The grill is original. The truck would look great...except for that old North Dakota farmer applied black brush paint!! (No offense you you North Dakota Farmers!!) It seems the swifts red faded and someone decided the truck needed a fresh new look. The two inches of grease on the underside of the truck have been a pain to remove too. If the Dept of Transportation could figure out how to copy this stuff, our roads would last forever. Stuff has the consistency of concrete, won't brush off but preserves metal and paint very well.