I am looking for confirmation of the factory finish on the left and right upper hood latch panel rods. I know that the latch panel had a cad finish. Are the black rods correct, or were they also a cad finish? The photos are what one can see from my 1948 Chevy 1/2 ton truck.
I believe black would be correct. Mine ('51) didn't appear to have any finish on them, and definitely no remnants of cad plating.
Kevin 1951 Chevy 3100 work truck Follow this saga in Project Journal Photos 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.
I'll go out and look at mine tomorrow but I believe they're black like Kevin said.
1950 Chevrolet 3100 (Ol' Roy)
1939 Packard Standard Eight Coupe (The Phantom) | 1956 Cadillac Coupe de Ville (The Bismarck) | 1964 Ford Galaxie 500 coupe |1966 Ford Mustang (Little Red) | 1969 Pontiac GTO (The Dishpit) I 1979 Ford F-100 | 1976 Ford F-150 (Big Red) | 1995 Ford F-150 (Newt)
Luke the braces on my '51 3100 are also black just like yours pictured. No cad plating.
~ Dan 1951 Chevy 3 window 3100 Follow this story in the DITY Gallery "My Grandpa Carl's Truck and How it Became Mine" 1966 Chevelle (Wife's Hot Rod) | 2013 Chevy Silverado (Current daily driver) US Army MSG Retired (1977-1998) | Com Fac Maint Lead Tech Retired (1998-2021)
My 54 underside of the hood was black with body color overspray. It also had "transport" written in grease pencil signifying transport blue which was the lower body color so it makes perfect sense that thebraces would be black as well.
Yep. Ol' Roy is black. Same black that's on the bottom of the cab, etc.
1950 Chevrolet 3100 (Ol' Roy)
1939 Packard Standard Eight Coupe (The Phantom) | 1956 Cadillac Coupe de Ville (The Bismarck) | 1964 Ford Galaxie 500 coupe |1966 Ford Mustang (Little Red) | 1969 Pontiac GTO (The Dishpit) I 1979 Ford F-100 | 1976 Ford F-150 (Big Red) | 1995 Ford F-150 (Newt)
I reckon you have enough answers, but yes, the rods were black when I disassembled the hood components on my 54 3604.
Ron - - Dusty53 1954 Chevy 3604 In the Gallery Forum "You can't dance with the Devil and then wonder why you're still in Hell." "They will forget what you've said, and they will forget what you have done but they will never forget the way you made them feel."
