Gale dash medallion?

[davidk]

A friend is restoring a Bell Boy cabin cruiser. He’s working on a 60 hp Gale Sovereign for power. He’s looking for some bling for the dash. We talked about a dash panel like this one:
Seems like I saw a Gale medallion for these plates some time in the distant past. I can’t find any evidence of that in my web searching. Am I making that up? Were they a thing? Anybody have one? (I have a nice Evinrude medallion for possible trade).

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[rco]

I just happened to see one on eBay while I was searching for some buccaneer parts, so they exist.

[davidk]

Thanks, RCO. Here’s proof! This one seems to have some hard miles on it.

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[frankr]

Only used for two years, 1958 and 1959. Part number 553583. It was 95 cents in the 1964 price book.

[davidk]

quote FrankR:

Only used for two years, 1958 and 1959. Part number 553583. It was 95 cents in the 1964 price book.

Dang it. Where are the keys for my time machine?

[adam1961]

David,
Towards the end of the production years, the Gales used a small plate with pointed ends and just two holes doe the switches. The came in red or blue depending on the brand (Buccaneer, Sea king etc).
I will see if I can dig up a photo later on.

[gjonz]

Have the red switch plate I think.

Greg

[Anonymous]

Here’s a photo I stashed recently (April 12th), with a different Gale dash emblem (different color scheme):

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[davidk]

Thanks for the responses. I appreciate the pics and I’m glad to see more examples if you find them.
-David

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