Ironically I'm replacing the stock grill on my 54 Buick with a modified 57 Chevy insert. Will post pics when it's done.
Heck I remember buying a model car back in the day that had the option of the 57 grill or the buick grill if you wanted the custom look.
A classic, I had one in my 57 Chevy back in 1984, I pulled it right from a junkyard for $50 in perfect condition, those were the days.
Looks really good. I might get a 55 Bucik Grill and try and fit it on the Oldsmobile. I got a big dent thats going to cost a lot of money to fix.
It looks nice but out of place if installed on a stock '57 Chevy body, it's an old trick, one that looks better if you have other mild, softer mods to complement the '57 Buick grill ..................................JMO
Looks good! Makes for a nice custom. I've been dragging around my cracked 57 grill bar for a few decades. I think I read they are pot metal, but can be fixed.
Strange, coincedentally I've lugged a '57 Chevy grille bar to a batch of swaps and the only guys who pick it up are the ones who want to buy it for ten bucks. It's not perfect, but it's not cracked or broken.
I've bought two 57 Buick grilles, in my travels.. When I redo my 57, it's definitely goin in there. One's been dechromed and waiting for me to sand and polish it. Aye, not a fun task!
Looks like a 1957 "billet" grille!! Had to go back an dlook at it again, really looks great!. I remember the AMT 3 in1 kit with the Buick grille in the Chevy kit of the "custom" build, but I put it in my drag car portion of the kit! (3 in 1 Stock-Custom Drag)
Had a request to post the install. Im sure there are other ways, but this is how I installed my 57 Buick grill.<HR style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #e5e5e5; COLOR: #e5e5e5" SIZE=1> <!-- / icon and title --><!-- message --> Yea it was quite a task but so rewarding! I got some really good advice here from a fellow Hamber. I was advised to trim the Chevys splash pan and to not cut the Buick grill. You have to be willing to cut about a 2 and a half inch channel from the front of the splash pan from behind the bumper bullet to the other side. The only mod I did to the Buick grill was i cut the far tab off of each end so it would tuck in behind the Chevys bullet area. I never removed my front bumper to install the grill, but you have to trim about an inch from the top of each frame rail and alittle off of the bumper bracket so the grill will tuck under the bumper. The top of the Buick grill will mount to your stock cross bar by drilling a few new holes. Alot of people say that you cannot use your stock latch. It was easy. I simply cut out the latch area that mounted to the stock grill bar area. And bolted it back in and the hood latched. 3 hrs later I was done. All I used for all of the cutting was an air body saw. If you want to go back to the stock grill later, all you would have to do is, tack weld a sheet metal strip back to the splash pan and drill new holes to mount the stock grill back in. GOOD LUCK! <!-- / message -->
looks great!! I had to argue with a old guy at a car show that my grille in my 57 buick was original, he had seen them in chevys and was sure I did'nt know any thing about my buick. looks great in both cars
For you guys that would like to do this, the trick is to cut the grille not the car! For the neatest look the grille should tuck in right under the top grille bar. Removing the tabs from the top and bottom of the grille makes it the right height to mount it directly to the splash pan. Moving the grille forward means trimming the ends in a circle to match the shape of the bumperetts. When you are done it is very neat and nothing shows where the grille has been cut. A buick has a straight across configuration so when it is fit just cut the center of each grill at a slight angle to allow for the fact that a chevy has a slight V
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