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02-17-2021, 10:34 AM | #1 |
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1937 model 78 hood ornament/handle
hey barners,i am looking for a new handle and base as the orig. is very pitted and has about 1" broken off near screw at grille so re chrome doesnt make sense. ive looked all over. started with drake and sounds like they dont even know if it will even be made again. has anyone seen a pic of the finned handle hood release that came on the 37 ford darrin convertable. it had a locking feature. im not sure if it was an optional handle release. the base looks identicle to the37. i will try to shhttps://i.pinimg.com/originals/ea/2c/20/ea2c2078f4d0c9409787990cfcf563a3.jpgow what i saw.
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02-17-2021, 10:55 AM | #2 |
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Re: 1937 model 78 hood ornament/handle
you must realize a picture would hep
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02-17-2021, 11:05 AM | #3 |
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Re: 1937 model 78 hood ornament/handle
yeah, im not too comp savy, i tried to put one in message as you can see it came as just a bunch of caracters and symbols. sorry. i tried to describe the handle i saw when googling 1937 hood ornament/handle and the ford darrin convertable ornament came up. thanks for reply,tom.
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02-17-2021, 12:30 PM | #4 |
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Re: 1937 model 78 hood ornament/handle
i think there is one on ebay now
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02-17-2021, 03:41 PM | #5 |
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Re: 1937 model 78 hood ornament/handle
Here's a pic of a standard 37 hood ornament.
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02-17-2021, 03:46 PM | #6 |
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Re: 1937 model 78 hood ornament/handle
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02-17-2021, 03:48 PM | #7 |
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Re: 1937 model 78 hood ornament/handle
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02-17-2021, 07:10 PM | #8 |
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Re: 1937 model 78 hood ornament/handle
yeah,petehoovie,thats the one with the fins.its pretty cool. my hood ornament/handle is the same as above but in worse shape very pitted and piece missing below screw mount. have you ever seen that darrin model in person? the 37 hood orn. was a one year only part correct? thanks for the reply guys, any more help would be apretiated. tom.
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02-17-2021, 07:17 PM | #9 |
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Re: 1937 model 78 hood ornament/handle
thanks gregg, mine is same as that,but much worse. i dont think i have seen that one on ebay. its alittle better shape than mine. i will try to find it. thanks, tom.
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