Vintage chassis tags
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Bill D said:
I need a set as well
I need a set as well
Lynn Larsen
Lynn Larsen
All,
The guy who did the tags was Ben Miller from Oklahoma. I just checked the member list and I don't see him anywhere. Anyone still in touch with Ben?
Some of the old timers may remember his car because he had unique air scoops on the rear window.
Lynn
The guy who did the tags was Ben Miller from Oklahoma. I just checked the member list and I don't see him anywhere. Anyone still in touch with Ben?
Some of the old timers may remember his car because he had unique air scoops on the rear window.
Lynn
Lynn Larsen
Lynn Larsen
Guys,
Good news and bad news:
Bad News: Ben has no more of the plates. The company that made them went bankrupt and the images he used to have them created went to the bit bucket in the sky when his computer crashed.
Good News: I will start looking in earnest for another supplier of the plates starting tomorrow so that we can include them in GT40s.com Store. (More to come on the Store very soon, so look for the announcement.)
If anyone has a good, clear, straight on photo like the one below, please contact me. If worse comes to worse, I'll take a photo of the one that is on my car. Also, Ben made a smaller rectanuglar chassis plate and if anyone has a photo of one of these, it would be very helpful also!
Good news and bad news:
Bad News: Ben has no more of the plates. The company that made them went bankrupt and the images he used to have them created went to the bit bucket in the sky when his computer crashed.
Good News: I will start looking in earnest for another supplier of the plates starting tomorrow so that we can include them in GT40s.com Store. (More to come on the Store very soon, so look for the announcement.)
If anyone has a good, clear, straight on photo like the one below, please contact me. If worse comes to worse, I'll take a photo of the one that is on my car. Also, Ben made a smaller rectanuglar chassis plate and if anyone has a photo of one of these, it would be very helpful also!
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Lynn Larsen
Lynn Larsen
Brian,
That would be perfect!!
If you could email the images to me, I'd be eternally greatful (or at least greatful enough to give you store credit when it opens
And don't worry about the size of the files for my part.
Regards,
Lynn
That would be perfect!!
If you could email the images to me, I'd be eternally greatful (or at least greatful enough to give you store credit when it opens
And don't worry about the size of the files for my part. Regards,
Lynn
i did find these maybe he can make them aswell
frank
eBay.co.uk: FORD GT40 PRODUCTION DATA PLATE-1.4mm metal (item 160097895318 end time 26-Mar-07 19:57:36 BST)
frank
eBay.co.uk: FORD GT40 PRODUCTION DATA PLATE-1.4mm metal (item 160097895318 end time 26-Mar-07 19:57:36 BST)
Lynn Larsen
Lynn Larsen
Thanks for the offers of unstamped plates, I think we have it covered now.
Mark, I have talked to a couple of places that SAY they can do it locally, but until I visit and see them and then get a price, I am not counting on anything. I'll let you know one way or the other soon.
Regards,
Lynn
Mark, I have talked to a couple of places that SAY they can do it locally, but until I visit and see them and then get a price, I am not counting on anything. I'll let you know one way or the other soon.
Regards,
Lynn
Lynn Larsen
Lynn Larsen
JimmyMac,
I am assuming that is a rhetorical question.
I didn't ask Ben what his thinking was when he designed this ID tag, but let me take a SWAG. I have to wonder if Ben, out of respect for FAV and so as to avoid possible legal issues, came up with this design purposefully.
Lynn
I am assuming that is a rhetorical question.
I didn't ask Ben what his thinking was when he designed this ID tag, but let me take a SWAG. I have to wonder if Ben, out of respect for FAV and so as to avoid possible legal issues, came up with this design purposefully.
Lynn
JimmyMac
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Lynn,
There were no rhetorics in my enquiry. Poo Poo !
I asked simply if these plates represented any of the changes by the various chassis fit-out teams other than JW Automotive, Slough. UK.
For example : did the plates change when Holman & Moody, Allan Mann and Shelby et al. execute individual fit-outs on original basic chassis' built in Slough during 1966 onwards and did the plates reflect this, or did those original plates change to reflect the fit-out specification.
Otherwise you have answered my question and the plates refered to in this post come from the south end of a horse going north.
There were no rhetorics in my enquiry. Poo Poo !
I asked simply if these plates represented any of the changes by the various chassis fit-out teams other than JW Automotive, Slough. UK.
For example : did the plates change when Holman & Moody, Allan Mann and Shelby et al. execute individual fit-outs on original basic chassis' built in Slough during 1966 onwards and did the plates reflect this, or did those original plates change to reflect the fit-out specification.
Otherwise you have answered my question and the plates refered to in this post come from the south end of a horse going north.
Adrian, if I understand James correctly, we are just reinventing a poo-covered wheel.
Gents, I wanted a set of these plates a while back and couldn't find them. I have a laser engraving machine so I did the art work and made my own. I have made versions for MKI, IIA, IIB and Holman Moody. I also made HM Cam tags. I use anodized aluminum. See attached photos. I can make any variation one likes.
