Sawed off of a Superbird hood sometime in the last 5+ decades...
What is it worth? :scratchchin:
Wall hanger?
Repair it and use it on an original car?
Target practice?
Scrap metal? :shruggy:
Now there's something you don't see often, if at all. :2thumbs:
I'd say it's definitely worth saving & selling if you aren't going to use it. Can't help with the value but it looks to be a very clean piece. People cut OEM panels off cars & drill spot welds all the time. Just a guess on the value would be to price both the fiberglass & metal repro extensions & double it. Maybe more if it's perfect.
Quote from: Old Moparz on September 01, 2023, 12:49:40 PMNow there's something you don't see often, if at all. :2thumbs:
I'd say it's definitely worth saving & selling if you aren't going to use it. Can't help with the value but it looks to be a very clean piece. People cut OEM panels off cars & drill spot welds all the time. Just a guess on the value would be to price both the fiberglass & metal repro extensions & double it. Maybe more if it's perfect.
Thanks. :cheers:
It's not perfect, but it's real. :icon_smile_cool:
The lower panel is a rusty mess, but the upper panel seems OK.
The (very) remote possibility of me ever building a Superbird clone went out the window last week when I sold my '70 Coronet fenders and hood that I had been hanging onto "Just in case".
I would sell it, if I can determine a price, or trade it for something Daytona/Charger related that I could use.
:think: :scratchchin:
If the bottom section is a rusty mess, what does the inside of the top section look like if it gets taken apart? Enclosed area with no primer. It could be fine, could be a rusty mess.
I don't know what Ricks Parts sells reproductions for any more. I guess that would be a guide up or down.
If you take it apart the bottom is an excellent template for cutting a Coronet hood.
I also question how many people are doing clones. To me that seems like a money losing proposition from the get-go. I am curious though. The greater fool theory and all. How many people jump in?
Quote from: Redbird on September 03, 2023, 10:41:55 AMIf the bottom section is a rusty mess, what does the inside of the top section look like if it gets taken apart? Enclosed area with no primer. It could be fine, could be a rusty mess.
I don't know what Ricks Parts sells reproductions for any more. I guess that would be a guide up or down.
If you take it apart the bottom is an excellent template for cutting a Coronet hood.
I also question how many people are doing clones. To me that seems like a money losing proposition from the get-go. I am curious though. The greater fool theory and all. How many people jump in?
Rick retired and sold out to these guys: https://mopartsllc.com/shop
I'm not sure what the inside looks like.
I figure somebody can repair the hood extension and use it or paint it blue with a big old "43" on it and hang it on the wall. :coolgleamA:
I've received a few requests for close ups of the bottom side of the hood extension.
It ain't pretty. :eek2: :o :smilielol:
I changed my mind, it's not a clean piece. :o
But still worth saving & possibly using as a template. :scratchchin:
Quote from: Old Moparz on September 05, 2023, 09:04:52 AMI changed my mind, it's not a clean piece. :o
But still worth saving & possibly using as a template. :scratchchin:
Yep, it's kinda toasty :eek2:
And...
It was used as a template many years ago by Gene Gregory when he had the tooling made for his reproduction hood extensions. :icon_smile_cool:
Now listed in the parts for sale section:
http://www.dodgecharger.com/forum/index.php/topic,142746.0.html
Will trade for something I can use.
Possibly reproduction Daytona Headlight doors, fender scoops, or steel Daytona wing washers.
Or...
What else have you got ?