Hood ornament
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Hood ornament
I know a while back, several people where looking for a new hood ornament. Found this one on eBay.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/381650128532
https://www.ebay.com/itm/381650128532
77camino- G3GM Enthusiast
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Re: Hood ornament
77camino wrote:I know a while back, several people where looking for a new hood ornament. Found this one on eBay.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/381650128532
not a Bad Price for it Either But I found mine, Actually 2 of them One is Pristine and other has no color on it I am going to paint it to see how it looks

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1977 Chevelle SE x2
One Mild original
one Wild NON original
Anthony
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Re: Hood ornament
3G Chevelles had two different hood ornaments although using the same basic design. One was the common hood ornament in an open ring, the other had no ring and was bordered by a round attached wreath,. Anyone know why there are these two? My Chevelle originally came with the second type, it was a Tennessee car.
https://www.g3gm.com/t10204-hood-ornament#121306
https://www.g3gm.com/t10204-hood-ornament#121306
76Chevelle2Tone- G3GM Member
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Re: Hood ornament
Not sure if I have ever seen the second type. Can you post a picture of yours?
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second hood ornament style
77camino wrote:Not sure if I have ever seen the second type. Can you post a picture of yours?
here is a pic of the second type of hood ornament put on 76 Chevelles. Never understood what the history of that was. My 76 Chevelle originally came with the second non standard ornament.

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Re: Hood ornament
I will have to omit that I have not spent a lot of time studying the hood ornaments on our cars but I don’t think I have ever seen one like yours. Just curious, what assembly plant was your Malibu built?
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car history
77camino wrote:...I don’t think I have ever seen one like yours. Just curious, what assembly plant was your Malibu built?
The car was built at the Doraville plant in Aug 1975. The car was originally bought in Tennessee. I am the second owner but have had it for well over 30 years now. This type ornament was on the car when I bought it and I assume it was original but it was cracked. I got  a replacement but it was the standard type. I eventually found another of the second type ornament from a seller in the Midwest. I have seen several cars with the second style but only in the Midwest between the rectangle of Tennessee Ohio Missouri and Iowa.
76Chevelle2Tone- G3GM Member
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Re: Hood ornament
Well you car was built early in the production year so that eliminates my theory off GM running out of a part mid way through the year. Have you started a introduction post and shared your long ownership story with your car? Please post pictures also.
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yes I intro'ed myself and car in Intro thread
77camino wrote:Well you car was built early in the production year so that eliminates my theory off GM running out of a part mid way through the year. Have you started a introduction post and shared your long ownership story with your car? Please post pictures also.
I'm surprised that no one here is familiar with this. It is very curious but it is also possible that this is an oddity related to early production at Doraville and maybe one other Midwest factory. The design seems to be taken from a hub cap center logo 3080. At the moment the second hood ornament type is on my car. It was less than a year ago that I finally found the first design again. I haven't gotten around to installing it on the car as I am in the middle of other renovations. I will get it out of storage and see if a part number is inscribed on it.
Here's a picture of hubcap 3080. Not sure which years it was used on Chevelles.

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