Another option on hood badges is to grind off the studs and use adhesive after painting. It gives you a better chance to get them on straight. Most modern cars use a double-stick product on the badges.
The hood could also be a later 51 or 52, or if there are only holes on one side, one of the hood halves could have been replaced.


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1951 Chevy 3100 work truck
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1929 Ford pickup restored from the ground up. | 1929 Ford Special Coupe (First car)
Busting rust since the mid-60's
If you're smart enough to take it apart, you darn well better be smart enough to put it back together.