sylvester
gmag69 wrote:I looked around and those are not Poncho hubcaps. At least they are not from '48-up. Pontiac arrowhead looks like this. The older ones are red.
I have no idea what those are from.
That is interesting, anyone have any idea where they came from?
Posted: Mon Apr 13, 2009 8:24 am
by LiveonJG
Not a clue, I searched around a bit last night, and found nothing. The arrowheads would indicate Pontiac but I couldn't find that crest.
How permanent is that paint?
-John
Posted: Mon Apr 13, 2009 8:52 am
by zblair
Hey Sly, I think your version is awesome. Looks Native American
Posted: Mon Apr 13, 2009 10:17 am
by Sylvester
LiveonJG wrote:Not a clue, I searched around a bit last night, and found nothing. The arrowheads would indicate Pontiac but I couldn't find that crest.
How permanent is that paint?
-John
Holy crap I can see it now, "Part time junk painter paints over priceless Tucker Torpedo hubcaps!" Only the paint in the crests is permanent, enamel. The outside is latex. Thanks for the compliments Z, that scheme was intentional, each cap was painted with in succession with lighter colors. In person, they look deep.
Posted: Mon Apr 13, 2009 4:59 pm
by gmag69
I spent a good hour on the web looking for those caps. I can't find them anywhere. I'll let you know if I find something. I like a good mystery. =D>
Posted: Mon Apr 13, 2009 5:30 pm
by Amskeptic
I ran out of time, but here's what you do. Google "American Car Manufacturers 1945" or whatever year you'd like to narrow down to.
Save list.
Select Google Image and search for each listed
"(type in manufacturer) crest" .
What a pile. . . .
Colin