Original,NOS or new??

Ok guys, Iam sorry but it is Me & these Bumper guards again. Thanx to
Kuztomklaus, We have IDd these to a 41 Chrysler. Now wether its a Chrysler
coupe,sedan or a 41 Barrelback Woody, I Dont know. I cant seem to find any
numbers. Does that mean they are reproductions? If someone can tell by looking, please let me know. Thanx

 

They look like the might be rechromed originals, but it's hard to tell from the pics. Are there any hammer marks inside? the hammer marks would be a narrow line, about 1/16" wide by 3/4" long, that's what they use to fix bumpers. Also a close up view of the recesses in the middle (the "stripes" around the outside) could show pits that might not have been fully removed when they were buffed before plating.

I'd be shocked to find they're reproductions, for a car like that. Not much of a market for them, and it's expensive to make the tooling.

 

thanx for the info. Supposing their not reproductions, how much do you think Their worth??

 

They are worth as much as somebody would pay for them

 

Is anyone offering some similar on ebay....might give an idea what
someone else "thinks" they might be worth.

 

I think Iam going to go with $150 even though Iam missing the 5th one

 

Now all you have to do is find someone with '41 Chrysler bumpers! Pretty specialized market, and grinding them down to fit something else will screw up the chrome, although '41 Ford or Lincoln have pretty similar mounting contours . . . .

 

Really, well would you have any suggestions on how a greenhorn like myself might go about doing that??

 

I just did a search and found the Chrysler Imperial Club, appears to cover a wide range of years and has a free classified section; that's where I would start. http://www.imperialclub.com/index.htm

 

put them on ebay for one dollar, no reserve, and you'll find out what they're worth.

 

thanx old&low

 

Looks like replated (poorly done). Most of the features have been ground off in the plating process. A complete set would be 5 guards (3 front/ 2 rear)