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75 years ago today they were boys and young men, they suffered through the gangster era of the 20s, the depression era of the 30s.......and were asked to step up one more time to rid the world of tyranny in the 40s and 50s. Hitler, Stalin, Musollini, Franco, Tojo and somewhat later Mao......what a collection of A$$holes the the world had to deal with...the Last of the Dictators bent on world domination. The Greatest generation is now down to its last few Veterans and in the next 10 years it is likely they will all be gone. So if you know a WWII vet, give him or her a hug or call or drop a letter letting them know how much they mean to us.....Most of them will mumble their thanks and proclaim that they did nothing special, anyone could have done it they will say [don't you believe it] then with a teary eye or a steely gaze they will tell you they are not heroes, only the men who sacrificed their lives can claim that distinction. Thank you for reading this.

No problem with mine yet. Gotta be about 2 years old now. I put mine in a empty case to look more original.

We need the resolve and tons more like them in order to preserve what they fought and died for...

When the '48 first entered my shop the cool translucent hood ornament began begging for attention. I really expected to see a defunct bulb socket in the hood crystal but none was present. The ornament on my car is crazed from age but still in nice condition. However, when pondering lighting options I was concerned an incandescent bulb would run hot enough to damage the 70-year-old plastic. Some time perusing the huge auction site with a host of Chinese connections turned up the solution. Here is the 6v LED light bar I ordered for the whopping sum of $1.69........including shipping from China! Two color temps are offered, daylight and soft white. I went with the soft white (2700K) because it would be very close to the color of the headlights. The strip is the perfect size to fit in the hood ornament, the only installation required is to carefully solder power and ground wires to the strip. I insulated the connections with heat shrink tubing, attached the ground wire under one of ornament mounting nuts, and ran the power wire down the hood to an in-line fuse at the low beam terminal on the dimmer switch. This thing really looks cool! If I decide to spend some mad money I may splurge for a new repop ornament. I'm positive I can hear the old P15 chuckling when I drive it around town at night.

my rubber boots disintegrated to such an extent the photo would be of melted rubber bits!

Tonight I'll go out to the shop and take some more pic's for ya all.

The 30 amp gauge instead of 35 is a sign that its a little earlier. I'd guess 37-39 year range

yah reminds me of a street in Marshal

Im still alive. I peek in here once in awhile, but ya, ive been busy. Crops are in the ground., but we are super dry, we really havent had a significant rain in 2 years. And barely any snow last winter. Ive tried every trick in the book. Last night we had light sprinkle, and i see i left the windows down on my truck, so maybe im on to something! I havent done anything with the fargo since spring hit, hopefully ill do a bit more when i get time.

Agree that its doesn't appear to be 1942 Dodge.........I looked online at a 1941 and 1942 US Dodges for sale on ebay and neither looked like the glass pictured by Reg, but being Canadian might be the trick..........lol........heres a better pic of my cars dash which whilst RHD is the same as the LHD 1940 US Dodges.......andyd

looks so similar to my ex-wife's home town...but not the same

Reg, I'm going by my gut and saying its not a 42 Canadian Dodge simply because they are based on a plymouth dash and that is not a 42 plymouth glass. A 42 plymouth example.

How about a 1939 DeSoto.......Looks close.

Not a 40 plymouth either but getting close....

Here is a 1940 Dodge panel

Simple answer....no.

That is priceless information. Dont tell grant cause they'll charge more under a new mopar parts lisiting!

Got real lucky....this particular LED strip is just the right size to rest in the bottom of the ornament and kinda gets wedged in as the ornament is remounted on the hood. Other strips might require a bit of RTV or something similar.

I recently read that the vast majority of those killed on the beaches on D-day were under 20 years old. Hard to think of those old men we say today as having once been a teenager storming the beaches under withering gun-fire. Greatest Generation indeed. We all owe them our way of life today. ?

Time to add Drag races to the BBQ. No vehicle license required, no cops for miles and miles! The road in front of your house is a dead-end about 1 mile long, Perfect. Just have someone at the last house ( 1 or 2 houses near the dead end if I remember correctly) with a phone to make sure no cars headed your way!! ?☠️ DJ

My mind is reeling for a response, Don't do anything! Are you in Sweden? Build a rat rod with your parts. Leave the car alone and drive it a bit, anyway, before you ruin it. I'll stop, NOW.