1953-54 Chevy Custom Grills-Please Show Yours

I know that '53-'54 Chevy grills are very cool, especially the '54.
But, there is only so much that you can do with the stock grill and teeth, besides adding more teeth. Anyone just running the center bar, or another type of grill? Please post pics. Thanks
Yes, I have done a search.

 

I'm putting 19 teeth in mine. The '54 Pontiac is a nice look, but in a Chevy it just looks like a stock Poncho. Hard to improve on perfection!

 

here you go my 54 with its Kentucky Grin! (no teeth)

 

I'll be adding 2 more teeth to my '53, so nothing to special.

I don't have a picture, but I once saw a '54 with a '56 Plymouth Savoy grille bar and I've been dreaming about it since. Anyone else have a picture of a 53/54 running a *shudder* Chrysler grille?

 

Repop '53 Corvette grille, stock '53 Chevy parking lights (using 2-cup stainless steel measuring cups for housings), mounted in an opening I made out of sheet metal.
I loved it when I did it a few years ago, now I'm thinking it's a little too "busy" looking? I'd also do the upper part of the opening different if I did it today. I do, however, plan to use the same measuring cup trick with '53 lights on the '51 that I'm about to start building. Worked like a charm, and I love the look on guys' faces when they say "what are those turn-signal housings from" and I say "they're measuring cups!" The handles made nice mounting brackets.

 

This one of Cole's is cool.

 

Would like to see more of this car. Grill is perfect. Not too few and not too many. Just right! Thanks, BOBBY FORD

 

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Everything they do is worth studying. It's all good.

 

here is my 50 ,53 grille surround vette teeth on homeade bar dummyspots turned backwards on the end

 

I used to run 9 teeth but I thought it looked better with 15.

 

a few guys have switch put 53 teeth in a 54 grille bar and parking lights and 54 in 53 bar and lights for a diffrent look

 

heres mine a 54 desoto grill in my 53 hardtop

 

Thanks for info. Another question, a little crazy: would the teeth from a '50-'51 Chevy fit on a '54 Chevy grill cross bar? Also, can '53 teeth bolt onto a '54 cross bar?

 

WOW... we need more pics of this car

 

Guess this post shows how few custom grills are in '53-'54.
I know it is hard to improve perfection, but why not try?

 

Me likee. What'd you make the bar out of?

 

the center bar is made of some 16 ga 304 ss that i got at aplace i worked ,the shop was in the process of being bought out by some bigger company - and we were all going to lose r jobs ,my forman said to do any last minute stuff we wanted -so i made 2 bars -both are 2 halves welded in center -i used the vrtte teeth for the pattern --joe

 

any more pics?

 

when I get home from work I'll dig through my pic folder, see what I got

 

`56 buick

 

Thanks Fencepost86 for pics

 

Is this all the custom grills for 53-54s?
Heres mine that I just finished today. I like it!

 

Bump into this to the top! Looking for some inspiration for my 53 Chevy!

 

my chrome was shit and rusted, buffed it all off and decided to show polish this. No really custom but cool touch I think.

 

Bump to the top! Let's see some more!

 

Bringing this back for inspiration on my 53! Let's see some grilles!

 

Anyone!?