Early Valve Stem Cap?

[26th-Z]

I want to point out, and if you look at the pictures I attached in post #4, that the word PACIFIC and a star shape is inscribed on the body of the original cap. Actually, the star shape is on either end of the word PACIFIC.

[AZ-240z]

Thanks Bob. The shape of the metal base is obviously a closer match to the original. I have an original on my NOS spare tire and was able to source four more to use for the 2012 ZCON show.

Edited June 5, 2013 by AZ-240z

[AZ-240z]

Great points, Chris. And, to take these details a step further, the black covers on both the original valve stem cap, and the new iteration offered by MSA, have the word PACIFIC with STARS embossed on the top. The Metal base of the new cap offered by MSA also has the word PACIFIC but with no "stars" incscribed on the barrel of the base.

Just my opinion, but I think, for total originality, the most obvious difference has to be the shape of the metal base.

Edited June 5, 2013 by AZ-240z

[240260280z]

On 2012-02-27 at 8:54 AM, Zup said:

I had a conversation with Charlie Osborne at Zedd Findings the other day and he mentioned that he was looking for 4 early valve stem caps.

This weekend I looked through stuff in my storage building and came across this:

It is a two piece affair---brass body with rubber cap. It has a logo down near the base with a 5 pointed star on either side of text that reads "Pacific". I don't know if this is really original or not, but it came from an original tire to HLS30-00248. Unfortunately it is the only one, as it was on the spare (175R14).

I can certainly understand why these would be hard to find, as valve stem caps would be thrown out as expendable--- without a thought given--- when a change of tires was required.

Does anyone have what they believe to be "original" valve stem caps or photos of them?

Jim D.

"Zup"

 

Jim did you get HLS30-00248?  I now have 249

[Zup]

6 hours ago, Blue said:

 

Jim did you get HLS30-00248?  I now have 249

No Blue, I am not the owner of 248

Believe me--- I would love to have had your car's littermate!

Brian Holmberg---a good friend in Rogers, AR and formerly a regular poster on HybridZ----found the car in Texas a number of years ago.

To my  horror (and that of several others), he did a extremely nice, highly modified conversion. Brian completed the project and  drove it for a short while but then his station in life changed with marriage, children, occupation, etc. and he put the car up for sale.

It was purchased by a very knowledgeable  Z enthusiast and now resides (with a small herd of other truly nice Z cars) in climate controlled splendor here in Northwest Arkansas.

Brian literally gave me many parts from #248---with an original tire, steel wheel and that valve stem cap I gave Charlie Osborne among them.

 

[jfa.series1]

51 minutes ago, Zup said:

 

It was purchased by a very knowledgeable  Z enthusiast and now resides (with a small herd of other truly nice Z cars) in climate controlled splendor here in Northwest Arkansas.

 

 

#248 in its current incarnation (photo shoot from a profile I wrote about the very same enthusiast now residing in AR).  It is a beast - and a very beautiful beast at that!

[240260280z]

Thanks Jim² !

 

Shame about the mods to a classic though.

 

It would be cool to have them side-by-side some time for a photo.