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Old 01-29-2020, 01:07 PM   #12
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Re: New '59 Apache owner

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Originally Posted by bobinbc View Post
The visor looks like the type that was used on late 1940's-early 1950's cars and trucks, a popular brand was Fulton and I believe they were made in the US. I've never seen one with a center support though, that could be a SA thing. Nice looking truck!
I had a close look at the sunshield...

Where the shield is mounted to the roof, there is a large stainless steel washer with these words stamped :

Sterling
Sun shields
Durban

So, it seems these sun shields were manufactured locally in those years...
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