Editing Hubcap (section)

==Nave plate==
[[File:Triumph Dolomite drophead (1940) (9489766872).jpg|thumb|right|Nave plate on a 1940 [[Triumph Dolomite (1934–1940)|Triumph Dolomite]]]]

A nave plate is a British name for a hubcap.<ref>{{cite web |title=Nave plate definition and meaning  |url= https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/nave-plate |publisher=HarperCollins Publishers |access-date=28 November 2020}}</ref> These chromed disks were decorative embellishments on British cars, such as those made by [[Triumph Motor Company|Triumph]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Piggott |first1=Bill |title=Collector's Originality Guide Triumph TR2 TR3 TR4 TR5 TR6 TR7 TR8 |publisher=MotorBooks International |isbn=9781616730321 |pages=116–117 |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=ZVRq-KUY_bgC&dq=What+is+a+nave+plate&pg=PA116 |access-date=28 November 2020}}</ref>

These plates can also cover the entire wheel. Nave plates were used in the 1920s and 1930s to cover wire wheels (which are lighter and truer running than more conventional pressed steel wheels) to make them appear modern and streamlined as well as to make it easier to keep them clean.

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