Embellisher trim rings

[gjz30075]

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,.,.,,,

[pharriso]

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

[gjz30075]

Interesting, thanks Phil.

[trw99]

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!

Tim

[gjz30075]

Good point, Tim. I've seen the Escort versions and they are noticeably different.

[alanr]

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?

Alan.

[rjaxe]

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.

[elated]

Aren't MGB fitted with 14" wheels?

[rjaxe]

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