Centerline Wheel info needed.

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kb426

February 05, 2011, 08:16:16 AM
Does anybody know the history of the mug that I've attached a pic of? I know the history of Cragar lugnut mugs but this came out of nowhere.
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tomslik

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February 05, 2011, 01:25:35 PM
i dunno 'bout the history but i want one....
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Crosley.In.AZ

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February 05, 2011, 01:51:19 PM
Promotional piece.

Drinking mugs in shape of lug nutz ,  I believe Cragar logo on  similar  too

They pop up on ebay
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kb426

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February 05, 2011, 02:34:04 PM
The Cragars are from the 60's. Buy 4 ss's and get a mug. The shape of the centerline resembles a convopro wheel so that dates it to the 80's. Most of us old guys have been gearheads forever and we watch what's going on closely. 3 weeks ago 2 of these showed up on ebay. I told my wife that they would bring $100. She knew what I said. :lol:  I went to sleep and missed the end of the auction. They brought $87. I started looking everyday and there weren't anymore. Just lots of cragar's, some of which where new in a box! A week ago I googled centerline mug and found a link to an ebay auction. Bingo. The guy that bought 2 wanted to sell one. He also stated that he had never seen these before he bought them. I know that I paid too much because I'm the only one that bid on it. :lol:  I paid $30 plus $11 shipping. The pictures made it look dark and corroded. It's better in person but not perfect. That's all I know at this point. My 2 cragars are keeping it company on the shelf.
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Crosley.In.AZ

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February 05, 2011, 03:21:37 PM
I have ebay search  setup to watch for various items. I am not a buyer on most items, I just like to window shop to see this old stuff.

A few years back there were several of the mugs on ebay.
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Uncle Bob

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February 06, 2011, 09:46:10 AM
That is a pretty neat piece.  There's probably at least one out there somewhere, hidden at the back of a cluttered workbench, stuffed full of push rods, or maybe a couple inches of old transmission fluid, and the guy doesn't even remember he has it. :)

Have you tried contacting Centerline to see if any old hand there remembers these and the story behind them?
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kb426

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February 06, 2011, 10:42:18 AM
Centerline sold the wheel business several years ago. I haven't tried contacting the original owner yet.
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