grinning like an idiot and and scratching my head

In article <460f9720.0@entanet>,
Zog The Undeniable > wrote:

> >> Ok... I give... what is a knaveplate?
> >
> > Wheel cover, originally to hide the spokes of a wire wheel (go figure).
>
> A bit like BBS centre caps? I wonder if they used to get stolen as
> frequently? ;-)

I believe they were held in place by the same knock-off spinner as the
wheel.

Lanny Chambers wrote:
>
> Fortunately, the Miata doesn't have knaveplates,
> and with a minimum of luck you'll never need to
> know about gudgeon pins. :-)

I saw a light blue NA Miata the other day that had Baby Moons on it. I
know the steel rims weigh a lot, but boy, did it look sharp!

Yours WDK -