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The logos should be arriving by the end of the week or at the latest early next week. Please let me know when you get them. Thanks! Jason ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tom Patterson" <pattersontj@sbcglobal.net> To: "Jason Parks" <jjparks@shaw.ca> Sent: Thursday, June 05, 2008 9:03 AM Subject: Re: [SilverStreak] SS sabre logo casting > Thanks Jason, > > My address is: > > 9123 McAfee Drive > Houston, Texas 77031 > > -Tom > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Jason Parks" <jjparks@shaw.ca> > To: "Tom Patterson" <pattersontj@sbcglobal.net> > Sent: Thursday, June 05, 2008 10:58 AM > Subject: Re: [SilverStreak] SS sabre logo casting > > >> Hi Tom, no problem I'll pack the logos up and ship it to you. Can you >> send me your address again? >> Jason >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Tom Patterson" <pattersontj@sbcglobal.net> >> To: "Jason Parks" <jjparks@shaw.ca> >> Sent: Wednesday, June 04, 2008 3:14 PM >> Subject: Re: [SilverStreak] SS sabre logo casting >> >> >>> Hi Jason, >>> >>> I thought that Darin had an intact logo, but his has part of the "t" >>> missing. While it could still be used for a mold, it seems better to >>> use an intact logo, and I believe that you have one which is complete. >>> >>> Could I get you to ship the one to me? I will return it after the >>> casting company is finished with it. Please let me know your costs, and >>> I will reimburse you, and then just add those into the overall total. >>> >>> -Tom >>> >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: "Jason Parks" <jjparks@shaw.ca> >>> To: <sslist@tompatterson.com> >>> Sent: Wednesday, June 04, 2008 12:33 AM >>> Subject: Re: [SilverStreak] SS sabre logo casting >>> >>> >>>> Hi Patti, my apologies for the delay in replying -- i was refinishing >>>> the floors in the house and had packed everything up for a couple days. >>>> I haven't got too far on the costing. I dropped my SS and Sabre logo >>>> off after our last round of emails and being a favour --- it seems >>>> paying jobs took precedence! The pricing from Tom seems very reasonable >>>> and it would be hard to get a better cost plus shipping from Vancouver >>>> Island always seems to cost a premuim. >>>> >>>> thanks Tom for taking this on! >>>> Jason >>>> >>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>> From: "Patti Glover" <silverstreaker1966@yahoo.com> >>>> To: <sslist@tompatterson.com> >>>> Sent: Sunday, June 01, 2008 7:06 AM >>>> Subject: Re: [SilverStreak] SS sabre logo casting >>>> >>>> >>>>> Jason, any news on casting the SILVERSTREAK logos? Thanks....patti >>>>> >>>>> Jason Parks <jjparks@shaw.ca> wrote: 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" >>>>> To: >>>>> 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 >>>>> 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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