51 Hood Crest

[ferdinard]

I'm looking for a hood crest for my 51, I have called most places with no success.  Does anyone have or know where I can find a nice quality hood crest for my 1951 sedan (62 series)?

[Otto Skorzeny]

Have you tried McVey's? Their catalog lists one for $131.

[ferdinard]

yes, they do not have one.  I get most of my parts from them, craig is a great resource.

[Otto Skorzeny]

Are they not making them anymore or something?

[ferdinard]

Craig stated that they do not have the mole for that crest.

[Otto Skorzeny]

They have a photo of one in their catalog so they must have had the mold at some point. I wonder what gives?

[ferdinard]

I bought the truck crest from them and thats when I was told that they don't have and will not have the hood crest.  I have purchased 20 to 30 parts from them and would hope that I have built a good relationship with them.

[Otto Skorzeny]

Yes. They are a great company. Top quality parts and service all the way.

I was just curious why they used to sell a hood crest for every year of the 1950s and now don't have the 51. I don't think they're pulling the wool over your eyes or anything like that, it just seems strange that they told you they had no mold for the crest yet they clearly must have had one at one time because the finished product is pictured in their 2007 catalog.

[ferdinard]

It is strange, I had one person email me and tell me that they would get me one for $750.  I guess they thought I was born last night!  I have no ill feeling toward McVey's they have always sold me good parts.  If you notice no one has replied and told me where I can find one. 

[Jeffrey Burland]

The 50-52 are the same, right?

[Otto Skorzeny]

No. They're all different sizes and shapes.

Try USA parts. They often sell some of the same products as McVey. Perhaps they have one laying around if they got it from the same place as McVey used to.

[ferdinard]

Just sent them an email, hopefully they can help.

[Roger Zimmermann]

McVey had a large problem with GM some years ago as they did not paid the right to reproduce parts. That may explain the situation.

Roger

[Jeffrey Burland]

Whoops, I was thinking hood ornaments. Sorry. Getting old is hell....

[ferdinard]

Otto,
I had no luck with USA Parts, I did find one but it is stracthed and one of the tabs is broken.  Just my luck!

[Kristian Gustafsson]

Ferdinard,

Try KS-import in Trollhättan in Sweden. I thougt I saw the plastic insert (not bezel) for 1951 Hood when I visited their shop recently. I guess it was a Mcveys repro. Maybe in stock since Mcveys did sell them.

www.ksimport.se

good luck

Kristian Gustafsson/Sweden

If anybody know where to find hood crest plastic insert, NOS or perfect repro for 1950 please contact me

[Kelly Hansen]

I recently acquired a couple of fairly decent originals.   I know for sure they are not 54,55,56,57,or58.
1952 was the golden annirversay for Cadillac, and I think from that point and the rest of the 50's the bezels were gold.  Both on the ones I have are chrome not gold.

There are two crests neither of them are flat so I don't think they are for the trunk.  Both slightly are diffrent I'm thinking maybe a 50 and a 51.  Do you know any of the measurements on the 50 or 51 hood crest or the placement of the screws on the back that might help me tell what they are?

I have the bezels and platic inserts.

Maybe I can help you out, if I know what I have.