Re: 51/ 52

Posted by Packard Don On 2022/5/9 14:27:16
As Howard pointed out, the 1952 grille will fit 1951 but it will have extra emblem holes but also there was a difference between junior and senior grilles. Senior grilles have steel teeth inside the central oval while junior grilles do not have them. As yours is a Patrician, you need to look for a senior 1951 grille. I have some grille parts but I do not believe I have a complete grille.

Also, if you're looking for authenticity, note that 1951 and 1952 each used different turn signal lenses that by now may have gotten mixed and matched. My 1951 had one of each and, while they physically interchange and are shaped the same, they do not look alike in the way the flutes run. 1951's were radial while 1952's ran from the tip down to the base.

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