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chrome knob grilles in 60's cars?

Discussion in 'The Hokey Ass Message Board' started by ironandsteele, Sep 12, 2009.

  1. ironandsteele
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    looking for pics of 60's cars with the knob treatment grilles. trying to get a feel for what it might look like. did anyone/is anyone giving this touch to this vintage of car (mid 60's)?
     
  2. Moparhead
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    Here's the grille I built for my 62 Newport this spring.The knobs are from Lowe's.

    Fuzzy
     

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  3. ironandsteele
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    ^
    nice. yeah, i was just looking at that pic a second ago.
    i actually just got back from home depot, bought some 1 1/4" chrome knobs for the stock grill in my 68 newport. mocked it up real quick and it looks pretty good. i'll finish it tomorrow, and post a few pics.
     
  4. CHOPMERC
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    here's one I just built for my shoebox, the drawer pulls are NOS 1950's pieces...
     

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  5. Cincinnati Slim
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    Here's my grille, also courtesy of Lowe's. Took me three stores to collect enough in one day. Cashier asked why I needed so many, and I told her, you wouldn't believe me if I told you.
     

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  6. gaspumpchas
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    ahhh nothing like a knob job....:D


    gaspumpchas

    "you can touch it if you want- I mean the seat covers...."
     
  7. jerseymike
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    this car looks cooler everytime i see another update!
     
  8. tragic59
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    "May Cause Dangerous" has a knob grill.
     
  9. El Gordo
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    The chrome knobs came from my in-law's house they are the kitchen knobs from 1964 - the same year as the car. They replaced them in the 80's and put them in a box, I found them recently and put them on my car. The whole grill weighs 22 pounds [​IMG]
     
  10. ironandsteele
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  11. yekoms
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    Cincy Slim, More pics of you Chevy... Please
    Thanks,Smokey
     
  12. I've got a few pic's...

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  13. How about faucet handles?
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  14. ironandsteele
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    whoa. some very nice cars there..
     
  15. I tried to put the cars or trucks that the grills were in...
     
  16. uniquecoaches
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    My 58 Fairlane just got the knob job also, 168 polished brass door pulls. Thank God the Marine Corps taught me how to use Brasso.
     

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  17. acadian_carguy
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    Wow...cool thread! It has got me thinking of trying a row of chrome knobs on the front grill on my Acadian. If it looks good I will post a pic.
     
  18. ironandsteele
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    do it an post pics!
     
  19. chicagojunkcar
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    nice. yeah, i was just looking at that pic a second ago.
     
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  21. jonzcustomshop
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    my 61 chev truck
    cleaned out 2 ace hardwares twice!
     

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  22. El Gordo
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    Do it! - 'cause most people don't know what the Acadian grill looks like anyway. Just tell 'em it was the "deluxe" trim:D:cool:

    I've had many "car people" ask me if it was factory

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  23. halfcockedcustoms
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    not really a good shot ,,but my 64 truck grille [​IMG]
     
  24. truckdude1
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    What size holes in the perforated sheet metal would any one recommend? 1/16" 1/8" other? The car below appears to have 1/8" holes. Anyone know a good source in the Chicago area? I've found plain knobs for about a $1.20 each online, you can look up Belwith P213-26. I don't like the look of the expanded metal, I want to use the perforated stuff painted flat black. How much support does one of these grills need, I don't want it to flop around on my truck. Thanks.

     
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  25. Cincinnati Slim
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    I've had two cars with drawer pull knobs and I've always used '58 Ford grilles. The pattern makes it easy to make a pattern. The expanded metal I've seen at the local home store is too thin on it's own to support the knobs, maybe if you welded a support rod to the back for strength.

    Here's a couple more pics of the front of my '60 with the grille. The second pic I got from here on the HAMB from last year's pileup, sorry I can't remember who took it to give credit.
     

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  26. acadian_carguy
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    I hear you. Most often people will ask me what year is my Nova...

    Don't want to sound cheap (OK, I am cheap), but I priced out chrome knobs today, and the good ones go for around $5.79 each. I thought they would be around $2 each. I'm still gonna put chrome knobs on the grill, but may have to wait a bit. I have had a lot of bills recently that got to get paid...
     
  27. buickbelle
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    We special ordered these V shped drawer pulls from Lowe's. Since we are doing bullets on the car, we thought these would carry out the theme, with what we call a "double bullett". LOL If you go to the desk and ask, they can give you a catalog of drawer pulls.



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