hubcap
Sign in to savethumb|right|A threaded brass hubcap on a cart wheel with artillery style hub thumb|right|Various automobile hubcaps
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- History
- Characteristics and design
- Motorsport use
- Non-rotating hubcap
- Nave plate
- See also
- References
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thumb|right|A threaded brass hubcap on a cart wheel with artillery style hub thumb|right|Various automobile hubcaps
A hubcap or hub cap is a decorative disk on an automobile wheel that covers at minimum the central portion of the wheel, called the hub. An automobile hubcap covers the wheel hub and the lug nuts to reduce the accumulation of dirt and moisture. It also decorates the car.