This legislation was probably sponsored by the same person who wanted
revolving
red lights on motorcycle helmets!!
Doug
'56 BN2
On Mon, 12 Dec 2005 19:22:16 -0500 "Dave Murphy"
<roadwarriordave@hotmail.com> writes:
> I distictly recall spinners were outlawed on new cars due to the
> perceived
> danger they posed to pedestrians.
>
> The same legislation also eliminated fake spinners on wheel covers
> and rigid
> stand-erect hood ornaments. None of these could not be sold after
> January
> 1st 1968. A lot of the '67 cars have the rigid ornaments (e.g.
> Plymouth Fury
> and Lincoln) but none of the '68 cars did (-Rolls Royce may be the
> sole
> hardship case exception.) Spring loaded installations (like Mercedes
> had
> used for years) allowed erect hood ornaments to return on some
> 1969's. But
> we haven't seen a new spinner wheel cover or knock-off spinner since
> 1967.
> BMC's introduction of the big hex-nuts in mid '67 was probably just
> in
> anticipating or in keeping-up with the elimination of spinner wheel
> covers
> on the US-built cars in September '67 for the new '68 cars.
> -Dave Murphy
> 66 BJ8
> SEMAHC
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