Speedway Motors 16 Hood Louver Sheet Metal Panel 24 x 8 Inch Hand Stamped 18 Gauge Bare Steel Insert for Hot Rod Hood Decklid Roof Graft or Custom Fabrication

Stamped into 18-gauge steel sheet, perfect for classic car sheetmetal use. These universal hood louvers are 3-inches long and 3/4-inch in height. Stamped using original Moon Equipment Co louver press from Dean Moon’s shop. Each steel panel is fabricated in house by skilled craftsman. A much lower cost alternative to having metal louvered panels fabricated. Can be welded or riveted into place where louvers are commonly added on hot rods. Use as delivered for unique hot rod inspired wall art or other artistic expression. Additional panels can be welded together to provide multiple rows of louvers. Louvers are stamped centered on workpiece and are 16-inches in length. Perfect as additional engine bay cooling in early hot rods with multi-piece hoods. Hot Rod Louvers Hand Stamped to Enhance Your Hot Rod Build’s Custom Looks Functional sheet metal louvers for relieving engine bay heat or scooping cool air in for the brakes were very popular modifications to race cars back in the 1930s and 1940s. Many Le Mans race cars were punched full of louvers to aid in keeping the engine cool during those long, high rpm pulls down the Mulsanne straight. Circle track racers of the same period would also louver their race cars as well. These 3- to 5-inch universal hood louvers were stamped often in several rows, completely covering a panel or the whole engine bay area of the race car. While on the streetCompatible with Ford’s from the Model T and Model A and up through models of the late 1930s provided some form of louvered car hood or engine side panel. They were more elegant than functional (which is why we see so many Model As and Deuces with no engine cover panels at all!) and often these cars, as well as Compatible with Chevy and Compatible with Dodge models from the same pre-war era, would get custom hot rod louvers stamped into their hoods, roofs, and trunk lids during the hot rod boon of the ’50s and ’60s

• Hand-Stamped Louver Panel — Fabricated one louver at a time on an original Dean Moon louver press for true old-school hot rod authenticity and classic appearance.
• Precise Louver Layout — Features 16 centered louvers measuring 3" x 3/4", spanning 16" from first to last louver for balanced airflow and visual symmetry.
• Premium 18 Gauge Steel — Made from bare 18-gauge steel ideal for MIG or TIG welding, while also suitable for bolting or riveting into place.
• Universal Custom Fit — 8" x 24" panel size makes it perfect for grafting into hoods, decklids, roof panels, or engine side panels on hot rods and customs.
• Cooling & Style Upgrade — Adds functional engine bay ventilation while delivering a period-correct look for traditional hot rod, race car, or fabrication projects.