Re: [SilverStreak] SS sabre logo casting

["Jason Parks" <jjparks@xxxxxxx>]

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
>>>>>>