Parts find for PV544

Post by **scot850** » 01 Apr 2023, 19:46

I saw an ad for a front grill section of a PV544. I thought that although this is one of my great wishes for a car, I am now unlikely to ever get one unless I win a lottery!

Anyway, I thought that maybe I could use this as a piece of wall art for my garage and arranged to go get it. As is often the way, when you buy one part then the owner then remembers a bunch of other stuff he wants to offload for free to get it out of the garage.

So I ended up with the front 'nose' of the PV544, a 4 speed transmission and a 544 script badge. Oh, and a random 164E hubcap less the plastic outer ring.

Looking at the 544 'nose' I am not sure that due to it being a lot thicker and heavier than I expected I will be able to mount it on the wall easily. My wife suggested cutting it down, but I would feel so bad that a relatively rust free part was damaged.

Not sure what to do with this now so it will have to find a spot in the garage until I can decide!

: PV544 grill and nose

: Side view showing size of part

The condition of the part really makes me uncomfortable cutting this down. As you can maybe see it is in excellent condiiton.

: Transmission, 544 badge and 164E hubcap

Neil.

Post by **volvolugnut** » 02 Apr 2023, 18:35

Nice find.
volvolugnut

Post by **scot850** » 04 May 2023, 23:02

Well finally got the time to clean up the 544 'nose'. Like all jobs, this took way longer than I planned as there was a film of an oily type paint overspray all over the parts including the chrome. This required wet sanding to remove, and then a buff and polish to improve the finish.

I have now found a home in my garage for it and it is now on display!

: 544 nose hung up in garage

: 544 nose hung up in garage (2)

Neil.