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I have a '51 Styline Deluxe 4dr (Model 2103). When I bought it, it had a three spoke steering wheel from a Model Series 1500 with a snap in hub cover, dark plastic center. I have since replaced it with the correct two spoke wheel, which came with a light colored plastic center hub cover. Is the dark or light one correct? Thanks for your help!
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If you are refering to the center hub that has the a shield with the chevy bow tie then the light background color would be correct for '51. I looked through all my color ads and brochures for '51 & '52. All the '52 material shows a black background. I could not find a color ad showing the center of the '51 steering wheel. The '51 owners manual shows a light background. The '52 owners manual shows the same but then all the pictures in the '51 manual were used again in '52. Maybe someone else could also confirm.
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The 1951 is Thistle Gray (light gray) and the 1952 is black.
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I have seen steering wheel center covers that had a background the same color as the car. Wasn't that at least for the '52 models?
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That was in 1953 and 1954. They had steering wheel and center cap the same colors.
The 1952 had different color steering wheels but all had the same black cap.
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The button for a PS 53-54 car was white with gold lettering.  
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Wasn't the White with gold lettering for 54 only....just curious.a fella at a meet had a 54 and mentioned that the white cover was 54 only.
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Correct, only the 1954 power steering cars had the white cap with the power steering words.
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