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sider68 · 11-29-2009, 11:54 PM

Anyone know where the website is that you can buy an old style front clip to make our trucks look like a classic pick up ? I saw it once many years ago

*2tons of fun* · 11-30-2009, 12:20 AM

being slightly more spicific will help.

sider68 · 11-30-2009, 01:21 AM

It was a fibreglass tilt front end that fit on new chev pick ups,Not sure if it was a 70,s or 40,s conversion but it gave you nostalagia with all the modern comforts of new technology

*2tons of fun* · 11-30-2009, 02:03 AM

trucks did one on a s10, made it look like a late 40's/early 50's.

then there was this

BLE 'BURBAN · 11-30-2009, 03:40 AM

www.stylintrucks.com has/had them listed. makes your '88-'98 look like a '60-'66 model

Just found the direct link for ya...... RETRO BODY KITS

sider68 · 11-30-2009, 12:27 PM

40,s or 50,s I could live with but that 60,s is just wrong

ChevLoRay · 11-30-2009, 08:50 PM

Used to be one that I remember seeing in '01-02 that was the AD (47-53) style, and it used an '88-98 as the basis. Should be the same folks that had the Double-Bubble Pontoon hooded 60-61 hood.

BIGphillip79 · 11-30-2009, 11:51 PM

its hidious, but here you go.

http://http://www.newstalgiawheel.co...conversion.asp

ChevLoRay · 12-01-2009, 12:00 AM

I like.....the wheels/caps. But, that's the one I remember...and try to forget.

BIGphillip79 · 12-01-2009, 12:07 AM

how bout this, thought about doin one of these, maybe later.

http://www.lilbigrig.com/The_Lil_Pete.php

BIGphillip79 · 12-01-2009, 12:09 AM

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Originally Posted by ChevLoRay

I like.....the wheels/caps. But, that's the one I remember...and try to forget.

Yeah those big rallies look real good, I'm sure Vintage Wheels has those too.

ChevLoRay · 12-01-2009, 02:03 PM

Those people, especially the girl, are really tall! For her to be able to stand and put out her arm onto the hood of a Peterbilt....wow! Wait, is that a Kenworth? Either way....she is tall! Back in the 70's, I remember a conversion for the Square Body GM trucks to make them look like a baby Kenworth or Peterbilt....don't remember which one it was supposed to resemble. But, that was two body styles ago...

As for the wheels on that red retro-ride, they're just chrome rallyes with police caps. I have some that are red powder-coated and wearing the same caps, with the hot rod style (narrow) on my '69.

BIGphillip79 · 12-01-2009, 11:12 PM

Heres the Pete, same company just started offering these also. Better than the KW I think.

JohnC · 12-02-2009, 10:54 AM

Those are kind of cool. Defintely something different.

85supersierra · 07-10-2017, 04:46 PM

So has no one here ever built one of these? It's crazy that even a google image search doesn't bring up anything but the original truck from Newstalgia. I guess nobody posted pics of them from shows and such. I have only seen one in person. It was still in primer and sitting beside a mobile home. I only caught a glimpse of it but instantly knew what it was. I would like to have one ( not bad enough to pay $2k) to play with. I think if you cut the glass grille out and fabricated it to accept a factory chrome grille it would look better.

**special-K** · 07-11-2017, 09:15 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ChevLoRay

Those people, especially the girl, are really tall!

That kind of sweater makes her look taller

11-29-2009, 11:54 PM	#1
sider68 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: newmarket,ontario,canada Posts: 936	old Style Front Clip Anyone know where the website is that you can buy an old style front clip to make our trucks look like a classic pick up ? I saw it once many years ago

11-30-2009, 12:20 AM	#2
2tons of fun Account Suspended Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: galt ca, Posts: 749	Re: old Style Front Clip being slightly more spicific will help.

11-30-2009, 01:21 AM	#3
sider68 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: newmarket,ontario,canada Posts: 936	Re: old Style Front Clip It was a fibreglass tilt front end that fit on new chev pick ups,Not sure if it was a 70,s or 40,s conversion but it gave you nostalagia with all the modern comforts of new technology

11-30-2009, 02:03 AM	#4
2tons of fun Account Suspended Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: galt ca, Posts: 749	Re: old Style Front Clip trucks did one on a s10, made it look like a late 40's/early 50's. then there was this

11-30-2009, 03:40 AM	#5
BLE 'BURBAN In the Forgotten far North. Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Anchorage, Alaska Posts: 2,627	Re: old Style Front Clip www.stylintrucks.com has/had them listed. makes your '88-'98 look like a '60-'66 model Just found the direct link for ya...... RETRO BODY KITS __________________ 1987 R3500 CREW CAB DUALLY (BIG RED)Acquired 06/12/2015 1990 chevy suburban V2500 5.7L My cluster Mods-Nov 2007 overhead console Stereo install Round 2 Aug 2009 Heated/turn signal mirror upgrade Last edited by BLE 'BURBAN; 11-30-2009 at 03:50 AM.

11-30-2009, 12:27 PM	#6
sider68 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: newmarket,ontario,canada Posts: 936	Re: old Style Front Clip 40,s or 50,s I could live with but that 60,s is just wrong

11-30-2009, 08:50 PM	#7
ChevLoRay Old Skool Club Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Benton, AR "The Heart of Arkansas" Posts: 10,880	Re: old Style Front Clip Used to be one that I remember seeing in '01-02 that was the AD (47-53) style, and it used an '88-98 as the basis. Should be the same folks that had the Double-Bubble Pontoon hooded 60-61 hood. __________________ Member Nr. 2770 '96 GMC Sportside; 4.3/SLT - Daily driven....constantly needs washed. '69 C-10 SWB; 350/TH400 - in limbo The older I get, the better I was.

11-30-2009, 11:51 PM	#8
BIGphillip79 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: McAllen TX Posts: 377	Re: old Style Front Clip its hidious, but here you go. http://http://www.newstalgiawheel.co...conversion.asp Attached Images __________________ If it ain't broke broke don't fix? Get a hammer. '89 K1500, Reg. cab/long bed, 350/700r4, 285/75-16.

12-01-2009, 12:00 AM	#9
ChevLoRay Old Skool Club Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Benton, AR "The Heart of Arkansas" Posts: 10,880	Re: old Style Front Clip I like.....the wheels/caps. But, that's the one I remember...and try to forget. __________________ Member Nr. 2770 '96 GMC Sportside; 4.3/SLT - Daily driven....constantly needs washed. '69 C-10 SWB; 350/TH400 - in limbo The older I get, the better I was. Last edited by ChevLoRay; 12-01-2009 at 12:02 AM.

12-01-2009, 12:07 AM	#10
BIGphillip79 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: McAllen TX Posts: 377	Re: old Style Front Clip how bout this, thought about doin one of these, maybe later. http://www.lilbigrig.com/The_Lil_Pete.php __________________ If it ain't broke broke don't fix? Get a hammer. '89 K1500, Reg. cab/long bed, 350/700r4, 285/75-16.

12-01-2009, 02:03 PM	#12
ChevLoRay Old Skool Club Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Benton, AR "The Heart of Arkansas" Posts: 10,880	Re: old Style Front Clip Those people, especially the girl, are really tall! For her to be able to stand and put out her arm onto the hood of a Peterbilt....wow! Wait, is that a Kenworth? Either way....she is tall! Back in the 70's, I remember a conversion for the Square Body GM trucks to make them look like a baby Kenworth or Peterbilt....don't remember which one it was supposed to resemble. But, that was two body styles ago... As for the wheels on that red retro-ride, they're just chrome rallyes with police caps. I have some that are red powder-coated and wearing the same caps, with the hot rod style (narrow) on my '69. __________________ Member Nr. 2770 '96 GMC Sportside; 4.3/SLT - Daily driven....constantly needs washed. '69 C-10 SWB; 350/TH400 - in limbo The older I get, the better I was. Last edited by ChevLoRay; 12-01-2009 at 02:05 PM.

12-01-2009, 11:12 PM	#13
BIGphillip79 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: McAllen TX Posts: 377	Re: old Style Front Clip Heres the Pete, same company just started offering these also. Better than the KW I think. __________________ If it ain't broke broke don't fix? Get a hammer. '89 K1500, Reg. cab/long bed, 350/700r4, 285/75-16.

12-02-2009, 10:54 AM	#14
JohnC Registered User Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 7,461	Re: old Style Front Clip Those are kind of cool. Defintely something different.

07-10-2017, 04:46 PM	#15
85supersierra Registered User Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Walhalla SC Posts: 135	Re: old Style Front Clip So has no one here ever built one of these? It's crazy that even a google image search doesn't bring up anything but the original truck from Newstalgia. I guess nobody posted pics of them from shows and such. I have only seen one in person. It was still in primer and sitting beside a mobile home. I only caught a glimpse of it but instantly knew what it was. I would like to have one ( not bad enough to pay $2k) to play with. I think if you cut the glass grille out and fabricated it to accept a factory chrome grille it would look better.



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