It is very possible that a blade was removed. Research indicated that it was
involved in a bender in 64. Cosmo also lost the mustache part of his grille and
the
front badge. As this was the first Bugeye I had ever paid attention to I failed
to
realize that this was not correct. The radiator was replaced but there was
never a
mention of the fan...
Bruce Lowry
"You can never discover the depth of your own ignorance"
Mike Maclean wrote:
> Bruce,
> You're missing a blade.
> Mike MacLean
> P.S. It was originally yellow.
>
> Bruce Lowry wrote:
>
> > On my 60 Bugeye han532540 I have a yellow with yellow hub 2 blade fan. It is
> > actually closer to a dirt and rust color but the yellow is there in spots.
> > Bruce Lowry
> >
> > Doug Ingram wrote:
> >
> > > OS&M refers to a two bladed fan for early bugeyes, with a four bladed
> > > version fitted from engine #9C-U-H359 onwards. Also, the color for both
>the
> > > fan and the hub was red, changing to yellow very early on.
> > >
> > > Does anyone have a two bladed fan on their car? What about a red painted
> > > one? What sort of a red would this be?
> > >
> > > Doug Ingram
> > > Victoria BC
> > > 1958 Sprite (AN5L/636)
> > > 1963 Sprite Mk II project (HAN7L/30003)
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