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The red grille emblem doesn't show any crazing that I can see.It only needs
the red part redone.The white and silver seems very good.
Price is $20.00 plus shipping

The black emblem has inside crazing,but colors are good.Comes with gasket.
This fits 47-49 I believe. Price $10.00 plus shipping

There was an article in a WTN about restoring these.

Email roysboystoys2@hotmail.com

Thanks Roy

lostmind

Back up for another look , new price
Thanks Roy

lostmind

I still have these , maybe somebody needs them now?
Roy

chopperchuck

i need one but i don't know which one? for a 49

chopperchuck

lostmind wrote:

There was an article in a WTN about restoring these.

Email roysboystoys2@hotmail.com

Thanks Roy

if anybody got a copy of that article,i might need a copy if i get one of these from roy.

MikeWA

The black one, for a 49.

I might be interested in the red one, if someone can come up with the restoration article.

chopperchuck

i knew the black would fit,but was trying to find out if the red would fit,i'm
not doing a restro,--chuck

lostmind

The article I'm refering to was many years ago,
possibly 20? But I know they have been done by scraping away the paint and repaint ,than seal behind with a platinum color.
The depth of the red one appears to be less then the black one .I know the
surronds are different , but the shape appears the same otherwise.
I don't have a housing to see if they interchange.
They both are usable as is and better than a lot I've seen on cars otherwise restored.
I bought a repro one years ago , but the quality was poor.it looked worse than these when installed.
Someone with a really good memory might come up with the article.
The black one should fit 46-49.
Thanks Roy

SamJ

I posted the following about a year ago...

I thought I'd put this info up in a separate posting. Stole the photo from ski4life65, too...

I watched Press Kale make these by hand when he had K-Gap. Each one takes hours. So, I called him and asked him for the straight skinny. (He's not on the Internet.)

1. The emblem die is the same from '46 - '55, except the '55 has a flat back.

2. '46- '49 all are black. '50 - '55 all are red.

3. The emblem buck is clear plastic. Each detail (letters, triangle, ships, castles) is masked and the emblem is painted black or red. The black is opaque, the red is translucent so when it is chromed it looks metallic.

4. The masks are removed except for the white parts of the triangle and the emblem is sent out for plating on the back. Then the masks on the triangle are removed and those sections painted white.

5. Finally, a gray sealer coat is put on over the chrome to hold everything together.

6. All models were designed to light up.

7. The light is only supposed to shine through the triangle, not the whole emblem.

If anyone would like to talk to Press about restoring or touching up one, EM or email me (address on the bottom of this message) and I will send you his telephone number. He'll be glad to talk with you.

lostmind

Thanks this is good info to file away under" technical "
This is much like I remember from the article I was Refering to .
Perhaps he got the idea from the WTN.
There are a lot of Hudsons that need one.
Just as an aside , I think the 50 housing is different than the
others , all it's own?
Roy

chopperchuck

i'll take the black if a M/order of $13.80 is ok?

chuck

dave s

nice reproduction 1950-1955 red is available for 125.00 with free shipping, along with a lot of other nice reproduced parts from Eshelman Molding & Casting
http://partsbyemc.com/

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dave s

1946-49 in black also available from them at same price

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cargray

Sam, I believe Press has forgotten a little..The 46-49 plastic moulding is entirely differant than the 50-54 plastic, shape, color, and design...

chopperchuck

$ is on it's way for the black insert

chuck

lostmind

Thanks Chuck.
Red one still available.

MikeWA

I'll take the red one for $20 plus $5 shipping, if you'll email me your address.

mmittge at compprime dot com.

lostmind

Both sold . Thanks Mike and Chuck .
Glad these will be on a Hudson instead of on a shelve.
Nice input on the subject and a good source of repos
came out of this .
Thanks everyone
Roy

chopperchuck

HEY Roy,
it showed up today THANKS!

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