Re: Repop '70 Coronet Grilles
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06/05/14 06:14 PM
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Has anyone ever reproduced '70 Coronet Grilles?
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Re: Repop '70 Coronet Grilles
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06/05/14 06:34 PM
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Actually yes, for a short period of time but they no longer do and they looked nothing like the originals.
.....E bay is your (only) friend on this one, unfortunately. I had a half dozen sets but I've given most of them away to other needy '70 owners.
Dave
1970 Super Bee 440 Six Pack
1974 'Cuda
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Re: Repop '70 Coronet Grilles
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06/05/14 07:15 PM
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Actually yes, for a short period of time but they no longer do and they looked nothing like the originals.
.....E bay is your (only) friend on this one, unfortunately. I had a half dozen sets but I've given most of them away to other needy '70 owners.
Dave
Dave,
IIRC that was cudagrille.com that was making the 70 Coronet grilles, along with 70 RR/GTX grilles, 72-4 Cuda grilles, and IIRC 1969 Charger grilles, and 71 Cuda grilles, and they may have had, or in the works a Duster Shark tooth grille.....but they were all resin cast, and most owners found out they warped after curing in the sunlight, plus the details/fit/finish left a lot to be desired
Mike
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Re: Repop '70 Coronet Grilles
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06/06/14 12:42 PM
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Actually yes, for a short period of time but they no longer do and they looked nothing like the originals.
.....E bay is your (only) friend on this one, unfortunately. I had a half dozen sets but I've given most of them away to other needy '70 owners.
Dave
Dave,
IIRC that was cudagrille.com that was making the 70 Coronet grilles, along with 70 RR/GTX grilles, 72-4 Cuda grilles, and IIRC 1969 Charger grilles, and 71 Cuda grilles, and they may have had, or in the works a Duster Shark tooth grille.....but they were all resin cast, and most owners found out they warped after curing in the sunlight, plus the details/fit/finish left a lot to be desired
Mike
Yep, I think you're right. the other issue with them is that none of the outer fins were present, they were solid after the inner ring so they didn't have the appearance of the originals. Glad I didn't buy any.
Dave
1970 Super Bee 440 Six Pack
1974 'Cuda
2008 Ram 3500 Diesel
2006 Ram 3500 Diesel
2004.5 Ram 2500 Diesel
2003 Ram 3500 Diesel
2006 Durango Limited
[url] http://1970superbee.piczo.com [/url]
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Re: Repop '70 Coronet Grilles
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06/07/14 10:36 AM
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If you do find a set, it seems that the cracked ones are usually easier to repair than ones that are warped. I would almost bet that Chrysler used two sources for these grilles (my opinion only!!!). But it does seem as either they are warped or split at the bottom. I walk past warped ones at shows because it seems as if you can never get that out of them, but if I see a reasonably priced set that are just split on the bottom I usually cant resist. But I don't have any extras now either, just got rid of my last set this winter.
Scott
70 Coronet RT 440+6 64 Dodge 330 - Future Hemi Clone 17 Challenger Hellcat - Green Go Driver 86 Buick T-Type Turbo V-6
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