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Re: Wheel/Hub badges

To: John Slade <edalsj@igs.net>
Subject: Re: Wheel/Hub badges
From: sosnaenergyconsulting@home.com
Date: Mon, 30 Jul 2001 18:58:16 -0700
Hey, John:
Well, at 2 1/2" in diameter, they'd probably fit the period JAP wheels
that I recently aquired--were you interested in selling them, or had you
planned to use them on your present car?

Regards

David Sosna

John Slade wrote:
> 
> While looking for something else in my garage this afternoon, I came
> across what seems to me to be four small alloy wheel centres with the
> enameled Sunbeam badge in the centre. The backs are concave, and they
> have a ridge to allow them to be press fit into a hole 2 1/2" in
> diameter. Has anyone seen these before, and if so, where are they used?
> The badge is also concave, matching the backing, and has a diameter of 1
> 3/8". The badges are attached to the backs by means of a centre stud
> secured with a speed nut.
> 
> I have owned several Alpines over the years, plus a Tiger and an early
> 60's Hillman Minx, and they may well have come with one of them.
> 
> Picture (didn't turn out very well) available at
> http://www.igs.net/~edalsj/1234.jpg
> 
> Cheers
> 
> John Slade
> Manotick, ON
> 
> [demime 0.97c removed an attachment of type image/jpeg which had a name of 
>1234.jpg]

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