1968 Steering Wheel emblem

[TA Coupe]

Did the center emblem have a part number originally, as I have one I've had since the early to mid 70's and it has no numbers on it. I wouldn't think they would be making reproductions that soon after the cars were produced?

      Roy

[Rickmustang]

No part number on original

[TA Coupe]

Rickmustang, thank you. Does mine look original to you?

      TIA, Roy

[Bob Gaines]

Rickmustang, thank you. Does mine look original to you?

      TIA, Roy

The cross hatch texture in the background is the tell that it is original. The repros have a smooth background.

[TLea]

The cross hatch texture in the background is the tell that it is original. The repros have a smooth background.
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Not the newest version

[Bob Gaines]

The cross hatch texture in the background is the tell that it is original. The repros have a smooth background.

Not the newest version
[/quote]The newest repro texture has lines going at right angles(up/down and sideways) the originals typically have lines running at a 45 degree angle. I posted a picture to be more clear. At least compared to the ones Branda sells now.

[Bob Gaines]

Branda repro.

[Krelboyne]

Question: Didn't ACSCO produce most all of the emblems/badging for most of the Shelby Mustangs?

[Bob Gaines]

Question: Didn't ACSCO produce most all of the emblems/badging for most of the Shelby Mustangs?

I don't have the numbers but believe that to be a fair statement.

[Coralsnake]

I believe the snake also differs in size

[chipsdad56]

I took a photo of three different steering wheel emblems. The top emblem is from a production car. The NOS Ford emblem has a thicker shinier black paint so it is harder to see the cross hatch lines compared to the ACSCO which has a thinner duller black paint. All three have the cross hatch lines at 45 degrees. The ACSCO has nicer shinier chrome in my opinion. One can argue that they see variations between the snakes and lettering. I got the ACSCO emblem from a retired ACSCO employee and she said it was one of the emblems that went to A.O. Smith.

[propayne]

The Branda looks to be a different font also - "R"'s are different.

- Phillip

[TLea]

The cross hatch texture in the background is the tell that it is original. The repros have a smooth background.

Not the newest version

The newest repro texture has lines going at right angles(up/down and sideways) the originals typically have lines running at a 45 degree angle. I posted a picture to be more clear. At least compared to the ones Branda sells now.
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Your comment was "repos have smooth texture" Comment was to inform people that new repos also have cross hatch pattern albeit incorrect.

[TLea]

I took a photo of three different steering wheel emblems. The top emblem is from a production car. The NOS Ford emblem has a thicker shinier black paint so it is harder to see the cross hatch lines compared to the ACSCO which has a thinner duller black paint. All three have the cross hatch lines at 45 degrees. The ACSCO has nicer shinier chrome in my opinion. One can argue that they see variations between the snakes and lettering. I got the ACSCO emblem from a retired ACSCO employee and she said it was one of the emblems that went to A.O. Smith.

The biggest tell to me is the snake. If you see paint between snake and racetrack its a service piece or repo. Snakes coil touches racetrack on assembly line version

[chipsdad56]

The snake touching the racetrack makes sense when identifying production line verses repo emblems especially looking at the three emblems I posted.