What yr grill is this ?

[Art Vandelay]

Picked this up and began cleaning and have a few questions.
What years?
Would the bowtie on right be factory installed or after thought. The holes on front are sloppy but in back are perfectly smooth?
What colors would the 350 emblem have been?

 

[Radiohead]

Looks 73-78 to me. I think yellow, or maybe red numbers is how I remember the color....

Who else has the better memory?

 

[mlsceo]

Engine size badge was no longer there for 76. 75 grilles had 3 horizontal bars rather than the eggcrate. Numbers would be yellow on a black background. Yours is a 75.

 

[bucket]

The grille is '75-'76 and has the hard to find stainless trim strips too. The loose bowtie emblem is for '77+.

 

[PrairieDrifter]

Yep. 75-76. Those years also have their own hood latch style.

 

[legopnuematic]

Engine size badge was no longer there for 76. 75 grilles had 3 horizontal bars rather than the eggcrate. Numbers would be yellow on a black background. Yours is a 75.

77, 1976 still shows engine displacement.

Grille is 1975-1976

 

[Radiohead]

Regardless, it seems in really good shape. Nice history lesson too.

 

[mlsceo]

77, 1976 still shows engine displacement.

Grille is 1975-1976

And here I thought everything you read on the internet is true!

 

[PrairieDrifter]

That's so weird lol. I have a weird story how I got it too, but I just got a 76 that needs a grille and hood latch.

Anyways I'll put these here.

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[Art Vandelay]

@bucket, why would someone ruin a perfectly good emblem to add a little more detail

 

[bucket]

@bucket, why would someone ruin a perfectly good emblem to add a little more detail

Thinking about it again, I'm actually not certain about the emblem. It could be correct for '75-'76 too, I really can't remember now.

It may have been a base trim level grille that somebody gussied up with the optional trim.

 

[bucket]

That's so weird lol. I have a weird story how I got it too, but I just got a 76 that needs a grille and hood latch.

Anyways I'll put these here.

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That first one always bugs me, lol. Down at the bottom where it points out the feature line on the hood- that didn't happen until '79.

The second picture has it right.

 

[PrairieDrifter]

That first one always bugs me, lol. Down at the bottom where it points out the feature line on the hood- that didn't happen until '79.

The second picture has it right.

That's what I thought. 79-80.

 

[Art Vandelay]

This looks just like mine except the 454 part.

1975-76 Chevy 454 TRUCK GRILL C10 C20 #343982 OEM blazer pickup suburban O.E.M | eBay

1975-76 Chevy 454 TRUCK GRILL C10 C20 #343982 OEM blazer pickup suburban O.E.M with stainless bars. Really decent shape. Damage around the hood latch opening. Few small dents in stainless. All mounting tabs present.

www.ebay.com

 

[mlsceo]

That first one always bugs me, lol. Down at the bottom where it points out the feature line on the hood- that didn't happen until '79.

The second picture has it right.

My 77 has that feature line on the hood like the first pic shows. And the second pic shows no engine callout on the grille in 76. Guess it's true, the only things certain are death and taxes...