I would like to get the distance between the front edge of the front fender to the front tip of the upper front fender trim piece, it appears to be about an inch. Anyone willing to help?
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55 speedster measurement please
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Body / Glass: 55 speedster measurement please
Toby Knoll Garage
www.tobyknollgarage.com
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'51 Muntz Jet
'53 Woodill Wildfire/Dodge
'54 Hudson Hornet Grand National Tribute car
'55 Studebaker Speedster/Cadillac
'56 Corvette SR replica
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Mine is only about 7/16" inch, measured from the edge of the chrome headlight bezel to leading edge of the ornament on the top of the fender.
My only reservation is my suspicion that NOS front fenders were possibly installed back when the car was repainted (perhaps in the seventies). There is pristine primer underneath, not the undercoating of the rest of the undercarriage. My car happens to be South Bend production from December '54. I have no idea if use of templates for adding the fender ornaments varied with location of production or batches of cars built.
GilLast edited by riversidevw; 11-25-2016, 05:48 PM.Gil Zimmerman
Riverside, CA
1955 Speedster
1956 Golden Hawk
1958 Packard Hawk
1958 President
1963 Avanti R2
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Does the top of the fender have a constant curve? Is it possible that there is only one position where the ornament will sit properly/flush on the fender?RadioRoy, specializing in AM/FM conversions with auxiliary inputs for iPod/satellite/CD player. In the old car radio business since 1985.
10G-C1 - 51 Champion starlight coupe
4H-K5 - 53 Commander starliner hardtop
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Originally posted by RadioRoy View PostDoes the top of the fender have a constant curve? Is it possible that there is only one position where the ornament will sit properly/flush on the fender?Toby Knoll Garage
www.tobyknollgarage.com
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'51 Muntz Jet
'53 Woodill Wildfire/Dodge
'54 Hudson Hornet Grand National Tribute car
'55 Studebaker Speedster/Cadillac
'56 Corvette SR replica
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