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I don=E2=80=99t know the configuration. But I=E2=80=99ve seen center =
caps with tiny set screws along the inside. Is there enough meat to =
drill and tap some holes?
On Jan 28, 2021, at 1:29 PM, deiland1 <deiland1@att.net> wrote:
I've seen some cars where the owners used clear silicone to keep the =
center caps in place.=20
On another subject.
I recall, when I had my Tiger, that when I was restoring it I came =
across the letters CSI molded into the backside of my Minilite style =
wheels. Someone on the list suggested it meant Carroll Shelby =
Industries. This made sense because the center caps all had the Shelby =
logo on them. I contacted the Shelby factory in Las Vegas where they put =
someone on the phone that confirmed they were a very rare set of wheels =
from a wheel company Carroll Shelby started and then decided to sell. I =
believe he said they were sold by Western Auto stores. I don't recall =
him mentioning who bought the company, but only the wheels produced =
under Shelby ownership would have had the CSI on them. Once Shelby sold =
the company the CSI letters were no longer used. If you have a set of =
Minilite style wheels that you think came from Western Auto back in the =
1960's you might clean them up and check the back of the rims to see if =
the letters CSI are molded into the rim. It may be you too have a rare =
set of wheels made by Carroll Shelby Industries.=20
Dan Eiland=20
Sent from my Sprint Samsung Galaxy S=C2=AE 6 edge.
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From: Bill Lawrence <billlawrence@hotmail.com>
Date: 1/28/21 8:47 AM (GMT-07:00)
To: tigers@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [Tigers] Tigers Digest, Vol 14, Issue 12
Hey Tigers,
I also have the Western Minilites on my 65 Tiger. Does anyone have a =
suggestion on how to keep the center caps in place?=20
Cheers!
Bill Lawrence
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-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=3D"">I =
don=E2=80=99t know the configuration. But I=E2=80=99ve seen center =
caps with tiny set screws along the inside. Is there enough meat =
to drill and tap some holes?<br class=3D""><div><br class=3D""><div =
class=3D"">On Jan 28, 2021, at 1:29 PM, deiland1 <<a =
href=3D"mailto:deiland1@att.net"; class=3D"">deiland1@att.net</a>> =
wrote:</div><br class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=3D""><meta =
http-equiv=3D"Content-Type" content=3D"text/html; charset=3DUTF-8" =
class=3D""><div class=3D""><div class=3D"">I've seen some cars where the =
owners used clear silicone to keep the center caps in =
place. </div><div class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div class=3D"">On =
another subject.</div><div class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div =
class=3D"">I recall, when I had my Tiger, that when I was restoring it I =
came across the letters CSI molded into the backside of my Minilite =
style wheels. Someone on the list suggested it meant Carroll Shelby =
Industries. This made sense because the center caps all had the Shelby =
logo on them. I contacted the Shelby factory in Las Vegas where they put =
someone on the phone that confirmed they were a very rare set of wheels =
from a wheel company Carroll Shelby started and then decided to sell. I =
believe he said they were sold by Western Auto stores. I don't recall =
him mentioning who bought the company, but only the wheels produced =
under Shelby ownership would have had the CSI on them. Once Shelby sold =
the company the CSI letters were no longer used. If you have a set of =
Minilite style wheels that you think came from Western Auto back in the =
1960's you might clean them up and check the back of the rims to see if =
the letters CSI are molded into the rim. It may be you too have a rare =
set of wheels made by Carroll Shelby Industries. </div><div =
class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div class=3D"">Dan =
Eiland </div><div class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div class=3D""><br=
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id=3D"composer_signature" class=3D""><div =
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--------</div><div class=3D"">From: Bill Lawrence <<a =
href=3D"mailto:billlawrence@hotmail.com"; =
class=3D"">billlawrence@hotmail.com</a>> </div><div class=3D"">Date: =
1/28/21 8:47 AM (GMT-07:00) </div><div class=3D"">To: <a =
href=3D"mailto:tigers@autox.team.net"; class=3D"">tigers@autox.team.net</a>=
</div><div class=3D"">Subject: Re: [Tigers] Tigers Digest, Vol 14, =
Issue 12 </div><div class=3D""><br class=3D""></div></div>
<div style=3D"font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: =
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<div class=3D""><font color=3D"#201f1e" class=3D""><span =
style=3D"font-size: 14.6667px;" class=3D"">I also have the Western =
Minilites on my 65 Tiger. Does anyone have a suggestion on how to =
keep the center caps in place? </span></font></div>
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<div class=3D""><font color=3D"#201f1e" class=3D""><span =
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<div class=3D""><font color=3D"#201f1e" class=3D""><span =
style=3D"font-size: 14.6667px;" class=3D"">Bill =
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