The Grille Man Does It Again
by Leighton Rawlings
reproduced from Restored Cars Australia Jan-Feb 2004
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This was a unique experience to see the raw item, which was a masterpiece in itself, being put through the process of the chrome plating treatment which ended up with three magnificent examples of 1933 grilles that the most fastidious enthusiast would be more than happy to use in the front of his or her vehicle.

	Polishing the copper plating at the chrome platers prior to nickel plating.

So we now have the 1933 and 1934 years covered with reproduction Ford grilles. Now Chris has just finished developing the 1935 Ford grille, this is amazing in that it took Chris something like five years to successfully develop the 1934 item, where, in his own words he has been able to produce the 1935 reproduction Ford grille in around nine weeks! Chris admits that he has learnt a considerable amount from the 1933 and 1934 experience and this has helped speed up the process with the 1935 grille.

Upon inspection the 1935 example is quite a complete unit, with a series of individual groups of bars in place of the full length bars in both the 1933 and 1934 designs.