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Old 05-24-2024, 07:51 AM   #1
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Default 5/24 A of the day photo

What kind of radiator shell is that in the A of the day photo today 5/24? I have never seen one like that before. Something aftermarket? It looks like it has exaggerated lines to it. Just wondering.
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Old 05-24-2024, 07:59 AM   #2
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Looks like a special-made insert or overlay designed to install on the stock radiator shell, but not sure. I've not seen one before either. Kinda neat, though.
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Old 05-24-2024, 10:34 AM   #3
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It looks to me like an era stone guard added to a stock '31 shell. Note the vertical bars.
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Old 05-24-2024, 10:42 AM   #4
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Any oldtimers out there know anything about this radiator shell?

https://www.mafca.com/autoload/aotd/24.jpg
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Old 05-24-2024, 06:12 PM   #5
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Any oldtimers out there know anything about this radiator shell?

https://www.mafca.com/autoload/aotd/24.jpg
Neat fabrication work. Check out the scroll work on the fender too. Might be a reflection but it looks like surface scrolling.
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Old 05-24-2024, 06:23 PM   #6
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Neat fabrication work. Check out the scroll work on the fender too. Might be a reflection but it looks like surface scrolling.
Those are the early 30 "eyebrow" fenders.
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Appears to have sealed beam headlights also.
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Old 05-24-2024, 07:47 PM   #8
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I missed the eyebrow fenders. Wow! That truck is a piece of jewelry.
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