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Title: Sometimes Ignorance Really is Bliss
Post by: Jason S on February 26, 2012, 10:22:33 pm
I had a bit of time to devote at the paint shop to try and get a color match for the orange used on the fender badges and hubcaps. The same orange also appears to be the same shade of orange for the G-M-C letters on the grille and horn button color, as well as the orange on the Camper Special badges.

As I was looking through my stash of NOS parts for a GMC horn button I know I have, I came across something I forgot I had...
(https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-pECl259k-CU/T0r4hrZ0N0I/AAAAAAAAANI/CRZhi2_yvME/s400/DSC01146.JPG)


So, what's better than finding one NOS fender badge?


It's finding two NOS fender badges...
(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-M1xxL0gcKXI/T0r4knpuRfI/AAAAAAAAANQ/ri6NfwflrDI/s400/DSC01147.JPG)

This little bit of treasure made for a more pleasant afternoon.
Title: Re: Sometimes Ignorance Really is Bliss
Post by: big bear on February 26, 2012, 10:25:08 pm
Thats awesome man.great find
Title: Re: Sometimes Ignorance Really is Bliss
Post by: bd on February 26, 2012, 10:41:59 pm
 ;D
Title: Re: Sometimes Ignorance Really is Bliss
Post by: DnStClr on February 27, 2012, 06:31:46 pm
Nice find. Is the "hundred" painted white on the top badge and silver on the bottom one?
Title: Re: Sometimes Ignorance Really is Bliss
Post by: Jason S on February 27, 2012, 07:09:19 pm
The white appearance is from the camera angle.  It's "hundred" is actually natural metal, not as polished as the 25. The "25 Hundred" is stamped into a thin metal plate that is glued (?) to the larger GMC chrome plate.
Title: Re: Sometimes Ignorance Really is Bliss
Post by: 87454westernhauler on February 27, 2012, 09:45:46 pm
Those are kind of kool! what would they have gone on?
Title: Re: Sometimes Ignorance Really is Bliss
Post by: Jason S on February 29, 2012, 09:29:56 pm
They are for a '73-'74 GMC 3/4 ton with the "Custom" or base trim package.  The 1/2 ton would have 15 Hundred and the 1 ton badge had 35 Hundred.

I've always been curious why GMC did the 25 Hundred vs. 2500, then switched to simply using 25, then went to 2500.