1955 Buick - Front Speaker cover question

[jonahboo]

Howdy

I have (2) seperate "grill covers" for my front speaker

one which came off my Special ans the second i had in a box

now the second is all chrome and has a hole in the center and i would like to know what it is for....any thoughts?

thank you

jesse

[Pete Phillips]

The one in front should not have a hole in the center. How large is the hole? It's not a rear speaker grille, is it? I guess I'm replying with a dumb question; the rear speaker grille is flat, while the front one is curved like the bottom of the dashboard.

Pete Phillips, BCA #7338

[MrEarl]

[jonahboo]

Tonite - i'll post some pics for your veiwing pleasure - until then you have imagine the wonder

[MrEarl]

Using my imagination......It's a EARLY year production 55 speaker cover in all chrome with the cigar lighter still located smack dab in the middle of it like the 54's.

Edited May 4, 2010 by MrEarl (see edit history)

[jonahboo]

thank you - i really didn't feel like uploading those

good eye

[MrEarl]

Jesse, I edited my previous email. You said somethig about imagination and I was being facetious in my reply about it being an early production 55 with the 54 cigar lighter in it. I have however seen a 55 speaker cover on a one owner original 54 Roadmaster and I do have pics of that somewhere and will upload them sometime. Sorry to have misled you. Would still like to see pictures as I think you have everybodies curiosity up now.

[jonahboo]

HERE ARE SOME DARK PICS: - THANX (I THINK)

[MrEarl]

Hopefully someone more knowledgeable about 55's will chime in here. I'm thinking these pieces were chrome/stainless with painted louvered inserts. So perhaps this one was stripped at some time to reveal all the chrome. The whole in the center is still a mystery though. Does it look to be factory cut or a hack job. Doesn't look like the cigar lighter hole. :confused:

[jonahboo]

the cut is factory clean!

here is my original:

but i really like the chrome - maybe i'll strip the factory