A lucky eBay find: NOS SWB Coil

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Chris:

I made my own decals at my own expense with my own material. Most of these decals have been copied and re-copied. The green decal has been done more than once. They may not have always been "perfect" but generally looked good from a galloping horse. I received a few as a gift from one of our esteemed members about 2 years ago. He's one of those guys that gives back to the group. He's a novelty and great Porsche enthusiast whose heart is in the right place. (not near his wallet)

FWIW, I'm pretty sure these GREEN decals were not originally DIGITALLY "printed" in the 60's. I reckon someone will have to find an offset printer to be 100% accurate.

The Fuel Pump decals for Bendix style pumps have been available in paper or vinyl. I've seen lots of these. Most shops make them or source them from somewhere else. Other decals are a dime a dozen or you roll your own. I have rolled my own....decals.

IMHO: "Hard parts" are where the rubber meets the road. Authentic reproductions like these: Auto Foreign Services http://www.autoforeignservices.com Parts from long time vendor Stoddard http://www.stoddard.com NLA http://nlaparts.com/store/ Restoration Design:http://www.restoration-design.com Simonsen: http://simonsen-356.dk (US Dealer-Zim's) Partsklassik http://www.partsklassik.com represent guys carrying the Porsche hobby with skin in the game.

Decals are not an unimportant part of a good restoration but they can be reproduced more easily than any of the things that the aforementioned vendors offer and why cottage industries are a player. But like anything that's easy to make, anyone can do it and it does not require a lot of effort.