1955 fan shroud

[Ronald R.]

anyone have pictures of a correct top shroud? thanks Ronnie

[Joe R.]

Re: 1955 fan shroud

Think this will do?

[John S.]

Re: 1955 fan shroud

joe, is there a slot cut into the fan shroud under the radiator hose? it is hard to tell if there is a slot or just a shadow of the hose on the left side of the hose.

[John S.]

Re: 1955 fan shroud

anyone have pictures of a correct top shroud? thanks Ronnie

another item in the judging guide that was not researched. the "no cutout for the radiator hose" is not true for all 55 corvettes.

[Joe R.]

Re: 1955 fan shroud

John,

From this angle it looks as if it had the cutout! As deep as the hose goes into the shroud it seems as if all had to be cut out or depressed for the hose to fit at all.

JR

[Ronald R.]

Re: 1955 fan shroud

is this correct or 56-62?

[John S.]

Re: 1955 fan shroud

is this correct or 56-62?

the shortened shroud appeared in 1960.

[John S.]

Re: 1955 fan shroud

joe. thanks for the picture. it is still too hard to tell if this car has a cutout. the judging guide states that there was no cutout in 55, but that is incorrect. later cars have the cutout and this car could help in determining when the cutout started.

[Joe R.]

Re: 1955 fan shroud

John,

Will be seeing the 55 again this weekend. Will know for sure.

JR

[Joe R.]

Re: 1955 fan shroud

John,

Here's better pics on this 1955 barn find. I love this pic of the tail lens. Both are originals.

[John S.]

Re: 1955 fan shroud

Joe, thanks for the pictures. even the 53-55 Bloomington judge I talked with yesterday did not think that 55s had that cutout. as for the tail lens, the only way I could tell an original from some of the repops is originals have a rubber washer or ring at the base of the lens.

[Joe R.]

Re: 1955 fan shroud

The Bloomington judges could not be not be wrong could they?
Well in this case looks like they could!!!!!!

Makes me miss Chip Miller even more!

JR

[John S.]

Re: 1955 fan shroud

The Bloomington judges could not be not be wrong could they?
Well in this case looks like they could!!!!!!

Makes me miss Chip Miller even more!

JR

had #342 been restored and been judged by the NCRS a few months ago it would have taken a hit on the engine pad being " irregular". after the owner of a judged car posted the deduction of his pad a search was done to find similar "irregular" pads on 55s. I am pretty sure the Bloomington judge would have given it full credit since the bloomington judge owns a 55 that is an example of a irregular pad.

[Joe R.]

Re: 1955 fan shroud

John,

Bottom line is! No car is perfect and no judge is perfect either. Cars like this old clunker that has never been restored tell the story better than anyone walking, talking and judging!
And yes, I have been on both sides judging and getting judged. Both at Bloomington and the NCRS. And loved every minute of it!

JR

[John S.]

Re: 1955 fan shroud

John,

Bottom line is! No car is perfect and no judge is perfect either. Cars like this old clunker that has never been restored tell the story better than anyone walking, talking and judging!
And yes, I have been on both sides judging and getting judged. Both at Bloomington and the NCRS. And loved every minute of it!

JR

to get back to the original post, what would be the correct shroud for Ron's car? is it the one on #342 or the non-cutout shroud that the judging guide calls for? (NCRS judging guides should be set up like Nolan's Restoration Guide where there is a notation of the car or cars that are used as an example for a certain part.)