Embellisher trim rings

PostPost by: gjz30075 » Thu Sep 30, 2021 7:04 pm

I have two of these trim rings with "Horvell Made in England" markings on them and they are identical
to the rings that came with my Sprint (43 years ago) that have only the "Made in England" marking.

Is Horvell a different manufacturer, maybe in later years, than those that are not marked Horvell?

Or is Horvell the 'original' manufacturer from which Lotus obtained the rings? Or,.,.,,,
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PostPost by: pharriso » Thu Sep 30, 2021 8:56 pm

Can't answer your questions about the trim rings Greg, but here is a little background on the company - https://www.gracesguide.co.uk/Horvell_Products
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PostPost by: gjz30075 » Thu Sep 30, 2021 9:38 pm

Interesting, thanks Phil.
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PostPost by: trw99 » Fri Oct 01, 2021 8:31 am

From memory the rimbellishers Lotus used were off the Sunbeam Alpine, late 1960s version. They were different to the later Ford Escort items, that are often fitted by later owners.

The Ford items were somewhat thicker/wider - probably heavier too!

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PostPost by: gjz30075 » Fri Oct 01, 2021 8:41 am

Good point, Tim. I've seen the Escort versions and they are noticeably different.
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PostPost by: alanr » Sun Oct 03, 2021 3:27 am

There are quite a few different thickness and depth trim rings around it seems. Does anyone have a source,ideally in the UK, for new correct looking/fit embellisher trim rings for a +2 on original size wheels?

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PostPost by: rjaxe » Sun Oct 03, 2021 6:10 am

Alan, I think finding the correct depth for +2 wheels is the issue the best I could find for my car were after market ones for MGB s. They fitted the wheel diameter fine and look ok but really needed to be a bit deeper. If you find any please let me know.
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PostPost by: elated » Sun Oct 03, 2021 6:21 pm

Aren't MGB fitted with 14" wheels?
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PostPost by: rjaxe » Sun Oct 03, 2021 9:12 pm

No idea, but if they are I was told. Fib!
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