c-1 cowl vent hinges

[Mike M.]

i'm in need of a pair for the 62 i'm restoring . there are two ebay sellers listing hinges for the c-1's. seller #1 claims the 53- 57 hinges are interchangable,with which i agree. seller 2 claims his hinges are off a 61 vette but he's also convinced that they'll fit a 53 to 62(with which i disagree) . both seller 1 and seller 2's pictures look identical to me. if you go to ebay and type in corvette cowl hinges, you can view the photos. i gotta get the hinges as without them, i have no c-1 c-60 for the 100+ temps were experiencing here in the mountains of maryland. thanks guys,mike

[Dennis C.]

Re: c-1 cowl vent hinges

Mike,

Have you tried Grossmueler's? I purchased a pair of cowl vent hinges for my 61 from them at the end of October. They were in great shape and charged my $45 for them and about $8 for shipping.

I have them out getting some paint on them along with some miscellaneous parts, so I can't post a picture of them.

Dennis

[Mike M.]

Re: c-1 cowl vent hinges

thanks dennis. will do.mike

[Richard M.]

Re: c-1 cowl vent hinges

Mike, I bought these(green ones) about 2 years ago for my 56. They were advertised then as 53 to 62. I agree they are not the same as 58-62. See comparison photos. The piece that attaches to the vent has a different profile. The primed ones are from a 59 I'm restoring.

I just looked again...... Neither my 57 or 59 or 62 AIMs do not show the part# for the hinge separately. Likely you already knew that. Probably because the vent/hinges came as a assembly from the supplier?

Rich

[Richard M.]

Re: c-1 cowl vent hinges

Here are a few shots showing the differences in the cowl vents. Primed one is the 59, blueish one is the 56-57 I bought some time ago. The ends are different..... the 56-57 vent is more pointed than the 59.

Rich

[Mike M.]

Re: c-1 cowl vent hinges

thanks dennis and rich.mike

[Troy P.]

Re: c-1 cowl vent hinges

From the comparison photo it looks like it would be very easy to modify the earlier part to match the later part.