grilles

There is sometimes a discussion among early Chevy truck owners if their trucks came with a crank-hole cover in their grille.  Here is the scoop! All of their original 1939-1940 Chevrolet grilles came with this cover!  Without it they would look incomplete.  A very unattractive hole is visible when the cover is removed.  The cover must be in place to...

To help recover from high tooling costs, all car and truck manufacturers attempt to make items that can be used as long as possible. This is a great way for reducing costs per part. Examples of automotive leaders in this field are:The original Volkswagen Beetle bodies were basically the same about 20 years.The longest run metal body is said to...

To keep General Motors truck costs down, Chevrolet and GMC ½ through 2 ton shared many components during the late 1930’s through the 1950’s. However, when it came to the grille, the focal point of the truck, changes had to be very noticeable. The truck designers were limited in creating a new grille as both makes would still have almost...