Steve,
What you describe sounds a bit like the badge that appears on the fins of
Tigers or on the front wings of 1950s MkIII Sunbeams. Apologies if I
misunderstand and you know very well what the Tiger badge looks like!
Russ Maddock
----- Original Message -----
From: Steven Silverstein <milano164(at)mediaone.net>
To: <alpines(at)autox.team.net>
Sent: Sunday, April 30, 2000 3:51 AM
Subject: Hood (bonnet) badge on Series IV race car - are there any
otherRootes products that have a Sheild? Need help from overseas
> I was able to talk with Don Sesslar regarding the Series IV which he raced
> and won the National F-Production title. When I asked him about the
badge
> on the front of the hood he said all he could remember was that it was:
>
> 1) Rectangular like a shield, pointy at the bottom
> 2) He thought it had the title "Rootes Group" across the top
>
> If you check the photo in the Sunbeam ad, "What brings the Class F
> Championship home?" (February, 1965, Sports Car Graphic as well as the
> Champion Spark Plug ad in '65) You will see that the badge does have a
> rectangular look to it.
>
> I am hoping that listers from England will be able to tell me if any
Rootes
> automobiles used a rectangular shield as an emblem as Don described? It
> could be from any vehicle and doesn't have to be a "hood" badge but it is
> about the size of the round hood badge found on Series 1+II+III.
>
>
> Thanks,
>
> Steve Silverstein
>
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