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| | | | Joined: Jun 2009 Posts: 2,201 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jun 2009 Posts: 2,201 | Are car and truck hood ornaments interchangeable? Specifically for 1953 Chevrolet, but inquiring minds may want to know for other years too. | | | | | Joined: Jul 2001 Posts: 3,887 Cruising in the Passing Lane | | Cruising in the Passing Lane Joined: Jul 2001 Posts: 3,887 | meaning? 53 car - 53 truckcar and truck ornaments weren't identical any year - when trucks even had them - but likely any ornament could be fitted if you want it Bill | | | | | Joined: Jun 2009 Posts: 2,201 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jun 2009 Posts: 2,201 | Your 53 car link is forbidden. I was referring to the airplane style ornaments. Is the curve of the hood close enough to work? | | | | | Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,269 Bubba - Curmudgeon | | Bubba - Curmudgeon Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,269 |
Last edited by tclederman; 05/23/2010 12:39 PM. Reason: corrected bad link
| | | | | Joined: Jun 2009 Posts: 2,201 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jun 2009 Posts: 2,201 | Thanks Tim, that second link is very good info. | | | | | Joined: Jul 2001 Posts: 3,887 Cruising in the Passing Lane | | Cruising in the Passing Lane Joined: Jul 2001 Posts: 3,887 | Your 53 car link is forbidden. that's your browser or security app  just a nice pic of a 'full dress' 53 w/ the usual hood ornament, not an airplane style Bill | | | | | Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,269 Bubba - Curmudgeon | | Bubba - Curmudgeon Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,269 |
Second link worked for me.
First link works on OS-X Safari but not in Firefox, where it gets to:
"Forbidden
You don't have permission to access /o6/26/12626/1/77585361.JIKE9C6C.OrangePlaza7loDSC_4033.jpg on this server."
| | | | | Joined: Jul 2001 Posts: 3,887 Cruising in the Passing Lane | | Cruising in the Passing Lane Joined: Jul 2001 Posts: 3,887 | odd ... works in my FF, but I haven't updated it since 3.0 - works in the newst and oldest Opera too  Bill | | | | | Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 1,644 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 1,644 | Thought I'd jump on this thread and ask my related question.......
Can someone tell me if my 1950 1/2 ton had the 3100 emblem in addition to the Cheverolet emblem on the sides of the hood? I found a nice set at a swap meet in Houston last Sunday and bought them thinking they would go nicely on my truck. Paid $5 for the pair.
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Chuck
1950 Chevy 1/2 ton (all original)
1951 Chevy 1/2 ton (future streetrod)
1941 Chevy coupe
1938 Chevy coupe streetrod
| | | | | Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 3,750 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 3,750 | Spot, your truck should have this below each hood side Chevrolet badge. At least my '50 did. Are yours new? If you got them for $5/pair you did well.
Last edited by jockbolter50; 05/23/2010 3:53 AM.
1950 Chevy Advance Design 3100 in ScotlandIn the Stovebolt GalleryMore pix on Flickr. I've definately got this truck thing in my blood ... my DNA sequence has torque settings"Of all the small nations of this earth,perhaps only the ancient Greeks surpass the Scots in their contribution to mankind" Winston Churchill.
| | | | | Joined: Sep 2009 Posts: 433 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Sep 2009 Posts: 433 | Hood Ornament pics on my 54 3100... # on bottom ASSY. 3701859 * DET * 3701860 * PAT PEND The mounting holes are a mach with no modifications to the hood... Hood Ornament 8.055 from 1929 - 1957 Chevrolet Master Parts & Accessories Catalog shows Part # 3701185 as being for 54-55 COMM ( 1ST Ser. ) @ $ 4.70 each, I'll take a dozen... Looks at Tim's Links and it showed up as for 53-54 car Hood Ornament... If this is true when it was assembled in Oakland, Ca that may have been the Hood Ornament on the line that day... Brothers shows it as Original for 1953-54 ( Truck ) as a few other other sites do also... As for myself, it is the one that has always been on the truck and will remain so...
1954 Chevy 3104 3 Window Hydra-Matic in my family for over 60 Years
Once in a while you get shown the light in the strangest of places if you look at it right... "Scarlet Begonias" Grateful Dead 1974
| | | | | Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 1,644 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 1,644 | Thanks Jockbolter for the pic and for confirming that my '50 did indeed have the 3100 emblem on the hood. Currently mine only has the Chevrolet badges on it. I'll have to study it further because the two holes are covered up by the Chevy badges. And no, the badges I found last Sunday at the swap meet were used but in good condition.
Healing Bear.... I guess I was not clear enough in my original question. I was inquiring about the side badges on the hood and not a "hood ornament". Thanks for taking time though to help me.
Spot
Chuck
1950 Chevy 1/2 ton (all original)
1951 Chevy 1/2 ton (future streetrod)
1941 Chevy coupe
1938 Chevy coupe streetrod
| | | | | Joined: Jun 2009 Posts: 2,201 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jun 2009 Posts: 2,201 | Thanks healingbear, long story short, you seem to have a 54 car ornament on your 54 truck and it looks like a good fit. | | |
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