Hi Dru,
Thanks for this most excellent reply. Yes, the hubcaps: Indeed, I have one that exact color in my collection of Mercedes Benz hubcaps. All except one were found
on the roadside when I was a pre-teen and my family lived near Munich. The spring clips would fail and they'd fall off! Must have been extremely annoying for those M-B owners. I have maybe a half dozen. The one I didn't find was brought to me by friends who'd heard about my hobby and brought over a couple they'd acquired the night before; hopefully the statute of limitations has long since expired. It's coral red color and now hangs in my home office.
I have to go do something right now but will come back to you about the rest of your reply.
Safe to say you're living in Der Vaterland?
best,
John