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Old Apr 22, 2006 | 09:37 PM
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I have come across a 68 with the Crossed Flags emblem and below them is a bar. In the bar is "427 Turbojet"
It is made to fit the shape of the car. There are similar badges for fenders of Camaros I think, but this is a new one for me.

I will try to get a picture of it.
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Old Apr 23, 2006 | 12:29 AM
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1968`s have only crossed flags on the nose and and no stingray emblems either, anywhere.
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Sounds like a one-off add on by the owner. No such nose emblem ever came from the factory for the 68 427. The 66 427 had side fender flags with the 427 Turbo Jet inscribed below on a cast emblem.
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Old Apr 23, 2006 | 10:16 PM
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here ya go..........




It's a 67 Impala emblem.
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It's not hard to heat and reshape pot-metal using a convetional oven. Someone probably just got it hot and bent it to fit the hood.
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Thanks PRNDL, great call!
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