Great post - I have never been able to identify cars from the 1940's and earlier...this will help. It's great to see the transformation of a hood ornament from year to year. Thanks
Thanks for this. I have an old photo of my Grandad's 1950 Ford 1/2 ton pickup that shows a hood ornament. I haven't found any other pictures of this truck with any sort of hood ornament. It appears that it was one of the swans from the Packards that he put on to customize the truck himself. I had no idea, and as a boy never thought to ask him about it. As a young man my brother and I thought about buying the truck when it was sold at the estate sale, and decided we'd have a tough time sharing it. I wish now we'd made the effort. Anyway, again, thanks for this wonderful resource.
Saw a hood ornament today on an old truck at McDonald in Harrisonburg, VA. I thought it was from a Hudson but it turned out to be from an 1948 Oldsmobile. Thanks to my wife for bringing the camera along, I was able to ID it accurately with the help of your awesome Blog! Thanks! Pete at adamshistory@gmail.com
I have been looking for help IDing a heavy metal airplane that looks to be either a hood ornament or maybe a trophy top. I don't see it in any of these pictures, but was hoping you may be able to point me in the right direction. I can post a pic if you can help. Thanks! Amy
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Great post - I have never been able to identify cars from the 1940's and earlier...this will help. It's great to see the transformation of a hood ornament from year to year. Thanks
ReplyDeleteThanks for this. I have an old photo of my Grandad's 1950 Ford 1/2 ton pickup that shows a hood ornament. I haven't found any other pictures of this truck with any sort of hood ornament. It appears that it was one of the swans from the Packards that he put on to customize the truck himself. I had no idea, and as a boy never thought to ask him about it. As a young man my brother and I thought about buying the truck when it was sold at the estate sale, and decided we'd have a tough time sharing it. I wish now we'd made the effort. Anyway, again, thanks for this wonderful resource.
ReplyDeleteAwesome. I had seen the old Packard Swan ornament on a car before but never knew what type of car it was.:) now I know. Thanks for the post.:)
ReplyDeleteSaw a hood ornament today on an old truck at McDonald in Harrisonburg, VA. I thought it was from a Hudson but it turned out to be from an 1948 Oldsmobile. Thanks to my wife for bringing the camera along, I was able to ID it accurately with the help of your awesome Blog!
ReplyDeleteThanks!
Pete at adamshistory@gmail.com
I have been looking for help IDing a heavy metal airplane that looks to be either a hood ornament or maybe a trophy top. I don't see it in any of these pictures, but was hoping you may be able to point me in the right direction. I can post a pic if you can help.
ReplyDeleteThanks!
Amy