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Wagoninabox
Posts : 509
Join date : 2011-07-11
Location : Seattle Area
| Subject: My new hood ornament  Mon Nov 17, 2014 1:54 pm | |
| Out of the 3 late model B wagons, Chevy got the best in my opinion. For such a large oval wagon, they had a nice large curved emblem that seemed to compliment the body style. I have never been a fan of the basic lollipop style ornaments. I have seen so many in the yards but the one that caught my eye the most that would look good on mine is the oval Riveria style. Only better are the earlier ones that had the cross hair line running through it. It has the Riveria "R" in the center and to most everyone that would see it would assume it is for Roadmaster (all except car buffs!). So, after some filing on the inside of the existing Roady wagon base....  It looks so much more appropriate to the body style and the black center goes with all the other black accents on the wagon so I think it ties in nicely  It sits much better, doesn't slop around in the base like the factory lollipop style  The 96 Collectors emblem wasn't as impressive as the basic tri-shield. It actually looks like GM reused the 80's collectors badge for it. This may be why the bases of the lollipop emblems are undersized to the hood bases and they do not stay straight in their bases. | |
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phantom 309
Posts : 5848
Join date : 2008-12-28
Age : 114
| | Subject: Re: My new hood ornament Mon Nov 17, 2014 6:05 pm | |
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benn
Posts : 557
Join date : 2011-12-22
Location : Ontario, Canada
| | Subject: Re: My new hood ornament Mon Nov 17, 2014 9:02 pm | |
| nice riviera!  | |
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Andebe
Posts : 3323
Join date : 2013-02-20
Age : 55
Location : Centerville, IN
| | Subject: Re: My new hood ornament Tue Nov 18, 2014 12:04 pm | |
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Mark 96 Roady
Posts : 806
Join date : 2012-06-30
Age : 65
Location : Cleveland/Ft Myers Beach FL
| | Subject: Re: My new hood ornament Wed Nov 26, 2014 9:47 am | |
| So you used the top of a Riv emblem and a Roady wagon base? Does the spring still work? Very cool mod, I think. If you want to get really crazy, priint up, in your car color, a back ground, and then Roadmaster in black letters. Is that Riv emblem from the 79-85 era? | |
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81X11
Posts : 9876
Join date : 2010-06-23
Age : 50
Location : Round Rock Texas
| | Subject: Re: My new hood ornament Wed Nov 26, 2014 10:06 am | |
| rrrrRRRRRRRRoadmaster!!!  | |
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Wagoninabox
Posts : 509
Join date : 2011-07-11
Location : Seattle Area
| | Subject: Re: My new hood ornament Wed Nov 26, 2014 11:42 am | |
| Yes, Rivera ornament with the existing Roady base. Springs are the same. It is the early 80's version with the cross-hair going right through.
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harrisons13
Posts : 156
Join date : 2014-01-16
Location : Long Beach CA
| | Subject: Re: My new hood ornament Sat Dec 13, 2014 12:16 am | |
| i think it looks good, not so plain as the lollipop ones.  | |
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frederickflintstone
Posts : 371
Join date : 2014-07-01
Location : Mid-Michigan
| | Subject: Re: My new hood ornament Mon Dec 15, 2014 8:45 am | |
| I myself would rather delete the hood ornament.
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