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Posted 2011-02-05 9:26 PM (#259728)
Subject: 59 D500 Emblem on Ebay

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$611.00 was the winning bidder... Who picked up this reproduction emblem.

Item: 200570804074

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=200570804074&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT

Edited by Bart_59_Dodge 2011-02-06 8:28 AM

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Posted 2011-02-05 10:15 PM (#259736 - in reply to #259728)
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"metal-tin base" on this guy.

It looks good, but there may be some surface detail missing on the knight's head (Ron?).

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Posted 2011-02-05 10:35 PM (#259743 - in reply to #259736)
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Wow.... over $600 for just 1 emblem.... the sad part is you put this on your car. goto a car shoe or cruise in and no-one will know what it is or what it means....

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Posted 2011-02-05 11:26 PM (#259751 - in reply to #259728)
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I looked at it and thought about it, but 1st it was only one emblem and secondly, I would havta add another "0" to it (to match my engine) and I figgered that might spoil the looks of the emblem. Then of course there's
"Always the chance" strange sounds might start eminating from the Central Californian Wilderness.

So I passed, Th Engine "Speaks for Itself"

Gary

Edited by 1959Dodge 2011-02-05 11:33 PM

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Posted 2011-02-06 8:25 AM (#259773 - in reply to #259728)
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Posted 2011-02-06 9:16 AM (#259797 - in reply to #259773)
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Here is one more photos of D500 reproduction emblem.

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Posted 2011-02-06 10:05 AM (#259809 - in reply to #259728)
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So....is your picture another Ebay auction for these emblems or are you trying to tease those of us who have been after this particular emblem for so long that I hardly even want to talk about it . Do you know where these are being reproduced and are available for a REASONABLE price. I have a '59 Dodge and I've built the correct engine ...I gave up on the emblem....I couldn't even get a plaster or rubber mold from those who have them on their cars 'cause I was gonna try to make a couple...and its not like I wanted something for nothing...I've helped lots of other forwardlook owners with parts and technical ....
I'm tired of games...

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Posted 2011-02-06 11:41 AM (#259825 - in reply to #259809)
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Does anyone else think it's sorta crazy to pay this kind of money for a reproduction that's not even correct ?

On the original, the knight's head is silver.

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Posted 2011-02-06 2:25 PM (#259854 - in reply to #259825)
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I don't know much about '59s, but that seems like what you might expect to pay for the genuine article - if it could be found.

the lower half of the 00s looks solid - not see-through. That seems wrong to me.

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Posted 2011-02-06 5:42 PM (#259882 - in reply to #259728)
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You're right Mike... Here's a photo of the real thing.. The bottom of the zero's are definitely 'see thru' (although these are a little dirty), & well sculpted to match the lower half of the 'shield'. The knights head also is missing a lot of detail around the eye opening (prpbably polished out when the mould was made). For $600 odd, you'd expect a more faithful repro tho.... Glenn

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Posted 2011-02-06 6:25 PM (#259893 - in reply to #259728)
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Does anyone else think it's sorta crazy to pay this kind of money for a reproduction that's not even correct ?

On the original, the knight's head is silver.

Ron

Just looking closely at the original emblem, Its a bit hard to see but i think the knights head was gold originally.

It appears to be gold under the neck and behind the head.

Might get shot down in flames here but still nice repo's

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Posted 2011-02-06 7:14 PM (#259897 - in reply to #259728)
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the letters on this one are gold but look like they may be seperate?

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Posted 2011-02-06 7:46 PM (#259899 - in reply to #259893)
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ttotired - 2011-02-06 6:25 PM Just looking closely at the original emblem, Its a bit hard to see but i think the knights head was gold originally.

Nope. I have pics of originals that show a silver knight's head.

SpringSweptWing makes a good point. The '500' letters were most likely cast separately and then pins on the back were inserted through holes in the main emblem, where they were soldered in place.

If someone has an original, please post a pic of the back of the emblem.

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Posted 2011-02-06 9:07 PM (#259909 - in reply to #259897)
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springsweptwing - 2011-02-06 7:14 PM

the letters on this one are gold but look like they may be seperate?

Wow... now thats pretty.... I still cant believe someone paid $600 for just 1 reproduction emblem..... since it is gold
instead of silver if the buyer puts it on his car which needs 2.... they dont match, or put one on and be missing
one emblem.... still sweet emblem though.

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Posted 2011-02-06 9:15 PM (#259912 - in reply to #259909)
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59CRL - 2011-02-06 8:07 PM

springsweptwing - 2011-02-06 7:14 PM the letters on this one are gold but look like they may be seperate?

Wow... now thats pretty.... I still cant believe someone paid $600 for just 1 reproduction emblem..... since it is gold instead of silver if the buyer puts it on his car which needs 2.... they dont match, or put one on and be missing one emblem.... still sweet emblem though.

The Ebay ad stated that a pair was available... All I can guess is that there is room now for the buyer and seller to negotiate on the second emblem, either for an additional $611.00 or a negootiated reduced price.

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Posted 2011-02-07 2:48 AM (#259931 - in reply to #259728)
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I took one of my originals off today to see for myself... Definately cast in two pieces, being the top shield part & knight, Then the 500 & the bottom of the shield cast as a second piece which is attached by 2 pins thru the main body of the emblem... I've included close up pictures of the front & back, where you can clearly see the casting line thru the middle of the 500, & the back speaks for itself...

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Posted 2011-02-07 2:58 AM (#259932 - in reply to #259728)
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If you look closely @ the back view of the repo, you can see where it also has two pins & appears to be cast in two pieces as per the original.. To go to that much trouble to try & accurately reproduce this emblem, then leave the bottoms in the 'zeros' is just plain crazy... Perhaps they didn't have the original that they took the mould from anymore, & it was merely an oversight ?.. Glenn

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Posted 2011-02-07 2:20 PM (#259987 - in reply to #259728)
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Personally, I'm quite pleased that the re-pops will be so easy to spot.

Kinda like a fake Rolex.

I've worn a fake Rollie, and have owned a real one since 1988 (no big-deal; just making a point) and there is nothing
like knowing that you've got the Real Thing.

The knight's head's lack of detail resembles a pot metal piece that has been re-chromed, where the polishing of
it removes a lot of surface detail.

I, too, had thought that the knight's head had been gold lacquered, like the "500" was.

So, the "5" was part of the main-piece casting?

Edited by d500neil 2011-02-07 3:58 PM

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Posted 2011-02-07 4:01 PM (#260003 - in reply to #259728)
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No Neil... The 500 is all cast in one piece along with the bottom curved section of the shield... This entire piece was chromed, then gold laquered before attachment into the main emblem leaving the bottom of the shield part that is cast with the 500 gold also.. Mine has the remains of the gold laquer between the zeros where it is somewhat protected, so the image of the beautiful emblem on red, & the repro where it is gold between the zeros would be correct (with the exception of the solid zeros as opposed to the see thru ones). That process of production would also dictate that the knights head should be silver as the main shield would have been chromed & the red painted, before attachment of the golden-ized 500, & the evidence of my original supports this assumption.. Glenn

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Posted 2011-02-07 4:07 PM (#260006 - in reply to #259728)
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Glenn, on the re-pop, the "500" is actually ONE piece, with the 3 numbers being connected to each other.

On the OEM guy, all 3 numbers are separate from each other, but, I don't know how the "5" is attached
to the emblem, unless it was cast into the body of the emblem, with the two "0's" being separate
and riveted to the emblem's body.

Edited by d500neil 2011-02-07 6:56 PM

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Posted 2011-02-07 4:52 PM (#260014 - in reply to #259728)
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Could there be two types out there, chrome 500 numbers with gold head, and gold 500 numbers with chrome head, were the gold 500 numbers aluminium, like the 57 custom royal D O D G E letters, possibly a mid year change?

i have seen 57 hood letters on custom royals chrome and gold.

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Posted 2011-02-07 4:52 PM (#260015 - in reply to #260006)
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On the re-pop, you can see that the 500 was clearly the trickiest part of the problem: there are several places, both above and below the shield, that connect each numeral. In the original part, none of these connections appear.

I think the re-pop is excellent and it sure beats "no loaf", but at what price? At least one person out there thought $610 each is fair. The last time I bought a very nice '58, it was much less than that. As far as I know, there is no re-pop of the '58. The '57s are even less, but there are very good re-pops to be had there.

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Posted 2011-02-07 6:15 PM (#260033 - in reply to #259728)
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Yes (unfortunately), there are excellent re-pops of the 1957 D500 emblem.

No (fortunately), there are no re-pops of the 1958 D500 emblem.

Every real 1959 D500 emblem that I've seen has had gold lacquered "500" numbers, but, I've seen (apparently: re-plated)
gold knight's heads on at least some of them.

The 1959 re-pop (although pretty) is NOT an excellent rendition of the real emblem, and, that's a GOOD thing, for anyone who
happens to own a real 1959 D500.

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Posted 2011-02-07 8:07 PM (#260063 - in reply to #260014)
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springsweptwing - 2011-02-07 4:52 PM Could there be two types out there, chrome 500 numbers with gold head, and gold 500 numbers with chrome head, were the gold 500 numbers aluminium, like the 57 custom royal D O D G E letters, possibly a mid year change?

No and No.

@Neil: gold knight's head is incorrect. I've also seen 59 spinners with gold knight's head, from 'Hubcap Kimbo', who insisted that it was correct. Ummm, no it's not.

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Posted 2011-02-07 8:10 PM (#260064 - in reply to #260063)
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And, hence: these forum-threads!

So, is the "5" a cast-in part of the emblems??

Edited by d500neil 2011-02-07 8:12 PM

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Posted 2011-02-08 8:24 AM (#260128 - in reply to #259728)
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G'day again fellas..I don't mean to stir the pot, but I think we ALL may be wrong here (including myself)..

I've read what you have said Ron & Neil, & I had to put this under closer scrutiny to come to a conclusion.. I used to do micro electronics as a profession, & as such , I have powerful illuminated magnifying lamp @ home (30x) with which to see minute detail.. The 500 is ABSOLUTELY cast in one piece & attached to the main body of the emblem later on.. Ron, the 3 numbers are not separate to each other, but 1 unit. I've attached the closest pix i can produce where you can see the casting edges of the 500 from both sides, & how it fits to the rest of the emblem if you look close enough... The 5 is definately part of the 500, & not seperate.. Neil, you said the gold knight is incorrect, & I tried to confirm this in a previous posting,... BUT..., under closer scrutiny through the magnifying lamp, I have found evidence of gold plating, or leaf, or laquer, or whatever you want to call it, to the UNDERSIDE of the knights head (in places where it would be hard to polish off), that is TOTALY consistent with the remmenants of the gold on the UNDERSIDE of the 500 piece... See the attached photos Guys & remember that these are un-restored pieces.. I'm wondering now if some of the knights were silver & some were gold ?.. Whilst I'm @ it, someone said about hubcaps from Kimbo... This vehicle has un-restored 1958 spinner hubcaps on it, & they too show evidence of gold plating to the knights head in the middle that is consistent with the un-restored D 500 emblem.... Coincidence ?..

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Posted 2011-02-08 1:03 PM (#260164 - in reply to #260128)
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@Hypermung - I never claimed that the numbers were separate. That wouldn't make sense, considering that there are only two pins on the back anchoring the numbers in place.

Also I don't buy your contention about gold plating underneath the knight's head. What you're probably seeing are areas that didn't plate well, or areas where plating has come off. I have seen D500 emblems NOS in the box. The knight's head is silver. Let's not invent stories based on someone's incorrect reproduction pieces.

Hubcap Kimbo's claim was that 59 Dodge hubcaps had a gold knight's head. Not true. I'm not an expert on '58 spinners. But I believe that 58s did have a gold knight's head, as you describe.

Ron

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Posted 2011-02-08 1:04 PM (#260165 - in reply to #260128)
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Great pictures, Glenn! So it appears that if you were to remove the 500 from an original emblem, you would remove the complete numerals and the lower half of the shield's border beneath the numerals - which is the connection point between all three. That's why the pins in your first picture appear in the middle of the back of one of the zeros and do not show on the front! Very impressive.

The re-pop appears to have a similar method of construction, but the casting of the 500 piece is not as neat. It sure does appear that some of those original emblems had a gold tone on the knight's head.

Edited by Lancer Mike 2011-02-08 1:08 PM

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Posted 2011-02-08 2:29 PM (#260179 - in reply to #259728)
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Wow; this (thread) is getting good!

Glenn, if you read my comments, I've said:

1) I have seen 1959 D500 emblems with gold colored knight's heads on them.

2) It appears that the "5" is a part of the casting of the emblem, and that both "0's" look to be riveted onto
the emblem.

3) The "500" has gold lacquer applied onto it, if not, also, with the lacquer being applied onto the knight's head.

Ron has stated, categorically, that the knight's head was not gold colored (lacquered).

You've stated, above: "...the 500 is absolutely cast in one piece and attached to the body of the emblem later on."

I don't see how the "500" numbers were cast in one piece, as they (the "0's", anyway) look to be separate pieces.

Edited by d500neil 2011-02-08 2:31 PM

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Posted 2011-02-08 5:46 PM (#260211 - in reply to #259728)
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Hello Hypermung, left you a PM

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Posted 2011-02-08 6:34 PM (#260216 - in reply to #260211)
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So if you were to remove the 500, it would appear something like this and it would be all gold!

Edited by Lancer Mike 2011-02-08 6:50 PM

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Posted 2011-02-08 6:49 PM (#260221 - in reply to #259728)
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OK; I get 'it', now; thanks Mike!

The "500" assembly could be lacquered without any masking, and then (eventually, as a last step) physically riveted to the
main-base of the emblem.

The knight's head (if it is gold lacquered) would first require that the main base be chromed, and then a very simple mask
could be made to protect the exposed upper-chromed area of the main-base from receiving any lacquer overspray
from the area of the knight's head.

The shield-area then gets to be red-painted, with the paint covering any of the lacquer which may have gotten onto that area.

Then, finally, the gold "500" is attached to the piece.

Edited by d500neil 2011-02-08 6:58 PM

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Posted 2011-02-08 6:52 PM (#260222 - in reply to #260221)
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It must be the most complicated assembly of any D500 emblem. I think it could be the only two-piece construction for D500 emblems from '56 to '61.

Edited by Lancer Mike 2011-02-08 6:53 PM

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Posted 2011-02-08 6:53 PM (#260224 - in reply to #259728)
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And, there were TWO of them, per car.

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Posted 2011-02-09 2:13 AM (#260254 - in reply to #259728)
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Excellent job Mike.. I should have thought of that myself... That is EXACTLY what I'm seeing under magnification.. Well done.. Has anyone noticed the re-pop is on epay again, with a $800 'Buy it now' price... Perhaps $611 wasn't enough for the seller

?.. I guess we'll see them next for $1600 or more a pair

.. Glenn

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Posted 2011-02-09 7:31 AM (#260271 - in reply to #259728)
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Does anyone know who this vendor is?

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Posted 2011-02-09 3:13 PM (#260312 - in reply to #260063)
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Gary Goers make this D500 emblems and the price is $ 160 each. And the knights head is gold on nos emblems you have right Neil

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Posted 2011-02-09 6:54 PM (#260357 - in reply to #259728)
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Are there small 'notches' on the diagonal-sides of these emblems?

If so, maybe that is a way to confirm a NORS 59 D500 emblem. These appear to be, otherwise, very accurately produced.

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Posted 2011-02-09 6:58 PM (#260358 - in reply to #259728)
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And, before Computer-Assisted-Display technology, somebody went to a HELL of a lot of trouble to design and engineer
the 59 D500 emblem, and how its "500" was made to look like it has individual numbers, that 'float' on top of its emblem-base!

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Posted 2011-02-09 10:33 PM (#260378 - in reply to #259728)
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The hell of it is that the process to reproduce these emblems is readily available in the right material (Zinc) with exacting detail.

These are side fender birds for the 57 Desoto I had made using the method of centrifugal casting in vulcanized rubber molds. They are raw from the mold with no additional finishing just needing chrome and gold plated and mounting studs installed. You can see that every single detail of the original is reproduced.
the process is great for short production runs and in no way damages the original part. Of course any flaws in the original part are duplicated in every part that is reproduced in the mold so either find a perfect original or correct any errors first.

Someone mentioned loss of detail? The original chrome plating will remove a small amount of detail it fills with each coat (copper, chromium etc) so it would be best to start with a chemically stripped part that brings it down to the original metal but this is not always feasible. the D500 emblems in question here would need to be done in two separate pieces just like the original were and like the 57 Desoto birds were.

http://www.libertyengineering.com in Roscoe IL did a run of 50 pieces for me years ago. I do not know if the still do lot jobs like this any more the guy I used to deal with is retired now. But there may be other shops that have the equipment and experience to do these jobs. There are lots of videos on the internet that show the process with http://www.tekcast.com/ being one of the manufacturers. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cQ-NUrqdyY4 Of course last wax casting or investment casting could be used also. The original parts were made in hardened steel molds under tremendous pressure that are very expensive to build and the equipment is also very expensive so other methods must be found to make affordable reproduction parts.

Most diecast cars made today and made with the vulcanized rubber molds in centrifugal casting machines.

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Posted 2011-02-10 2:21 AM (#260389 - in reply to #259728)
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No small notches Neil... What you're seeing is an optical illusion generated from the top of the '500'... See Mikes post with pics a few above here & you can see the same effect, only a little clearer... Glenn

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Posted 2011-02-10 11:27 AM (#260428 - in reply to #259728)
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Weren't a lot of the emblems made of "pot metal"?

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Posted 2011-02-10 6:24 PM (#260484 - in reply to #260428)
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1960DesotoAdventurer - 2011-02-10 10:27 AM

Weren't a lot of the emblems made of "pot metal"?

Yes, look for anything that pits on your car and it is diecast pot metal. A lot of trim items were made from pot metal that is a primarily zinc based product with other metals mixed in to give it different characteristics and this was sometimes the downfall as the dissimilar metals would have a corrosive chemical reaction and this could be aggravated by moisture and heat. This is why even NOS parts will sometimes be pitted and with your cars exposure to the elements how the parts got so bad. Modern formulations such as Zamack have taken care of the corrosive problem and have great flow characteristics for low pressure casting such as investment that uses gravity and centrifugal or vacuum casting methods that aid the flow of metal into the recesses through mechanical force.

Lancer Mike

Posted 2011-02-10 6:36 PM (#260488 - in reply to #260312)
Subject: RE: 59 D500 Emblem on Ebay

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des5758 - 2011-02-09 1:13 PM

Gary Goers make this D500 emblems and the price is $ 160 each. And the knights head is gold on nos emblems you have right Neil

Oh, Boy! That would not be fun to have won the auction at $610 and find this out!!! Even worse, Goers' emblem looks more accurate.

Lancer Mike

Posted 2011-02-11 3:23 PM (#260610 - in reply to #260488)
Subject: RE: 59 D500 Emblem on Ebay

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I misunderstood! Kent's photo is of an original stock emblem. He said Goers is making the re-pops in the auction.

sermey

Posted 2011-02-13 5:05 PM (#260905 - in reply to #260358)
Subject: Re: 59 D500 Emblem on Ebay

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d500neil - 2011-02-10 12:58 AM And, before Computer-Assisted-Display technology, somebody went to a HELL of a lot of trouble to design and engineer the 59 D500 emblem, and how its "500" was made to look like it has individual numbers, that 'float' on top of its emblem-base!

. . . such non-geometrical shapes are easier to design manually than with CAD - but I won't go to HELL! - SERGE -

d500neil

Posted 2011-02-14 8:30 PM (#261058 - in reply to #259728)
Subject: Re: 59 D500 Emblem on Ebay

Exner Expert 19,174 posts. Neil passed away 18 Sep 2015. You will be missed, Neil!

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Turns out that a gentleman by nom de plume of "Lincoln46mats" bought this emblem; he's bought only 39 items
off of Ebay, and only one of those was another 59 Dodge item.

This off of Ebay's Feedback profiles.

Anybody know this gentleman?

oldwood

Posted 2016-12-19 11:31 AM (#529158 - in reply to #259728)
Subject: Re: 59 D500 Emblem on Ebay

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I'm missing the 500 on both of my emblems. I will offer up one of mine to use to re-pop these emblems. Is anyone interested in helping to get these reproduced???

d500dodge59

Posted 2016-12-20 1:25 AM (#529245 - in reply to #260179)
Subject: Re: 59 D500 Emblem on Ebay

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59 d500 emblems are crome with gold colore paint on knigth and numbers when they are new the paint i belive is some glaspaint when you can se thrue it

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