I swear I've seen some aftermarket side trim kits produced in the 50's to put two tone and different stuff on certain cars, but I can't seem to find any evidence of it anymore, and I've got some moldings I'm trying to identify. My trims seem pretty generic, they're labeled with no manufacturer or part numbers on the packaging but they say "rt ft fndr mldg" and stuff like that, never saw that with any kind of factory packaging. Anyone got any reference to aftermarket kits like this? Even a maker name I could search for. My trims have front fender moldings that start at the top of the fender above the headlight and curve down to a side molding, like a '55 Ford front fender trim, but then go straight back, and they seem to be made for a very small car. I hate to dump these back on a shelf forever but I can't really sell them without any idea what they fit. They feel very aftermarket to me, but I'd love to be proven wrong.
Exactly what I was looking for, thanks! I've got two sets I need to ID and it's possible one set is the '57/'58 Plymouth set shown here, going to have to look into that. I've got a car and some pieces I can match that one up to. If anyone else knows of any more scans like these, I'd really appreciate it. I've got a '58 Almquist catalog but it didn't have anything quite like this, and my other books from the 60's seem like they wouldn't offer this type of stuff anymore.
I have the 58 JCW catalog, and can scan other pages if you need...I kind of gave up on scanning the whole thing, it's tedious
Looking for any pages that show side molding kits. I don't want to put anyone out but if you see anything like that and could grab a picture or two for me I'd be grateful forever. Basically, I acquired some parts from a long time custom builder guy and I ended up with what appear to be complete sets of aftermarket trim for cars but they're only marked as the position of where the trim goes on the car, not what car they fit. Really cool stuff, but worthless unless I can figure out what bodies they fit. The link above showing the kits to put '58 Belvedere style trim on the plain 57-58 Plymouths is actually a really good lead, that might be what one of them is. This other one is still a total mystery, would have had to be for a really small car, like '55 Ford style two tone for an Anglia 100E or something like that. Any leads are greatly appreciated!
@partsdawg These pics look like the ones I remember seeing, this gives me a LOT to work with. I very much appreciate you taking the time to post these! I'm going to lay out my stuff and see if I can make any of it match up. Thanks again!
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