Frank, you made me curious too so I had to go look at the jack in my '59
Bugeye. The jack, jack handle, and lug wrench I have are all stamped "King
Dick". The jack also has a patent number and the jack handle is stamped
"British Made". They look just like those in the picture on page 41 of
Horler's book. I guess they are original, don't know for sure. They came
with the car when I bought it in 1968.
Rick
Frank Clarici wrote:
> "Hanna, Mark" wrote:
> >
> > Hi Frank,
> > Does that mean "King Dick" contracted with Smiths Jacking Systems Ltd. ?
>
> Mark
>
> You made me curious so I looked into this (somewhat)
> The Bugeye jacks ony have the letters BTD stamped on them.
> The orange later spridget jacks were made by Shelly (ssame goes for the
> Big Healeys) I have a spridget jack that still has the Shelly sticker on
> it.
> I bet it's worth $500 on Ebay!
> I didn't think King Dick made the jacks.
> But does the BTD stand for Bevelift ? ?
> Or were these jacks as "new to you" in 1955 sold to another company by
> the time our cars got them?
> The 1955 picture is a dead ringer.
>
> --
> Frank Clarici
> Toms River, NJ
> Too many Sprites (again)
> There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness."
> http://www.exit109.com/~spritenut
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