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General Category => Unusual Microcar Discussion => Topic started by: trojan200 on April 01, 2013, 06:17:09 pm

Title: stars on messerschmitt
Post by: trojan200 on April 01, 2013, 06:17:09 pm
i bouht this messerschmitt and now wondering are these stars original to this car or does someone put them afterwards to this?there are three stars at each side at door.at dashboard there was allso this little messerschmitt badge.other side of that reads messerschmitt germany.what is this?
Title: Re: stars on messerschmitt
Post by: marcus on April 01, 2013, 06:52:14 pm
I have not seen them before so I think they are later additions
Title: Re: stars on messerschmitt
Post by: richard on April 01, 2013, 08:10:12 pm
i think it is to show how many triumph spitfires it overtook  ;) 3 on the inside and 3 on the outside
Title: Re: stars on messerschmitt
Post by: Peelpower on April 01, 2013, 09:10:33 pm
Typical badges from the 50/60th, Accessories to decorate your car or moped, to give it  a personal look.
These parts were never been fitted by the factory.
Title: Re: stars on messerschmitt
Post by: Big Al on April 02, 2013, 09:30:38 am
I have a couple of those stars somewhere. It was an aftermarket fashion accessory. I have had a schmitt with the on too. On the boot like fly pottery ducks. THe badge, no idea but there were local clubs back in the day.

Anyone remember the fake bullet holes you could buy. These were reasonably popular on bubblecars. 
Title: Re: stars on messerschmitt
Post by: Barry on April 02, 2013, 10:07:07 am
I Really wanted some fake bullet holes on my Dads Cortina MkII (1300 delux in silver fox colour).
James Bond inspired I think - Gold Finger time?
Title: Re: stars on messerschmitt
Post by: Bob Purton on April 02, 2013, 10:21:55 am
Yeh, my dad had some of those on his side car.
Title: Re: stars on messerschmitt
Post by: richard on April 02, 2013, 11:09:51 am
You are talking about REGENT petrol . with a tank full or whatever you would get a set of stickers with the  REGENT logo and 4 or 5 " bullet holes" . our local garage being REGENT our mini traveller was plastered with the things
Title: Re: stars on messerschmitt
Post by: Bob Purton on April 02, 2013, 01:22:12 pm
Thats right, our local was Regent too. Do you remember the little Esso man key rings?
Title: Re: stars on messerschmitt
Post by: Big Al on April 02, 2013, 01:57:47 pm
Ah, that will be why we had them. Used to be a Regent petrol station and conjoined Pub out at Littleworth. The petrol part has long since vanished, then the pub turned into various forms of pub eatery till it is now an out of town curry house and not a pub. The favoured garage was the JET one as it was the cheapest/best quality. 'We joined the Jet set' and had loads of playing cards etc.
Title: Re: stars on messerschmitt
Post by: richard on April 02, 2013, 06:33:53 pm
this is the fellow bob -