Pentastar emblem question

[moparstuart]

 mine just pushed and press fit in , it was plastic backed ? the ones i have seen that are metal clad are on chrysler c bodys ? 

[Brock Lee]

The one that came on my unrestored 69 is gold plated metal and has a black foam rubber type gasket. It has one locating pin and in the center is a stud that a speed nut threads on to. The fenders are actually punched with the 2 holes for this emblem.

I used to get the plastic ones off of 80's and 90's Dodge Dynasty's.

[doctor4766]

It was so people walking down the street could see it when the car was parked.

Thats what I heard also....

BTW: I got luck and scored an original metal one.... not putting the plastic one on mine now
swap meet, payed $3

So did they put it on the "other side" when it was exported to right hand drive countries? 

Australian Mopars have it on the LH fender which is the kerb side here, and only on that side.

[Bob T]

Yeah, dead right , I was just having a look through my old photos , My 71 R/T Charger and 71 Pacer didnt have it but my 71 Ranger sedan did , and yeah - metal clad just on the left hand side ,  funny eh

and while Im at it , on the hijack , do you guys reckon that the Aussie Chryslers took the styling cues off rear lights of a Runner and modded them ?

[70charginglizard]

I just got a brand new on of those at the mopar spring roundup this year and replaced my old one. It looks very pretty now....

[maxwellwedge]

Hmmmm!.  I havn't removed mine yet for the restoration work on the body but I can state that it is only located on the passenger side and my car has never been restored.  I didn't realize that the original emblem was metal.  I think the one I bought for the restoration was plastic.  And I think I recall that it's gold colored.  Seems like the gold has worn off of the original on my car.  Guess I'll have to keep an eye out for a nice metal one at the junkyard.  I bet the retaining clip is not easily accessible. 

Metal? Must be really early 60's. All the Muscle-Era stuff is a plastic P-Star.

[RangerDan440]

FWIW, not all 72's have one; they were phased out during 1972 so once the assembly plant ran out, that was that.  I own 2 72s, a B and a C-Body, both late builds from seperate plants and neither came with a Pentastar from the factory (I added one though; its not a Mopar with it!)

[69bronzeT5]

Hmmmm!.  I havn't removed mine yet for the restoration work on the body but I can state that it is only located on the passenger side and my car has never been restored.  I didn't realize that the original emblem was metal.  I think the one I bought for the restoration was plastic.  And I think I recall that it's gold colored.  Seems like the gold has worn off of the original on my car.  Guess I'll have to keep an eye out for a nice metal one at the junkyard.  I bet the retaining clip is not easily accessible. 

Metal? Must be really early 60's. All the Muscle-Era stuff is a plastic P-Star.

I pulled one off a '68 Dart and it was plastic....