Hot Rods model a grille shells...painted or chrome or ??

looking for some ideas for a 28/29 coupe.....post em up....thanks

 

I like chrome.... but jmo!!!!!

 

I would love a chrome one for my Tudor! Sadly mine is a tad rough but it will look good when I am done.

 

My roadster has a painted shell, but most of the ones I saw before the mid-70s were nickel or chrome plated.

 

Are you running a hood?
imo-
no hood=painted shell

hood=chrome shell

 

thinking no hood or possibly just the top....i painted it this morning , but the grill looks too monochromatic...might have to do a search for a nickle or older chrome

 

Originally only the standard A pickups and trucks(AA) had painted shells. Sedan deliveries, station wagons and Deluxe versions of pickups, panels used the plated Passenger Car style shells.
All 28-29 Passenger Cars had nickle-plated shells and 30-31 Passenger Cars had stainless steel shells.

 

My '28/'29 shell was painted when I got it. When sanding it down for new paint I discovered nickle plating underneath. It was in poor shape so it went in the blaster and then was painted.

I think the little bit of colour up front is good with the chrome headlights.

Flatman

 

I think painted looks too Streetroddy. Chrome is the way I would go.

 

Vote #2 for Chrome

 

I say, "Chrome dont get ya home but it looks good when your broken down!!"

 

Here's my Tudor. I changed the shell after a minor accident in the shed with a jack ( but I'd rather not talk about that!)

Chris

 

nope...Model A radiator shells juust gotta be chromed - that monochromatic look is horrible, still don't understand the purported appeal of a 57 Chev with the grille and bumpers all body color. May as well try to bring back lace paint. Makes the whole car look like a poorly done plastic model.

IMnsHO

dj

 

Go with Nickel plating, chrome is a little too bright for me and a painted shell only looks good on a non shiny car without a hood and side curtains.

 

My coupe has a rusty chromed one ( repop from the 70"s ) , and sedan has painted .

 

I like the look of an aged nickel plated shell. For some reason they just look A Model to me. Sorry, no pics, I still haven't figured out how to do that yet.

 

Make that #3 for chrome. (Or nickel-plating.)

 

a bit of shine is nice.

 

Here is mine, I kinda like'em chrome but I have seen some that looked good painted also, particularly the 28-29 shell.
Chad

 

Your Hupmobile look like this? what year?


Bill

 

i'd love to find a worn nickle plated one....the shell didn't look too bad till i painted it... i'll probably try the painted one on the car for now...till i can find what i am looking for.....

 

I ask this same question a while back.........Smoooothed and painted......It just looks good

 

I like plated/chromes ones much more...but mine has seen it's fair share of abuse, ao I'll be blasting it and painting it till I can pick up a '32 shell.

painted ones are OK, but I like it when they contrast the main color...otherwise they look very 'streetrod' to me.

*shrugs*

 

Gee I thought all these years the originals were stainless steel.

 

I like the look of a not new original myself. btw you should see our new Dos Lo Baws jackets and shirts.

 

Been running this painted shell for about 8 years. Finally came to my senses. It's at the chrome shop right now. Painted 29 shells are so '90's.