Save those fender emblems,(Car Scrappers)

**Mechanic688** · 10-28-2011, 02:15 PM

Cleaning out my garage for winter I came across an older Plymouth Volare fender badge or emblem. I got to checking it out on ebay and I can't believe some of the prices that are being fetched for all car related stuff. You car scrappers have a gold mine there if you get an oddball or unusual car, just pop off some of the little stuff and if it's not old enough just put it in a box and put it up on a shelf in the garage. Stuff like fender badges, hood emblems interior pieces are all easy to snag and fetch a fair price. Some of the people are putting their cars back to new and others are just memorabilia collectors. There is another market out there,,,

**gustavus** · 10-28-2011, 02:34 PM

Thanks for the heads up.

**rca987** · 10-28-2011, 04:17 PM

All I've got is a Jaguar hood ornament that I took off my Chevy Blazer....(My grandpa sold me the blazer, I dont know why he put the jag on it...Did confuse the heck out of alot of people though.)

**forwardlookguy** · 10-28-2011, 11:58 PM

I cannot stess enough to really look into old car parts. Some are worth a whole heck of a lot more than you would think. Like this for example: http://www.ebay.com/itm/230684999169...fvi%3D1&_rdc=1 These were seriously in my scrap bucket. I decided to put them on ebay and I got $53 for them. The guy wanted the green one but apparently the glass ones are from the '20s and were used on motorcycles and stuff as reflectors.

Even if you can't find it in a completed listings search on ebay, put it on there! You don't pay if it doesn't sell and you're only out the few minutes it took to put it on there. Chances are if its from an old car and it's in decent condition, you'll sell it for more than scrap value.

If anyone ever has any questions about old car parts, casting numbers, serial numbers, etc., please feel free to PM me as I have a lot of resources and old books on the matter.