Revell/Monogram 53 Bel Air Hood?

[o-man]

This may be a dumb question, but does the 50 Olds hood fit the Bel Air? I've seen pictures and they look similar. The reason why I ask is I have two of theses kits and one is missing the hood and I've seen a resin hood for the Olds.. Thanks.

[Casey]

I think the nose of the Olds is longer than the Chevy, too, so the Revell '50 Olds hood might not even fit the Revell 1/25 '53/4 Chevy kits, either.

[Art Anderson]

While the '49-'50 Oldsmobile 88 used the same A body shells as Chevrolet, it was a longer wheelbase car; all the added length being in the front clip (doghouse), as it was with Pontiac.

In addition, there were differences in the shape of the hood between Chevrolet, Pontiac, and Oldsmobile 88's, as GM Styling worked to create a different, but still family, look to their cars. Chevrolet hoods tended to be more pointed, while Olds (obviously emphasizing their V8 power as opposed to Chevy and Pontiac's reliance on inline engines still) had a much more square, blockish shape to the hood, particularly toward the front, something that GM Vice President of Styling Harley Earl liked to call "Powerdome".

Art

[o-man]

Thanks guys for the good information! Guess I'll post in wanted section for a hood and see what happens

[Ace-Garageguy]

All the above responses are spot-on, but I was curious and pulled the models off the shelf to have a look.

The width of the 1/25 Olds hood at the rear of the fenders is about right to fit either the 1/24 monogram body, or the 1/25 Revell body...both with a little massaging needed.

The Olds hood is about 3/16" too long at the front of the fenders of the 1/25 Revell body, but the width is pretty close; exactly as it should be as per Art's information.

The Olds hood is about 1/8" too long for the Monogram 1/24 body, and about 1/8" too narrow on each side too.

Still, the Olds hood could possibly be used on either of the mentioned Chevy bodies (or the AMT '50 Chevy bodies) as the basis of a custom modification, though It would take quite precise bodywork.