Christopher Albers writes:
> Spoke with Rick (Sunbeam Specialties) today and mentioned to him our
> plan to buy hubcap badges from the Alpine club in Australia. He asked
> what they were & I described them. Rick replied, "Oh, we've got
> those!" Turns out that Rick sells an enamelled badge that is used on
> the rear fenders of Tigers. The badge is a two piece unit, one being
> sheild shaped, the other being the round Rootes logo. Rick described
> it as approximately 1.5" in diameter (perhaps a Tiger owner can
> confirm?) and has two metal tabs on the back that bend to hold it in
> place. They sell for about $4 each. Seems to me that these would more
> than suffice for hubcap badges. He has about 40-50 in stock and is
> planning on ordering more soon.
Here are some pics from the Tiger web site that show the badge. I
couldn't find a really good detailed shot of just the badge, but you
can get the gist from these pictures. The first one listed is the
best.
http://www.corpdemo.com/tiger/pictures/b382001555/mac4.jpg
http://www.corpdemo.com/tiger/pictures/Protomk2.jpg
http://www.corpdemo.com/tiger/pictures/pickard.jpg
http://www.corpdemo.com/tiger/pictures/jensens.jpg
http://www.corpdemo.com/tiger/pictures/aljohnsons/alsrtgrear.jpg
http://www.corpdemo.com/tiger/pictures/Mottram/Car%205.jpg
http://www.corpdemo.com/tiger/pictures/Wedeking/rtrrconv.jpg
-- T.J. Higgins tjhiggin(at)ingr.com Huntsville, AL
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