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8BA#1

07-22-2011 @ 6:56 PM

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Hello everyone. I am new to this form, and have only recently subscribed to the early ford V-8 club.

I am working on a 1950 Custom Sedan. It has a plasic trunk emblem, which attaches to the truck lid with 3 small metal clips. I understand this emblem was only used on the very early 50 models.

All the reproduction trunk emblems I can find available are the ones available for the later 50 models, which are an insert which fits inside of a chrome bezel.

Does anyone happen to know if any reproduction or NOS early 50 trunk lid emblems are available??? Where do I find one of these?? If not, what are early 50 owners useing for replacment emblems?? Drilling the truk lid to utilize the later 50 emblem & bezel, or???

Any assistance or advise would be most appreciated.

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07-23-2011 @ 6:14 AM

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8BA,

The early emblems with the plastic tabs are very hard to find and not reproduced, to my knowledge. They show up very infrequently on eBay and command a high price. Ford replaced them with the later style with the chrome bezel because they easily sheared off, especially if someone held on to them as they closed the hood or trunk.

Your best bet is to buy a later set with insert and bezel. They are reproduced, but you can also find nice NOS ones. Unfortunately, you will need to drill the holes in the trunk lid.

Ken

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07-23-2011 @ 6:24 AM

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Our '50 coupe was built in February, and has the early all-plastic hood and trunk emblems like your car.

To the best of my knowledge, there are no reproductions available of these parts. Original ones in excellent condition are rare, but not impossible to find.

Every now and then, an NOS early '50 trunk emblem comes up on Ebay. About a year ago I watched one sold in an auction ...... if I remember correctly the winning bid was just over a hundred dollars.

Be very careful buying one of these. The three rectangular plastic mounting prongs on the back are often cracked or broken.

The later style '50 trunk emblem, like '51, has a chrome metal bezel which mounts using two threaded studs. If you drill two holes in exactly the right spot, the late emblem can be used.

If your car is to be judged at an EFV8 meet, you might wish to change the hood emblem to the later style as well, and fill in the early style rectangular holes front and back so that the changes made aren't visible.

A diehard purist 1950-Ford-lover would definitely not do that.

Perhaps you could locate a nice early '50 trunk emblem with all three mounting prongs intact by placing a "Wanted" ad in the EFV8 Classifieds here on this web site.

The club has an excellent restoration book for sale which deals specifically with the 1949, 1950 and 1951 Ford passenger cars. I strongly recommend it to you.

There are antique Ford parts dealers in North Carolina and Ohio who might have an NOS emblem. If you contact me at flatheadfleming@hotmail.com, I'll give you their names and telephone numbers.

Welcome to the Early Ford V8 Club. Thanks for joining us.

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