The Parts Advisor at the Classic Center informs by email that the desired replacement Trunk Emblem estimate is $$$ (wow) and confides that upon clicking — send that he “turned to his co-worker and quipped; we’ll never hear from THAT guy again…”

I can confirm that automobile restoration is a rich man’s hobby, but this old car is incomplete without this star piece (eclipsed only by the hood ornament).

Not convinced that my queried trim item is NOS or a reproduction. Short of melting metal and casting myself, the alternative would be to locate a donor car in a salvage yard that has not already given up its shiny bits. Not likely as 20 – 30 years will have elapsed.

When they FedEx, I trust that they will insure with care.