'65 396 Side Emblems, Chapter 2
Back in mid-Oct 2008, James West initiated a thread on above subject, mainly dealing with the color of red in the left flag. Extended to many posts, morphing into subject of nose flags as well. [orange-red looks terrible on Rally Red body]
link: https://www.forums.ncrs.org/showthre...64328&uid=7885
I'd like to get comments on this single fender L78 emblem that I just got off eBay; the price was reasonable, and I bid based on curiosity. Never been installed, no box, and it exhibits shelf wear.
Big pic below shows a service GM ? emblem (top) that's been on my car since at least early '80s (last time previous owners painted the car). Sorry for the large file size, but easier to compare details. Below that, I show four thumbnails of specific features.
First and second thumbs show the backsides. We're all familiar with GM service that has the casting #s (= also catalog #s) for both the '65 and '66 (427 versions). The mystery emblem I just bought has only the '65 part #. Notice the "CMD" cast to the right of the number; this may be the clue as to the source supplier (or repop shop ?).
Third and fourth thumbnails show two views of the (lengthwise) brushed chrome on the Turbo-Jet face, and the thickness of the side bevel (about 1/16" more than the service unit, resulting in a heavier casting, almost 1/2 oz. more). In thumbs 1 and 2 you can see the difference in the backside "tray" depth. The service shows the typical General Detroit marking.
So what do I have ? Figure I'll mount it on a plaque
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link: https://www.forums.ncrs.org/showthre...64328&uid=7885
I'd like to get comments on this single fender L78 emblem that I just got off eBay; the price was reasonable, and I bid based on curiosity. Never been installed, no box, and it exhibits shelf wear.
Big pic below shows a service GM ? emblem (top) that's been on my car since at least early '80s (last time previous owners painted the car). Sorry for the large file size, but easier to compare details. Below that, I show four thumbnails of specific features.
First and second thumbs show the backsides. We're all familiar with GM service that has the casting #s (= also catalog #s) for both the '65 and '66 (427 versions). The mystery emblem I just bought has only the '65 part #. Notice the "CMD" cast to the right of the number; this may be the clue as to the source supplier (or repop shop ?).
Third and fourth thumbnails show two views of the (lengthwise) brushed chrome on the Turbo-Jet face, and the thickness of the side bevel (about 1/16" more than the service unit, resulting in a heavier casting, almost 1/2 oz. more). In thumbs 1 and 2 you can see the difference in the backside "tray" depth. The service shows the typical General Detroit marking.
So what do I have ? Figure I'll mount it on a plaque
.
) to report with close-up pics of both sides.
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