65 GS hood ornament

[35chevcoupe]

Not mine , but Incase anyone is looking there is a really nice NOS  65 GS hood ornament on e bay , the price isn't so no nice though !
not sure how to post it on here but here is the item number 186870634607

[jmos4]

Hi,

Here's the link:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/186870634607?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=8XTaDhvGSEa&sssrc=4429486&ssuid=WejFx8kyQBy&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY

Little pricey, now to prove it's original or a repop as I remember some company making them.

Regards,
Jim

[TrunkMonkey]

It's Repop.

[Clatter]

Whoo! Tempting...

A chrome shop isn't likely to be able to save one of these if it's all pitted out.

How to tell a re-pop?

Were the re-pops of decent quality?

Yeah, too much money, but just so front/center... 

[Clatter]

And just like that... We take the bait...

$720.25 with tax and shipping!! 

 

[Clatter]

Buddy's wife says we got to quit hanging around with you guys.

Bad influence...

[BuickGS65]

Not a reproduction. True NOS GM.

Be sure to pick up a reproduction hood ornament spacer bracket - details here:

https://65gs.com/board/index.php/topic,567.msg4159.html#msg4159

[elagache]

Dear mid-60s Buick caregivers with an eye toward perfection,

And just like that... We take the bait...

$720.25 with tax and shipping!!

Nobody said perfection was cheap! 

When you finally do get your hands on it, please take a few photos to share with us.  The photos on the ad didn't seem to do the ornament justice.

Edouard

[GS66]

That?s what the NOS ones have been going for.

[Clatter]

Here you go...

Interesting they didn't include pics of the box in the listing.
Not that it guarantees a genuine part,
But helps lend legitimacy.

What you guys think?
Not a super show-perfect item,
but they aren't that way originally, right?

Is this thing genuine, or a re-pop?

[BuickGS65]

100% original.

The repo was made from a broken original and you can see where it was broken. Second, on the repro one of the shields touches the out rim - which toured does not. Third, the repro tri shield foil is not as “crisp” - yours is very detailed


10000000% NOS original GM part from 1965

[elagache]

Dear Clatter and mid-60s Buick judges of "horse flesh,"

Interesting they didn't include pics of the box in the listing.
Not that it guarantees a genuine part,
But helps lend legitimacy.

What you guys think?
Not a super show-perfect item,
but they aren't that way originally, right?

Is this thing genuine, or a re-pop?

Thanks for the photos.  The eBay listing suggested that the front side had faded a bit.  Your photos prove otherwise.

I've seen both the OEM and reproduction hood ornaments.  This one sure looks original to me.  Any other opinions from the experts in the audience?

Edouard