D-24 grills, anyone do anything custom? will a plymouth grill fit?

[Dennis Hemingway]

I don't know about where you live, but the Desert Water Bag works great here in the Mojave Desert.

Dennis:D

[Norm's Coupe]

Don,

Fuzzy dice have a great purpose. They are just neat hanging there and you can get them in a color to match the car. Plus, if you stop someplace and get bored you can play craps. If you're good enough at it, you can win your gas money.

As for horses and cows, have nothing against either. As for the bag, if it were used as a feed bag (what it looks like) for the horses and cows, then great. Don't like it hanging on the front of the car though. That's not neat or cool looking IMHO.

BobT,

All those little gadgets you have in the car are ok I guess. Grew up with all that stuff and had some of it at one time or another. Don't care for it anymore though. My father always had one of those trays and so did I years ago. I didn't keep it long though because it collects too much dust. Never had the hula doll. My father had a St. Christopher statue always sitting on the dash though. My uncle had one of those hula dolls on the rear package tray. I had a Tony The Tiger that I got from the Esso station in the 60's sitting on the package tray until my daughter was born. Then she got it and wore the neck out holding onto it all the time. Use to have a couple of those cup holders too back in the 60's. Got rid of those fast because if you hit a bump while driving the stuff spills out. Never had a use for the tissue holder. I always carry a hanky so don't need tissues. Never had a visor mirror either until they came made in the visor on cars.

[BobT-47P15]

......the bug deflector. Found someplace in my travels back in the 1970s.

That propeller spins real good.

(Also have the light in the hood ornament)

I just like those oldie items and have fun collecting them.

Older people remember them......I'm sure the kids have no clue.

[Fireball]

Now that is something I 've never seen before Bob. What comes to the noses on the cars pictured above, all are ugly to me. Those Hagan's french kits don't do justice for any car. I have nothing against chopping a top, but all of those look like pancakes, an poorly made pancake even.

[BobT-47P15]

Per an online dictionary.

tum·bler (tŭm'blər)

n.

One that tumbles, especially an acrobat or gymnast.

A drinking glass, originally with a rounded bottom.

A flat-bottomed glass having no handle, foot, or stem.

The contents of such a drinking glass.

A toy made with a weighted rounded base so that it can rock over and then right itself.

One of a breed of domestic pigeons characteristically tumbling or somersaulting in flight.

A piece in a gunlock that forces the hammer forward by action of the mainspring.

The part in a lock that releases the bolt when moved by a key.

The drum of a clothes dryer.

A tumbling box.

A projecting piece on a revolving or rocking part in a mechanism that transmits motion to the part it engages.

The rocking frame that moves a gear into place in a selective transmission, as in an automobile.

[sense 2a, from the fact that it would tumble if put down.]

[Young Ed]

Bob I'm sure you are right about the kids not knowing about that stuff. The little neighbor boy was over a while back looking at my car and asked what this was. He was pointing at the window crank. He'd never seen a car with roll down windows before!

[Norm's Coupe]

What I remember most about those metal tumblers is the taste. Everything you put in them ended up with a metallic taste.

[BobT-47P15]

I think you're right about that, Norm. Even if they didn't help the taste, everyone seems to remember them from their youth. A lot of Mom's must have bought those glasses and pitchers. There were also matching large aluminum serving bowls. You see those tumblers in many flea markets. However, it took a bit of looking a few years ago to locate a good condition set of 4 at a reasonable price. I suspect my kids will have a large rummage sale when I'm gone....doubt they will want all this memorabilia lurking around the house and garage.

[Plymouthy Adams]

Its been said that growing up and drinking out of aluminum cups, pie plates, aluminum cooking pans has greatly increased one's chance of getting a disease that affect the memory..can't recall the name at this time..

[Norm's Coupe]

Its been said that growing up and drinking out of aluminum cups, pie plates, aluminum cooking pans has greatly increased one's chance of getting a disease that affect the memory..can't recall the name at this time..

Tim

Sounds like you have had one too many tumblers full of Ice Tea. I heard the same thing you did. Think it is one of those "old wives tales" though.

BobT,

I was collecting a bit of that old stuff too. However, I've cured myself now. Even got rid of some of it.

[Plymouthy Adams]

I was making a funny but I remember well those very same cups growing up..very popular item. I do have a picnic basket and a clay lined Coleman water jug...not much else..got a genuine aluminum shaker can marked Ovaltine...

[SergePereira]

Hey Tavis...

What about removing the vertical bars. It kinda lightens up the grille a bit.

I did this to my D25 and have had a lot of positive comments.

The grille still needs to be re-chromed (or maybe painted). But I think it's an improvement!

[pflaming]

I volunteer at a "nearly new" store, it's like a 'Salvation Army" trift shop. Today a small tri-cycle came in. Steel frame and chrome front fender. The fender was all 'pitted' with rust. One volunteer got some tin foil and in a few minutes it looked like new!!!!!!!! I was amazed. If I had an old chrome grill, the first thing I would do it go at it with tin foil. Try it, you will be amazed at the results.

[SergePereira]

What is the process for the tin foil treatment on chrome?

Is this the same stuff like we use at home? Aluminum Foil Wrap?

Hey, if it works... I'm willing to go at it.

[Frank Elder]

Hey Tavis...

What about removing the vertical bars. It kinda lightens up the grille a bit.

I did this to my D25 and have had a lot of positive comments.

The grille still needs to be re-chromed (or maybe painted). But I think it's an improvement!

That is a d-25 grille not a d-24, also the d-24 grille is stainless...but all that aside I think it gives the d-25 a cool look!

[CUHEMIDA]

i have a d24 and like you i don't like the grille for the street rod look i have picked up a 48 plymouth grille and it will fit but again not sure i will like it in the dodge make it look to much like a plymoutj so now i have a 49 dodge grille and between the 48 plymouth and the 49 dodge im useing psrts from both to make a coustom grille from the 2 i'll post pic's when its done and show you how it looks