[concours] Clutch res bottle cap

Concours
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After watching a Girling res cap sell for 125.00 BIN I am
wondering if it is a concoure item Most companys sell the plain
cap. No embossing ‘‘Girling’’ What would be Correct in concours?
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Mark,
I have a picture of an extremely early car, that was was pretty
original when found, that was restored by whom I consider one of the
most knowledgeable E type people in the country and in the picture the
clutch cap has no visible embossing. I just talked to Haddock, who has
two very early cars, and he said that he doesn’t recall anything but a
plain cap but that he’ll check into it. Actually I don’t know why
Girling would be marked on anything as to the best of my knowledge
Dunlop was Jaguar’s supplier of brake components.
Bob
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Plymouth, Mi.On Apr 11, 2013, at 5:06 PM, Mark Jagawar wrote:

After watching a Girling res cap sell for 125.00 BIN I am
wondering if it is a concoure item Most companys sell the plain
cap. No embossing ‘‘Girling’’ What would be Correct in concours?
Build date 10/61

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In reply to a message from Stevenson Robert sent Thu 11 Apr 2013:

I do remember my TR3 having a girling embossed cap… The usual
suppiers told me what you had stated that the XKE had a plain cap,
I don’t want to lose points for something stupid…–
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two very early cars, and he said that he doesn’t recall anything but a
plain cap but that he’ll check into it. Actually I don’t know why

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In reply to a message from Stevenson Robert sent Thu 11 Apr 2013:

I do remember my TR3 having a girling embossed cap… The usual
suppiers told me what you had stated that the XKE had a plain cap,
I don’t want to lose points for something stupid…–
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two very early cars, and he said that he doesn’t recall anything but a
plain cap but that he’ll check into it. Actually I don’t know why

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Mark,
Haddock’s two early cars are earlier then yours and very original and
when he gets back to me if either of them have clutch cap’s that are
embossed with Girling I’ll contact you.
Bob
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Plymouth, Mi.On Apr 12, 2013, at 7:23 AM, Mark Jagawar wrote:

In reply to a message from Stevenson Robert sent Thu 11 Apr 2013:

I do remember my TR3 having a girling embossed cap… The usual
suppiers told me what you had stated that the XKE had a plain cap,
I don’t want to lose points for something stupid…

The original message included these comments:

two very early cars, and he said that he doesn’t recall anything
but a
plain cap but that he’ll check into it. Actually I don’t know why

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In reply to a message from Stevenson Robert sent Fri 12 Apr 2013:

That would be great Cheers mark–
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In reply to a message from Mark Jagawar sent Fri 12 Apr 2013:

I looked at the pixs in Dr Haddocks book and it shows the metal
cap however I fail to see any imbossing ‘‘Girling’’ Moss mtrs is
selling a nice repop of the cap and bottle for a tr3 with the
imbossing on it… I got a cap for one of the usual sellers and it
is just a plain flat cap like on a gas can. ‘‘Not happy with it’’–
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Mark,
Why would Jaguar use a Girling cap when the booster was Kelsey Hayes
and the master & brake cylinders were Dunlop? You’re worrying over
nothing.
BobOn Apr 17, 2013, at 4:27 PM, Mark Jagawar wrote:

In reply to a message from Mark Jagawar sent Fri 12 Apr 2013:

I looked at the pixs in Dr Haddocks book and it shows the metal
cap however I fail to see any imbossing ‘‘Girling’’ Moss mtrs is
selling a nice repop of the cap and bottle for a tr3 with the
imbossing on it… I got a cap for one of the usual sellers and it
is just a plain flat cap like on a gas can. ‘‘Not happy with it’’

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