The round chrome (or painted) headlamps doors nestle inside the grille, were available separately. The grille itself is a one piece assembly, the riveted extensions were not available by themselves.

This is an example of what I'm talking about, research first before buying, as you are unaware. If you are unaware, you may end up with a POS.

I've owned 337 vehicles since 1956, 84 FoMoCo products. I researched before buying, so never bought a POS. I know how sellers operate as I've been in the biz in one form or another since I was weaned.

My family owned an Olds dealership for 80 years, I was a Ford partsman for 35 years. I bought and sold NOS Ford & Packard obsolete parts for over 20 years. I have parts catalogs, so I know how things fit together.

's to the hobby usually have no literature of any kind (many "internet" collectors have no literature either). More literature is available to the hobbyist today, then there was when the piles were brand new.

Many peeps end up buying pigs-in-a-poke that need gazillions of dollars to fix because they have no clue.

As usual: The money is burning a hole in their pockets, they are affected with buck fever, they believe every word a seller claims, so they buy the first vehicle they find without a care in the world.

Then after they buy the pile, reality sets in...when they discover that slapped on bondo with a coat a paint over it and/or undercoating is hiding all the sins, the engine knocks like a bill collector, smokes like a chimney.

What parts cost, how difficult it can be to find parts, the prices are oughtta sight to fix engines/transmissions/rear axles/steering gears/suspension/body work/interior/chrome and et cetera.

"You think you bought an old truck, but what you really bought is a hobby, and hobbies tend to be expensive."