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woodrow59 · 07-30-2002, 05:40 PM

Don't remember ever seening a hood ornament but my '68 Longhorn seems to have a place for one. Anybody ever see one or have pics of one or did somebody make perfect holes in the hood ??????

**68SWB4x4** · 07-30-2002, 05:45 PM

looks like someone once put a hood oranment on there

Longhorn Man · 07-30-2002, 05:48 PM

Owner installed.

bigvinnie · 07-30-2002, 05:52 PM

I believe that was for the ultra-rare hood-mounted tow hook... hehe

ckhd · 07-30-2002, 05:52 PM

A ram's head

woodrow59 · 07-30-2002, 05:56 PM

tow hook ????? Hey, that's an idea !!!!! LOL

woodrow59 · 07-30-2002, 06:02 PM

naw,,,,, no ram's head ,,,,,,, how 'bout one of a Impala ?

stllookn · 07-30-2002, 07:14 PM

Probably a set of those plastic Longhorns...sorry...had to say it.

woodrow59 · 07-30-2002, 07:26 PM

that ,,,, or a big 'ol bull ,,,,, one of those Bull Fighting bulls,,,,, might look good !!! LOL

**Desert Rat** · 07-30-2002, 07:54 PM

No the naked lady mermade wasnt out till 69

jay-dawg · 07-30-2002, 08:21 PM

what about those mack truck dogs.

jay

woodrow59 · 07-30-2002, 08:24 PM

OK mermaids out ,,,,,, wasn't there an airplane lookin' thing on some 50's or early 60's trucks ,,,,, maybe put one of those on there !!!!! LOL

barn9 · 07-30-2002, 08:36 PM

When I bought my '71 in 1991, it had 3 holes where there had evidently been a hood ornament of some kind. They got filled before any other body work was done.

wbmorris87 · 07-30-2002, 08:56 PM

No really, I have the same holes in mine, I was wondering how the heck the chevy emblem was going to mount up there. But the MACK dog sounds like a fine substitute. BRUTE POWER. Plain and simple.

HvyChevy454 · 07-30-2002, 09:36 PM

my dad had one on his 71 chey20 4x4 that he gto when i was 5. it was a big square ornament that had a nice goldish big ole bowtie in the center. personally i liked the look it gave the truck.

Suicide-D · 07-30-2002, 10:46 PM

a few years ago...15? no way...anyway when I was in high school a guy had mounted a plastic godzilla to his hood with tubimg running through it and into the cab. He would blow smoke through the tubing and out Godzilla's mouth...definate head turner

billogna · 07-30-2002, 11:47 PM

When I was younger, I had an ornament made from tubing and a valve stem cover with a pin hole in it hooked up to my washer motor so I could squirt people in the crosswalk. I wouldn't try it now, though-- might get shot.

Pumkin Truck · 07-31-2002, 12:04 AM

HAHAHA thats funny billogna,
what an idea. hmmm

mikej71 · 07-31-2002, 11:03 AM

I've seen a lot of '73-'80 Silverados that had that factory square hood ornament. I thought they were cool. The hood on my '71 has the holes where someone had some sort of ornament on there. They were filled when I bought it, but I have two little Bondo stalactites hanging down under my hood.

dubie · 07-31-2002, 12:20 PM

My hood has 5 holes in it. 4 are from a bolt on bug visor and the middle one is from a topless angel hood ornament. The previous owner installed these classy aftermarket options, and I had them removed before I bought the 72.

SWINGSAX68 · 07-31-2002, 04:12 PM

Mine had a hood ornament when they hauled it to my moms house....I saw it and I was like....NOPE....that was the first thing to go....it was like this bullet thingy....ugly....it was from some like old like 30's coupe or something.

07-30-2002, 05:40 PM	#1
woodrow59 OzarkHillbilly in Atlanta Join Date: May 2002 Location: Douglasville, Ga. Salem, Mo. Posts: 386	What went here ???? Don't remember ever seening a hood ornament but my '68 Longhorn seems to have a place for one. Anybody ever see one or have pics of one or did somebody make perfect holes in the hood ?????? Attached Images __________________ 72 custom/10 LWB 68 Longhorn C20 Custom Camper (sold)

07-30-2002, 05:45 PM	#2
68SWB4x4 Strongman Garage Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: Salinas, CA Posts: 10,241	looks like someone once put a hood oranment on there __________________ Kalle 68 GMC Suburban 1500 4x4 SOLD 69 Pontiac Lemans 99 Silverado 4.8 5 speed ECSB [ Facebook Instagram Subscribe on YOUTUBE

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bigvinnie Registered User Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: escondido, ca 92026 Posts: 1,222	I believe that was for the ultra-rare hood-mounted tow hook... hehe __________________ '72 short step, 350, 700R4, tilt, ps, pdb, a/c, lowered coils, etc., other work in progress... San Diego, CA 72 Stepside Project

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ckhd Registered User Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: St. Johns, Arizona Posts: 2,660	A ram's head __________________ my 2¢ - t.i.o.l.i. Bowen 1968 K20 fleet 1969 K10 swb fleet 1972 K10 Suburban 1972 C10 lwb step 1992 K1500 'burb 1995 K2500 'burb 1997 C1500 'burb 1999 K1500 2000 K1500 'burb Why do I own so many Suburbans?

07-30-2002, 05:56 PM	#6
woodrow59 OzarkHillbilly in Atlanta Join Date: May 2002 Location: Douglasville, Ga. Salem, Mo. Posts: 386	tow hook ????? Hey, that's an idea !!!!! LOL __________________ 72 custom/10 LWB 68 Longhorn C20 Custom Camper (sold)

07-30-2002, 05:48 PM	#3
Longhorn Man its all about the +6 inches Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Hilliard Ohio Posts: 2,693	Owner installed.

07-30-2002, 06:02 PM	#7
woodrow59 OzarkHillbilly in Atlanta Join Date: May 2002 Location: Douglasville, Ga. Salem, Mo. Posts: 386	naw,,,,, no ram's head ,,,,,,, how 'bout one of a Impala ? __________________ 72 custom/10 LWB 68 Longhorn C20 Custom Camper (sold)

07-30-2002, 07:14 PM	#8
stllookn Saving 1 truck at a time! Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Kent, WA Posts: 6,465	Probably a set of those plastic Longhorns...sorry...had to say it. __________________ '68 C20 Longhorn 50th Anniversary 400/TH400 '68 C20 Longhorn 50th Anniversary 468/TH400w/buckets '72 C20 Halfhorn (Longhorn w/o cab and front clip) '69 Flxible Cruiser (look up ugly in the dictionary)

07-30-2002, 07:26 PM	#9
woodrow59 OzarkHillbilly in Atlanta Join Date: May 2002 Location: Douglasville, Ga. Salem, Mo. Posts: 386	that ,,,, or a big 'ol bull ,,,,, one of those Bull Fighting bulls,,,,, might look good !!! LOL __________________ 72 custom/10 LWB 68 Longhorn C20 Custom Camper (sold)

07-30-2002, 07:54 PM	#10
Desert Rat Senior Member Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: Darrington, Washington Posts: 3,963	No the naked lady mermade wasnt out till 69

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07-30-2002, 08:24 PM	#12
woodrow59 OzarkHillbilly in Atlanta Join Date: May 2002 Location: Douglasville, Ga. Salem, Mo. Posts: 386	OK mermaids out ,,,,,, wasn't there an airplane lookin' thing on some 50's or early 60's trucks ,,,,, maybe put one of those on there !!!!! LOL __________________ 72 custom/10 LWB 68 Longhorn C20 Custom Camper (sold)

07-30-2002, 08:36 PM	#13
barn9 Half a bubble off! Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Winfield, Ks, USA Posts: 5,588	When I bought my '71 in 1991, it had 3 holes where there had evidently been a hood ornament of some kind. They got filled before any other body work was done. __________________ Just call me LB. '71 Cheyenne, 402BB, hauls blondes, brunettes, or redheads.

07-30-2002, 08:56 PM	#14
wbmorris87 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Fallon, NV Posts: 24	No really, I have the same holes in mine, I was wondering how the heck the chevy emblem was going to mount up there. But the MACK dog sounds like a fine substitute. BRUTE POWER. Plain and simple.

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HvyChevy454 Slowly getting CRSS... Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Lutz, Florida Posts: 656	my dad had one on his 71 chey20 4x4 that he gto when i was 5. it was a big square ornament that had a nice goldish big ole bowtie in the center. personally i liked the look it gave the truck. __________________ -Nic Lutz, Fl My Team Website The Heavy Chevy Website ------------------ 72 Cheyenne 10 LWB GM 12-bolt 3.08 w/ Auburn Posi 91 454 Edel Performer RPM Intake 750 cfm carb Comp Cam 268/.495 Hedman Headers Dual 3'' Exhaust 71 Cheyenne 20 4x4 Fact. A/C PS PB Tilt Currently in the works... Speak Softly and Carry A Big Block... There is No replacement for Displacement... "If everything seems under control, you're just not going fast enough." - Mario Andretti



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Suicide-D Registered User Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Katy, TX...but the love of my life resides in Dublin,OH. Posts: 1,408	plastic godzilla a few years ago...15? no way...anyway when I was in high school a guy had mounted a plastic godzilla to his hood with tubimg running through it and into the cab. He would blow smoke through the tubing and out Godzilla's mouth...definate head turner

07-30-2002, 11:47 PM	#17
billogna Registered User Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Choctaw, OK Posts: 235	When I was younger, I had an ornament made from tubing and a valve stem cover with a pin hole in it hooked up to my washer motor so I could squirt people in the crosswalk. I wouldn't try it now, though-- might get shot. __________________ '69 Chev Cust/10 swb, 350/700R4, 5"/6" '70 Chev C10 swb, 67 front, 454/700r4, 4"/5" '73 Chev stepper, 350/3 spd '84 Chev K20 350/4 spd '91 GMC 1500 Suburban 4x4, 350/700R4

07-31-2002, 12:04 AM	#18
Pumkin Truck Thats just prime! Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: TEXAS Posts: 720	HAHAHA thats funny billogna, what an idea. hmmm __________________ 69 GMC short bed stepside with a wimpy six that can barely pull itself. 99 Chevrolet Camaro Z-28 1 Bad 5.7ltr LS1

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mikej71 Unregistered User Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Houston, TX USA Posts: 538	I've seen a lot of '73-'80 Silverados that had that factory square hood ornament. I thought they were cool. The hood on my '71 has the holes where someone had some sort of ornament on there. They were filled when I bought it, but I have two little Bondo stalactites hanging down under my hood. __________________ 71 SWB Stepside SB400/TH350

07-31-2002, 12:20 PM	#20
dubie Registered User Join Date: May 2000 Location: Flin Flon, Manitoba, Canada Posts: 8,855	My hood has 5 holes in it. 4 are from a bolt on bug visor and the middle one is from a topless angel hood ornament. The previous owner installed these classy aftermarket options, and I had them removed before I bought the 72. __________________ My name's Tim and I'm a truckaholic My 56 Chevy shop truck build http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=562795

07-31-2002, 04:12 PM	#21
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