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hi im from new zealand where is the best place to buy new car grills 1939

You may try these:

The Filling Station (see their advert here)

and

http://www.iandireproduction.com/complete%20parts%20page.htm

Good luck.

hi i had a look at the filling stn and it looks like they only do the street rod type. i and i chev spares dont make them they were going to but it got to dear some suggested dick moffitts has any body brought them off dicks before are they okay

Tony,

Try "Chev of the Forties", "Obsolete Chevy Parts", and "Ida's Chevy Parts". Also check Ebay as they may have what you might need. Good Luck!

it looks like "Obsolete Chevy Parts", and "Ida's Chevy Parts dont have them i see chev of the Forties do have them are they any good. they will cost a lot by the time i buy it and get it to new zealand with the exchange rates etc so im keen to know if they fit and are well made. i and i suggested dick moffits and he does have one being chorme plated has anybody brought these before of dicks is he ok to deal with

In my opinion you would not be happy with the Chev's of the 40s grill as it is more street rod type.

Contact Dick M and see if what he has is an original grill chrome plated. This will be what you need. Dick is OK to deal with.

thanks AntiqueMechanic i will see what dick m wants for his grill he was not able to tell me the price until he got the grill back from the platers .with me living so far away it can cost more than what i paid to send some stuff back . so its good to know if the company is ok to deal with if any body else has any other ideas or companys it would be good to hear from you thanks tony from new zealand and we drive on the right side of the road

I with Ray. Dick Moffett is an OK guy to deal with.

Did I read that right? New Zealanders drive on the right side of the road instead of on the left. If so, I sure didn't know that. You learn something new everyday!

Good luck with the grille.
Charlie

BTW: Maybe those Aussies think that since they are driving upside down that that means they are driving on the right side of the road. Who knows?

thanks 41specialdeluxe
for feed back about dick m are his grills good copys of the old grills dont want a hot rod i should have said we drive on the left side but sit on the right side of car im in new zealand not a Aussies we have to watch what we buy of you guys some times it dosent fit because we are right hand drive

hi i had a look on line they look okay i would need deep pockets but would this be the grill that AntiqueMechanic said might look a bit hot rod like ?

Us Aussies dont drive on the "right" side of the road, we drive on the "CORRECT" (left) side of the road and the driver sits on the "CORRECT" (right) side of the car. I dont know which side the New Zealanders drive on but they bought a lot of the clunkers that were left broken and abandoned on the side of the road here.
Tony

The 1939 grills for hotrods are laser cut out of flat stainless steel sheet ,and then welded together down the centre front. The bars are just flat sheet, not like the original grill which is two half sections bolted together, and the grill bars are multiple folded bars.

Their listing says a replated stock grill. They have other '39 grills that they list as hot rod grills. Since I've not purchased one of their grills I can't say for certain one way or the other. It's probably worth contacting them with that question before you spend the money.

41 grilles go for around a grand, so the price for the 39 grille would appear, to me, to be about right. Plating is expensive here in NC.

Tonysk, I'd recommend going for it. Show your cousins in Australia a thing or two. Question: Do you all ever visit each other?

:aust: Tonyw (y-all sure like "Tony" down there, don't you?): I think the other Tony is considering that shinny newly re-plated one. If he gets it, you can go over there and visit and marvel at it. Do you visit them?
Charlie

BTW: How come we don't have a New Zealand flag available in the "smiles" section?

hi is chrome plating expensive over there i woulnt know i asked
dick m if i could buy the grill not plated but he wasnt keen on that i was also thinking if it didnt quite fit i could teak it a bit then plate it . and it would cost less which would help with the exchange rates etc but i may be in luck i have been able to buy 2 grills which need some work so im off to the panel beaters to get a price later this week but im still keen to get a price of dick m it sounds like they are ok


we do have a bit of a love hate Australia new zealand thing but hey hes got a good name and if he owns a chev 41specialdeluxe cant be to bad

On the whole the New Zealanders arent a bad mob (the ones I have met anyway) but there is the friendly rivalary accross the ditch.
No I dont have a 41, I am having enough trouble getting permission to finish my 38 before I start on another project for myself.
Tony