UPDATE: After careful consideration (more or less) , the winner of the 1998-2002 Mazda hubcap is …
Marysue!!!
I liked the idea of using it for an office decoration. I didn’t mention this in the earlier post, but it comes complete with a display stand, which Marysue also will be receiving.
Marysue, you can e-mail me at dlefler@wichitaeagle.com to claim your prize.
Everyone else, I’m sure we’ll have more one-of-a-kind PR oddities to give away over time, so check back regularly.
Dion
Want a hubcap?
Me neither.
But I got one anyway.
And you can, too.
The wheel cover pictured at left comes courtesy of the EZ Street Co., which recently launched a campaign at www.pothole.info to focus attention on the nation’s pothole problem.
It showed up in my mailbox as an attention-getter accompanying a press release for the “Spoken Wheel” campaign, which is publicizing potholes by sending out hubcaps recovered from the sides of America’s highways to “civic and business leaders”. Reporters, too, I guess.
Each boxed set comes with a display stand and a coroner tag detailing the hubcap’s “cause of death.”
EZ Street is a Miami-based company that makes …
Wait for it …
Wait for it …
… cold-mix asphalt, used to repair potholes.
Bet you saw that one coming.
One other guy at the paper got a hubcap too, but his was pretty thrashed.
Mine’s definitely from a Mazda and my research (about a minute and a half on eBay) indicates that it fits a Mazda 626, circa 1998-2002.
It’s actually in decent shape — a little scratched up, but a coat of spray paint and you’re good to go.
On eBay, they’re going for about $20, plus $10 to ship.
This could be you
To walk out of here with this baby under your arm, leave a comment and some form of contact info below.
If more than one person (!) wants the hubcap, the decision of who gets it will be made based on completely arbitrary criteria made up on the spot.
Extra points if any of the following apply to you:
“I have a 1998-2002 Mazda 626 with only three hubcaps.”
“I would like to turn a quick 20 bucks on eBay.”
“I want to wear it on a chain around my neck and make believe it’s bling.”
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