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Bruce Bowker

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Name as many well known brands that have kept their distinctive grills (or reasonably close) throughout their many years.
As an example, Rolls Royce.
 

Boink

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Aston Martin (though Ford has recently copied it).
 

LarryK

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Jeep, very easy.
 

NutmegCT

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Mercedes-Benz! at least until the 1990s.

Type 170 (pre-WW2 until 1953)

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Type 180/190/220 (1953-1959):

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Type 180/190/220 (1959-1961):

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Type 190/220 (1960s)

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1970s:

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1980s:

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and then it all went downhill fast:

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Daimler - furrowed brow
 

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Maserati
 
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1940 Ford

The idea is grills that a car has kept or reasonably close to the same. 1940 Ford was only one year.

I forgot about Volvo with the diagonal stripe. That has been around quite some time.
 

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Since 2007, Kia - tiger nose
 

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Cadillac has been using the egg crate for a long time now.
 

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Chevrolet... With a few exceptions the bow tie stays in the center on a center bar. Bar is either painted or part of the grill/ chrome or not so shiny metal

and Buick... my 94 Buick Century loaner has a very family look next to a co-worker's 2013 Buick something
 
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