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    Vern Hagestad Emblem

    My 912 was originally purchased thru this dealership. Searched for years to find a dealer plate frame and/or emblem. Read somewhere that his son said they never had plate frames. Since seemed to have seen such a frame but not for sale. Did locate an emblem but two letters broken off and missing. Bought it anyway. Hagestad also sold VW's and two years later found a whole VW emblem. Exactly the same but had a VW logo as opposed to Porsche shield. Finally getting around to doing it. Located a pot metal repair place and they say it can be done. In conversing with the owner I get the impression that not only could they repair it but they could also cast a new one. After repair or casting actually have to replate it. Just wondering if there are any more Vern fans out there that would want one. If so I'd further explore making up a few. If not, I'll go on my lonely way. I know its not a Sonauto emblem, But still cool in my mind.
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    Vern Hagestad . . .

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    Pot-metal Repair

    Quote Originally Posted by doigthom View Post
    . . . Located a pot metal repair place and they say it can be done. In conversing with the owner I get the impression that not only could they repair it but they could also cast a new one . . .
    Any details to share?

    More than a few folks would be interested in finding someone who can do repairs . . .

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    Being our local, in-period dealership, I'd be interested and could probably drum up interest in a couple more depending on price.
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    I don't know if my '69T has a Hagestad connection or not. I purchased it locally here in Denver, and as the COA specifies the basic USA package, it was probably ordered by a dealer on spec. However, some PO had discarded the license plate panel to install a Monza muffler, so no dealer insignia. Would a Kardex tell me? In any case, are we talking about making repro's or repairing originals? Or both?
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    Happy to share LongRanger. This is his website. https://potmetal.repair Can't vouch for the guy yet since I have not seen his work in person. Looks like a nice Jaguar hood ornament. Since there is some interest I'll explore the casting option and maybe be the Guinea pig. Quoted me $125.00 per hour labor rate and estimated 2.5 hours. Not cheap and on top of that needs replating and possible painting. Just paid Karla Maxwell $670.00 to redo my hood ornament (not a fan of patina) so there seems to be a parallel as to cost.

    I'll explore the casting option and try to get an estimate on that. Can't believe 2.5 hours will do it there but I'll let everybody know.

    For FYI purposes came across welding rods for pot metal. Don't know how they work but maybe try to google. Karla passed this info on when I asked if she could do the repair. Said not her thing but said "I use these people for touchy situations. Brightworks, Piqua, OH, 937-773-5127 You can send photos to Al Moore for evaluation. al@brightwk.com" Looked up the site and they would be great if I was restoring a Delahaye.
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    Not exactly on topic, but worth knowing. I used to restore toy trains, and a lot of them from the 1910s, '20s, and '30s had essential parts made of pot metal, which over time swells and cracks due to internal chemical reaction involving impurities in the metal. Postwar Porsche's did not have any pot metal parts, caveat perhaps dealer emblems. I've had great success stabilizing and restoring pot metal by totally impregnating it with superglue and then carefully sanding it back into shape and refinishing. And there are chromium paints that are very hard to distinguish from chrome plating. Easy-peasy.

    EDIT: And Doigthom, as you are not restoring a Delahaye, and since you have an intact original, why not just make a mold of the bit you need for the broken one, cast it in modern pot metal (Google children's toy casting kits) or plastic, splice it onto your broken one, and paint the whole thing with chromium paint? The whole shebang would cost maybe $50 and take a few hours of your time. It's just a broken dealer insignia.
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    Not to be a nay sayer but I think the horn grills were pot metal. Had a bitch of a time finding somebody to plate mine. Should have just bought Soterik's. Kids kits seem to be casting some type of resin unless I miss something. I usually do. This guy is offering to splice my two pieces and if casting is not a viable option I'll have him do that.

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