Hard To Find Hood Ornament

[LBCD]

So what is one of the most hard to find hood ornaments? In the 15 years i’ve owned my 41 Tudor I finally was able to pick up a hood ornament made for the 41 Super Deluxe and I believe the 41 Mercury. What would you all consider a rare hood ornament for your car?

 

[KiWinUS]

I have NOS 41 Mercury

 

[rockfla]

i'll have to did them out for photo's to post but my dad has (I think) 4 different ones for our 37, I know the "streamlined Greyhound" is a rare one!!!

 

[KiWinUS]

Pines Trim bullnose for 36 is hard to find not broken .

 

[rockfla]

These are at least 3 I know of....for 1937

 

[johndee138]

Here's a bit of unobtainium for a '36!

 

[Tinker]

Checked the whitney archives and littlemags. Missing the horns and nose ring. Glass eyes. Anyone know...

 

[Graeme / New Zealand]

1948 Ford hood ornament on my car. Same as the 46 but without the red enamel 8 insert.
Stock to my NZ assembled Ford and different to the US ones. Photo to come.

GB

 

[skidmarks]

These are at least 3 I know of....for 1937

The third one looks like a 38 pickup

Were they all ford accessories or aftermarket?

 

[rockfla]

The third one looks like a 38 pickup

Were they all ford accessories or aftermarket?

The third one is "similar" to the one my dad has, the front portion is flatter, stubby and not rounded off also has a swing open cover with a lock underneith, I think he has another one that is the similar wing shaped but different than the one in the picture and the one I described above. I believe most are aftermarkets!!!

 

[rockfla]

Another "Unobtainium" is a true "Greyhound" for a 37.

 

[Ian NZ]

I made up Chrome Goddess radiator cap ornament for our 1932- 3/W Ford V8 basing it on the 8 foot Bob Drake chrome sculpture which was unveiled at the S.E.M.A. Show. in 2008.
1932 Fords did not come out originally with a ornamental radiator cap anyway, only a plain cap, but there are Quail and Greyhound ornamental radiator caps now made for them, so I decided to make a Chrome Goddess a bit different out of Brass.

 

[deuce lover]

Well done on your Goddess. Here 's 32 Vic in UK.Prototype "quail".From Tony Thackers '32 Ford book.

 

[Ricosan]

That’s a beautiful job you did with the “Chrome Goddess” Ian. I know you must get a lot of comments.

Rich

 

[Ian NZ]

Thank you.Yes I get a few comments about my Goddess radiator cap.
Yes that radiator cap is on a English 32 Victoria, it is pretty hard to tell what it is.
Some thought it was a dealer demonstrating a 32 Victoria.

 

[petehoovie]