BTW, I believe Todd was the one who tooled up to produce the "LUCAS" backplate
for the
repro Lucas mirrors. This is where MO$$ is getting them, I think.
Mike
Martin Cooper wrote:
> Mike,
>
> Can you supply the contact information for Clake Restorations.
>
> Martin Cooper
>
> Mike MacLean wrote:
>
> > Clarke restorations will stamp a repro chassis plate for the diagonal brace
>to
> > the left of the engine with authentic British lettered dies. It's up to
>you to
> > provide the most authentic looking chassis plate for Todd to stamp. The
>engine
> > plate he makes and stamps is a dead-on ringer for the original. The body
>plates
> > in the door frames can be made, but Todd does not have the correct size
>number
> > stamp dies for these. The ones he does have are close and only a concours
>judge
> > would know the difference.
> > Mike MacLean Supercharged 60 Sprite
> >
> > Jacques Le Clainche wrote:
> >
> > > Thanks, Mike... I finally got all the right numbers from my car
>(Car/chassis
> > > number and body number)- thanks to the original engine number which was
>used
> > > to register the car with the DMV in 1959... I just got the BMIHT
>"certified
> > > copy of a factory record" today. Yeahhh!
> > >
> > > I assume I can get the car/chassis and body number plates from Clarke
> > > Restorations?
> > >
> > > Jacques
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