The Ford Barn

1937roadsterdeluxe · 10-19-2012, 11:22 PM

I RESTORING A 1937 FORD ROADSTER ,I FEEL GUILTY BECAUSE I CAN'T FIND A DECENT GRILL !!! i just bought a nice reproduction from speedway ..BUTTT!!! i dont know !!!DO U GUYS THING THAN I HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL GET A NOS grill ?????.or is not mater install a reproduction grill ..do you thing will be notorious difference than original and it will destroy the entire car ??? ,, look great !! but ... what do u thing about it ... what i should do.

all comments helps !!!

Lanny · 10-19-2012, 11:57 PM

I'd run the nicest grill you have at this time, and keep an eye
out for a NOS or very nice original for the future. just my 2 cents.

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DavidG · 10-19-2012, 11:57 PM

There were several original '37 grilles at Hershey earlier this month including an early standard take off that was a perfect candidate for plating as it had absolutely no pits on the grille bars.

Keep looking.

danliveshere · 10-20-2012, 05:43 AM

Run a wanted ad here on the barn , a nice original will be out there somewhere. I'd still use the reproduction grill till you find one.

Fibber Mcgee · 10-20-2012, 12:20 PM

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Originally Posted by danliveshere

Run a wanted ad here on the barn , a nice original will be out there somewhere. I'd still use the reproduction grill till you find one.

I agree, you could always sell the repro later.

296 V8 · 10-20-2012, 12:38 PM

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37 Coupe · 10-20-2012, 03:30 PM

There has been quite a few original 1937 Ford grilles for sale this past year. A real nice one was on the Early V8 site with all the stainless trim. I thought I had it bought for asking price but seller got greedy and claimed he had to reneg and sell it for twice as much to someone "local" I ended up getting a NOS one this past summer on or I should say "off" Ebay. Really have been quite a few on Ebay,some go high and not so nice used and some not so high and really nice ones. I don't know if NOS ones were chrome plated or not,most I have seen are NOS standard primered ones. To me worth waiting and looking for a Genuine Ford one. I saw a real nice yellow woody wagon at Hiawassee meet with a terrible grille that stuck out like a sore thumb and a local restored 37 cabriolet with a foreign grill,terrible looking and obvious not correct.

DavidG · 10-20-2012, 05:53 PM

Another consideration is the serious difficulty of installing a '37 grille without also removing the fenders and fender aprons as part of the process, let alone removing one and starting over with another. I doubt if any other year's grille comes close to limiting the access to the grille-to-fender fasteners. It is job best suited to someone with 3 long thin arms and fingers that can see.

10-19-2012, 11:22 PM	#1
1937roadsterdeluxe Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: VIRGINIA Posts: 28	I feel guilty !! Roaster ford 37 I RESTORING A 1937 FORD ROADSTER ,I FEEL GUILTY BECAUSE I CAN'T FIND A DECENT GRILL !!! i just bought a nice reproduction from speedway ..BUTTT!!! i dont know !!!DO U GUYS THING THAN I HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL GET A NOS grill ?????.or is not mater install a reproduction grill ..do you thing will be notorious difference than original and it will destroy the entire car ??? ,, look great !! but ... what do u thing about it ... what i should do. all comments helps !!!

10-19-2012, 11:57 PM	#2
Lanny Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Mn Posts: 2,411	Re: I feel guilty !! Roaster ford 37 I'd run the nicest grill you have at this time, and keep an eye out for a NOS or very nice original for the future. just my 2 cents. . __________________ If mama ain't happy, ain't nobody happy. But if daddy ain't happy...RUN

10-19-2012, 11:57 PM	#3
DavidG Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: southeastern Michigan Posts: 10,111	Re: I feel guilty !! Roaster ford 37 There were several original '37 grilles at Hershey earlier this month including an early standard take off that was a perfect candidate for plating as it had absolutely no pits on the grille bars. Keep looking.

10-20-2012, 05:43 AM	#4
danliveshere Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Cairns , Australia Posts: 748	Re: I feel guilty !! Roaster ford 37 Run a wanted ad here on the barn , a nice original will be out there somewhere. I'd still use the reproduction grill till you find one.

10-20-2012, 12:38 PM	#6
296 V8 BANNED Join Date: May 2010 Location: nor~cal Posts: 455	Re: I feel guilty !! Roaster ford 37 Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) Were you planning to weld on the speedway grill?

10-20-2012, 03:30 PM	#7
37 Coupe Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 1,835	Re: I feel guilty !! Roaster ford 37 There has been quite a few original 1937 Ford grilles for sale this past year. A real nice one was on the Early V8 site with all the stainless trim. I thought I had it bought for asking price but seller got greedy and claimed he had to reneg and sell it for twice as much to someone "local" I ended up getting a NOS one this past summer on or I should say "off" Ebay. Really have been quite a few on Ebay,some go high and not so nice used and some not so high and really nice ones. I don't know if NOS ones were chrome plated or not,most I have seen are NOS standard primered ones. To me worth waiting and looking for a Genuine Ford one. I saw a real nice yellow woody wagon at Hiawassee meet with a terrible grille that stuck out like a sore thumb and a local restored 37 cabriolet with a foreign grill,terrible looking and obvious not correct. __________________ "Never complain,never explain"... Henry Ford II

10-20-2012, 05:53 PM	#8
DavidG Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: southeastern Michigan Posts: 10,111	Re: I feel guilty !! Roaster ford 37 Another consideration is the serious difficulty of installing a '37 grille without also removing the fenders and fender aprons as part of the process, let alone removing one and starting over with another. I doubt if any other year's grille comes close to limiting the access to the grille-to-fender fasteners. It is job best suited to someone with 3 long thin arms and fingers that can see.