new grille

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  1. hawkeye

    hawkeye Member

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    thanks again Gary, fitted the new grille , will take it off again soon to give it a quick paint job.
     

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  2. mav1970

    mav1970 Bob Hatcher

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    Looking real good :thumbs2:
     
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    Craig Selvey Indiana State Rep - MCCI

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    Are those car horns behind the grill....or train horns?
     
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  4. hawkeye

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    The horns were on the car when i got it , made in 1952 in england, they will be replaced at some stage
     
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    Craig Selvey Indiana State Rep - MCCI

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    Are the horns as loud as they look?
     
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    Not very loud, more of a dull drone
     
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    71gold Frank Cooper Supporting Member

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    :thumbs2::thumbs2::thumbs2: Very nice...
     
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    smegnl Roger Saffle Supporting Member

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    Looks great. Did you restore that?
     
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  11. hawkeye

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    Most of the work has been done by others, ive done some of the smaller bits.i wish i had the room to be able to strip a car down, would have learnt to do more of it myself if i had the room.
    I just had a look at your repainted grille Blugene , thats real nice , thats what i need to do
     
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    Gill looks really nice as is.
     
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