1956 Buick Hood Ornament

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Comment by Jerry Alfaro on January 15, 2012 at 2:09am

Jim,

I've had the Corvair mirror since 1970 when my brother and I built a street dune buggy with a 1962 Corvair.  We still have the dune buggy and I the mirror has been just collecting dust in a box that still had some of the Corvair parts.  You right, I'm sure there are many of those early hood ornaments still around.  We are going to the next car swap meet and look for some more.

  Got my KREG Shelf Pin Jig in the mail today, I'll work on the display case tomorrow and get the shelf holes drilled.

jerry-

Comment by Jerry Alfaro on January 13, 2012 at 4:03pm

Thanks Jim,

I'm just finishing up building this same guy a display case for his 1:12th scale die-cast metal car collection.  I ordered one of the KREG Pin Hole jigs, and it's supposed to arrive Saturday.  I'm going to be using 1/4" glass for the shelves and it will had LED lighting that will shine down through the shelving.  I may also use mirror for the back, I'll wait and see how the figuring on the veneer looks before I decide on the mirror.  I'll post some pictures when it's finished.

jerry-