any custom grill ideas for 59 chevys

ive seen 59s with 60 merc grill.... and ive seen them with a tube grill..... but what other grills can be put in a 59 chevy and look good??????
pics would be good........

 

Mercury grilles always look good. I'm sure someone will chime in with a pic!

 

Here's one I googled quickly...

 

53 or 54 chevy grill teeth, remove the inside two headlights, keep the outside two headlights.

 

59 Imperial!

 

54 Chevy grille teeth use to be the ticket, you would double them for a tighter fit also the older Vette same story

 

id like to see more pics of this car........

 

That's Tats Gotanda's (sp.) classic, "Buddah Buggy", Built decades ago by
Bill Hines. More pics can be seen HERE (Thanks to Rikster! ):
http://public.fotki.com/Rikster/11_car_photos/beautiful_custom_cars/bill_hines/59_chevy_customs/

 

Last time I was at Bill Hines' shop it was there, supposedly to get a total restoration. Do you know if they have started on it yet?

 

You can see some shots of the restored version HERE:
http://www.billhinestheleadslinger.com/recentprojects.html

I always loved the dechromed fins, as well as the "Salvador Dali" taillights.
(AMT models echoed this shape in their '59 El Camino customizing kit.) The current lenses are a later update, similar to the ones used on the Candy red El Camino Hines also built in the sixties.
This car had hydraulic suspension WAY back in the day! Truly one of the great customs of all time.

 

Kid Duece photos








Dave Dale photo




And another Hines Chevy...




Other samples...

Fine tubular/strip grille in this early 60's built custom...




'54 Chevy grille






Same Merc grille... but then cut down with molded headlights...

 

The 60 Merc grille is the most popular and my favorite, but I was thinking a grille from a 60 Olds 88 would be a pretty easy conversion and wouldnt look too bad..

 

I forgot a an Electra of the same era would look pretty cool also.

 

Some of the Buick grills look pretty good but the 60 Merc grill and head lights looks like it should have been installed there in the first place.

 

A '58 Chevy grille insert would mess people up trying to figure out what it came from.

 

Straight axle, slicks, no grill, moon tank . Yea thats the ticket ! Thats the scrape I know .

 

heres a couple ive saved

 

couple more ...i have one i needed ideas also

 

thanks for all the pics........ 60 merc grills are definitly the coolest.....
i wonder if a 58 ford would look good.......

 

I like the 58 buick grille or...I havent seen this before...What about a 59 cadillac grille..you know with all those little bullets...that might be interesting

 

The Caddy bullets would indeed work well with the '58 Ford mesh that was asked about. I have seen them used together on a couple of older customs, but have been unable to find pics (so far). Availability/cost might be an issue.
'59 Buick is another option, as is '60 Olds.

 

I believe Ray Farhner's classic, "Eclipse", featured Ford mesh and'58 Cad bullets.