A road trip (especially one in a ’48 Olds) is sounding awfully good about now, isn’t it?
1948 Oldsmobile Advertisement
New (Old) Grille
We finally found an original grille for our ’48 Dodge that didn’t have any cracks or breaks. It was heavily pitted, however, so we took it to Ace Irrigation in Kearney, Nebraska, and had them sandblast and paint it. We chose the color “nickel” to blend in with the flame job, and they did great work. We are really pleased with the finished product and happy to have a new (old) grille!
Throwback Thursday: Grille Edition
This gorgeous sea-green 1947 Chevrolet graced us with an appearance at a local car show this summer:
Chevrolet did not have a true post-war car until 1949, so this ’47 is very similar to those produced in 1942, 1946 and 1948. They all have good-looking grilles, and just look how this one shines:
The grille used in 1948 was very similar to 1947’s with the main difference being a piece of center moulding. The following diagrams are taken from the 1953 edition of Motor’s Flat Rate & Parts Manual:
