"Hubcap Clocks"

"Hubcap Clocks" 34-2-8 Dan Wilson likes to find new uses for old things. So he gets a big kick out of turning old hub caps into clocks. The battery-operated clocks have quartz movements, a brass dial, and a sweep second hand. Wilson gets hub caps from junkyards and occasionally from private collections. "These are original antiques, not replicas. All the hubcaps retain their original patina with their dents, dings, and curb issues. I want to sell the character of the car," says Wilson. "Customers can request the kind of hub cap they want, but it's not possible to find every car model. The inventory is constantly changing." He's always impressed with the styling of hub caps on old cars. "The people who designed them were fantastic artists. They had to come up with new designs every year and their work stands up to the test of time," says Wilson. The clocks sell for $25 plus $13 S & H. Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Rusty Nut Enterprises, P.O. Box 175, 118 û 3rd Ave. N. W., Hayfield, Minn. 55940 (ph 507 477-3934 or cell 507 775-6253; wilsonb683@aol.com; Myspace.com/rustynutenterprises).

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