The Silver Streak E-mail ListArchive Files[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Date Index][Thread Index] Re: [SilverStreak] SS sabre logo casting
Hi Patti, I have a '66 Sabre that has 1 complete original logo. I have a friend who owns a foundry business and I had planned to ask him to make a pattern and cast the lettering into aluminum. Something finally lucky about being from the rainy BC coast! as the letters haven't cracked and disintegrated like they would've in some nice warm sunny climate! If you're interested I can find out how much it would be to get a couple more cast -- as the more that he can cast, the cheaper it'll be for all. Jason ----- Original Message ----- From: "Patti Glover" <silverstreaker1966@yahoo.com> To: <sslist@tompatterson.com> Sent: Sunday, April 27, 2008 9:24 AM Subject: Re: [SilverStreak] 73 Continental Rocket restoration > The bottom of my S and the top of the "k" is missing, but I do have the > "star" that dots the "i" in Silver. Does anyone have a complete set of > logos for the '66 SilverStreak Sabre that I can get a casting from? > > Tom Patterson <pattersontj@sbcglobal.net> wrote: For what its worth, I > have a '65 Streamline Duchess which had plastic > "Streamline" logos on both the front and back. It also has a plastic > "Duchess" logo under the "Streamline" one in front. > > Both Streamline logos were badly cracked with pieces broken off. I was > able > to obtain an intact plastic logo, and after trying several shops in > Houston, > I finally found one - Astec Castings, which was able to make a mold and > provide me with the logos in cast aluminum. They worked very well. The > "Duchess" logo was in good shape, so I left it alone. > > It took several trys again with the paint. At first I sprayed them with > blue paint from a rattle can, but the wind soon wore the paint off. I > next > got some blue spray paint from a local model shop, and that has lasted a > number of years. It is the same paint that they use on these small model > racing cars. A bit pricey, but well worth it. > > If anyone is interested, I have the address and phone number for Astec > Castings. I assume that they are still in business. > > -Tom > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Patti Glover" > To: > Sent: Saturday, April 26, 2008 8:08 PM > Subject: RE: [SilverStreak] 73 Continental Rocket restoration > > >>I have a '66 SS with plastic emblems in front and back. I would be >>interested in metal emblems as well. There are also two "SABRE" emblems >>as >>well. Thanks....patti >
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