This was my question as well. I doubt Rootes actually tooled up their own
unique badge bar. Companies like Holden Vintage and others in the UK (as
well as Moss) offer period-style badge bars that fit a variety of Brit
sports cars.
Scott Christie
----- Original Message -----
From: <Jay_Laifman@countrywide.com>
To: <alpines@autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, October 11, 2000 11:37 AM
Subject: RE: Badge Bar reproduction
> Does any one on the list actually have an original Rootes badge bar? And,
> know for sure that it's the original Rootes one?
>
> As I've mentioned before, Moss Motors sells a bunch of different ones. I
> have to think that at least one of them is going to be extremely close if
> not identical.
>
> I know the early Sunbeam Alpine Mark I and Mark III had badge bars. And,
I
> know a few people that own those. I wonder if those were the same.
>
> I guess we will just have to hope that Ian actually gets his hands on the
> one he mentioned, and hope that he has enough time to look at it, measure
> it, and actually get on the computer again. What do you think, between
the
> 2am and 4 am feedings?
>
> Jay
>
>
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