Chev CMP Enamel Dash Badge

[motto (RIP)]

Brian Asbury had some of these badges manufactured many years ago. I still have the one he gave me on his Australian tour. It's attached to my hat and has travelled extensively including the 2009 Istanbul / Normandy tour.
They are an attractive little badge.

David

[David Dunlop]

Thanks for jogging my memory. I also have one of the repros, but could not remember from whom I obtained it. It is a little more robust than the original, same size and with a bit finer detail on the face of it. Photo attached.

On the late issue Cab 13 Chev CMP's with individual instruments, this badge was located to the left of the dash panel, between the lamps switch plate and instruments. It mounts into two small holes vertically oriented. A 1mm hole about 1/4-inch above a 2mm hole. The upper smaller hole took a locking pin on the back of the original badge that prevented the badge from rotating when the hex nut on the centre stud was tightened down.

Not sure where the badge was placed on the earlier Chev dash, or when GM even started using the badge in their vehicles.

Wonder how many were removed by drivers and sent home as souvenirs to their families during the war?

David

[Brian Gough]

Hi David,

Thanks for your informative posting and providing some background on the GM "Dash Jewel".

Going from memory, it is shown in the interior drawings in the MB-C1 and MB-C2 service manuals but is not identified. Also, it is not listed in the parts book. I have seen a reference to it in one of the GM service bulletins on another subject.

I have repros from both Brian Asbury and Dirk Leegwater, both are very nice but not identical. They come in 2 mounting styles, for the dash and for cap/lapel wear.

Cheers,

Brian

[Keith Orpin]

Guys,
I was lucky enough to have an original dash jewel on my C30 when I bought her for restoration, several years ago. Attached is a picture of the early dash and dash jewel, it's approx 2" to the left of the instruments. As David points out, I'm sure quite a few were taken off the vehicles.
Keith

[TCLARK]

One of the reasons I started on my c15a cab 12 was that the original jewel was there. I have now restored the dash with the jewel in place!
Terry

[8threcce]

Dirk Leegwater has repro's for sale