[Zmagnette] badge bars

Tue Apr 8 22:02:33 MDT 2014

does your car have fog and driving lights?  If so, it has two front over riders, with a “brackets” on the back of the over riders.  The lights mount to those brackets.  This badge bar will be “sandwiched” between the driving lights and bracket.  No new holes.

From: wagonman 
Sent: Tuesday, April 08, 2014 8:21 PM
To: List for the Z Magnette Group - North America 
Subject: Re: [Zmagnette] badge bars

I do want a badge bar.i don't know how it mounts. But both of the front bumpers I have have two 4  holes in the front. Two larger ones about 16 inches in.and 2 smaller ones approx 20 inches apart from the center. 

So if your badge bar mounts correctly with nice chrome for $100 shipped...I'm in.

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From: Steve 
Date:04/08/2014 7:52 PM (GMT-08:00) 
To: List for the Z Magnette Group - North America 
Subject: Re: [Zmagnette] badge bars 

I’m not trying to be a smart ass, but I just wanna make sure you are asking to be put on the badge bar list?  Not 100% sure what you mean with “badge spark”.  And, just to be clear, this badge bar goes under the fog and driving lights, on top of the mounts for those lights . . .  not on the bumper itself.

#2SteveK

From: wagonman 
Sent: Tuesday, April 08, 2014 6:22 PM
To: List for the Z Magnette Group - North America 
Subject: Re: [Zmagnette] badge bars

I will take a badge spark  I just got off the phone with Gene in Reno and we determined that the holes in my front bumper are for the badge bar.

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From: LannM at aol.com 
Date:04/08/2014 5:11 PM (GMT-08:00) 
To: zmagnette at autox.team.net 
Subject: Re: [Zmagnette] badge bars 

I think just about everyone would like to see photos.  And info on pricing. 

Lann

In a message dated 4/8/2014 5:46:42 P.M. Central Daylight Time, joel.turtleman at gmail.com writes:
  I'd like to see photos. Thanks

  Joel

  On Mon, Apr 7, 2014 at 8:19 PM, Steve <skirby210 at cox.net> wrote:

    When Allen and I were in the UK, for the 60th Anniversary Celebration, we had the pleasure of meeting Mr. Trevor Jones.  Some of you might remember Trevor, as he was the one who engineered the Triumph Sway bar, utilizing many TR parts (all readily available to us here), with a few brackets he had manufactured, to allow the use of a sway bar on our Magnettes.

    Since that time, Trevor and I have exchanged many e-mails about a myriad of subjects!  In fact, the genesis of this conversation may have started over a pint . . . .  Anyway, we started discussing badge bars.  I have never been that “fond” of the badge bars, such as sold by NTG (I even bought one from NTG, when in the UK in 2000), but I did not aesthetically relish the idea of drilling holes into the hood/bonnet to install it.  The NTG “model”, is to the best of my knowledge, the only one presently available. 

    I began to fabricate “my own” design prototype,  out of 3/4” EMT, the idea being for it to follow the curve of the front, clearing the bonnet/hood, and mounting under the driving lights.  To me, that seemed like a cleaner, more classic design.  At some point, I mentioned this to Trevor, who informed me such a badge bar already existed . . . . in his possession!!!!  It turned out to be the badge bar, on his car, as purchased.  At that time, it was off the car, in storage.  Eventually, he found it, and send me some photos:  exactly what I was trying to do.  There appears to be only this one in existence, and the source is not known.

    Trevor is a brilliant engineer, and has begun the process of initially fabricating these for the Magnettic community.  Like every such attempt at these things, the more that are made, the more feasible it becomes, and the lower the cost.  Of course, cost is the paramount question, and is yet to be determined.  VERY ROUGH idea at this point, is that they would be made of brass, and chrome plated.  Shipping is the big, big question.  One possible solution is to ship a batch of them to one point (I am willing to be that point), and then ship them internally within the US.  I will not bankroll these, however.  My pockets are not that deep, sorry.   Our very rough estimate is that they will be a bit over $100, including shipping.  The one from NTG is currently priced at about $94.xx, and that does NOT include shipping from the UK.  Thus, if the price can be held to the hundred dollar ballpark, it’s actually about the same price, as the existing design.  FWIW, the “new” design will hold many more badges.

    I can send the photos Trevor sent me, but I’m too stupid to do it to the Group.  Let me know individually, and I’ll send them to you.

    Thanks,

    #2SteveK

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