1968 Monaco or Polara grille & surrounds Complete WIW? Value?

[413]

I don’t know the difference between Monaco and Polara. I have the complete Pot metal grille and surrounds with headlight buckets but no rings for the headlights. Left end is great, right end has a crack on the edge but it is complete and straight so it doesn’t stand out as a problem.

The chrome shines nice and has no thin spots where the water ran off the hood. There is no pitting on this, None. This is from a desert dry area. A few spots where something like a rock hit it, but it’s not all road rashed like a car that drove on the sanded roads in winter time. Overall pretty nice grille.

I can ship this, it would fit in a much smaller box if I take it apart.

what is this worth?

 

[69monaco]

1968 Monaco.........

 

[413]

So the mesh is squares on Monaco and horizontal lines on Polara.

The surrounds look the same on both. Is that correct?

that’s a sweet color on that Monaco above.

 

[413]

Pictures on a sunny day. This chrome really is Very nice.

2786448 is the number on the back of the Grille part that the air passes through.

68000R
68001L on the left and right surrounds.

 

[bigmoparjeff]

I'll say $150. If it wasn't damaged and the headlamp rings were there, I'd say $250+.

Even though it looks great, grills for the '67-'68 Dodges aren't a high demand item because they were well protected by the overhanging hood and the chrome tended to hold up real well. I had a really rough '68 Polara and the grills and front bumper were quite nice, while the potmetal tail lamp trim and the chrome on the rear bumper were terrible.

Jeff

 

[413]

I need to find this guy