Wanted 454 "V" fender emblems. For 1970 parisienne.
Best to email me,
bradenroberts@shaw.ca
Cheers, Braden
73SC said
Jun 5, 2010
Just to be sure, like this right?
braden_3 said
Jun 5, 2010
Yep thats the one.
67Poncho said
Jun 5, 2010
I would take 2 myself!!!! (Not that it will happen!!!)
Beaumont4008 said
Jun 5, 2010
Nice looking emblem. Did they use that on any other car or just Canadian b body pontiacs ?
CdnGMfan said
Jun 5, 2010
Those emblems were used only on 1970 Canadian Pontiac B-bodies and are quite scarce.
I tried to order some through a Pontiac parts department back in 1986. No dice. I'll bet if I tried in 1980 I could've gotten them.
There used to be a place that could recast emblems if you had a broken original but they don't seem to be around anymore. I believe they were the same people in eastern Ontario that were doing the Beaumont and various boat emblems. No matter, I recall that some hobbyist places sell kits for making molds to cast emblems. Now to find an original probably means paying a significcant fee just to borrow them in order to make some.
pontiax said
Jun 5, 2010
i recall an article by eddie paul "cars" when he built the 6 1967 gtos for the movie "XXX" the correct emblems were ridiculously priced and he needed enough for 6 cars. He built his own negative mold for casting new emblems. the metal is only zinc alloy and casts at low temps. I'll see if I can dig out the article. It might make an interesting project for canadian pontiac emblems.
jmont64 said
Jun 5, 2010
73SC wrote:
Just to be sure, like this right?
Maybe when Hillar's cars become available and maybe when .Ray adds to his collection there may be a 454 emblem available for a mould to be cast. Does that sound like alot of maybes? Maybe Ray can fill us in on Hillar's cars and what is happening with them.
CDN2PLS2 said
Jun 5, 2010
Maybe?
73SC said
Jun 5, 2010
Nothing to report.
CDN2PLS2 said
Jun 6, 2010
I had 427 ones made by a guy in Gores Landing a few yrs ago.
rarechev and i had a couple of sets cast by a fellow in cobourg a couple of years ago. they weren't cheap but still alot cheaper then the previous post. all you need in an original for the casting
Wanted 454 "V" fender emblems. For 1970 parisienne.
Best to email me,
bradenroberts@shaw.ca
Cheers,
Braden
I tried to order some through a Pontiac parts department back in 1986. No dice. I'll bet if I tried in 1980 I could've gotten them.
There used to be a place that could recast emblems if you had a broken original but they don't seem to be around anymore. I believe they were the same people in eastern Ontario that were doing the Beaumont and various boat emblems. No matter, I recall that some hobbyist places sell kits for making molds to cast emblems. Now to find an original probably means paying a significcant fee just to borrow them in order to make some.
He built his own negative mold for casting new emblems. the metal is only zinc alloy and casts at low temps. I'll see if I can dig out the article. It might make an interesting project for canadian pontiac emblems.
Nothing to report.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/NOS-454-emblems-canadian-pontiac-2-2-vintage-rare-1970-B-body-beaumont-/272059016580?hash=item3f57fb2584:g:4q8AAOSwdvpWEYyI&vxp=mtr
rarechev and i had a couple of sets cast by a fellow in cobourg a couple of years ago. they weren't cheap but still alot cheaper then the previous post. all you need in an original for the casting
I noticed that this set on Ebay has been reduced.
Scott
NOS 454 emblems canadian pontiac 2+2 vintage rare 1970 B body beaumont
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