Re: Packards on www.bringatrailer.com

Posted by packardsix1939 On 2023/11/21 16:51:56

I thought I saw broken pieces of plastic stuck into the ornament where the wings should have been. The J.C. Whitney hood birds were a cheap knockoff of the Packard cormorant ornaments. I had one of these once and compared it to a real Packard ornament. They definitely do look similar, except of course for the plastic wings. One I had had green wings, but I've also seen orange and red ones. They are a bit tacky. Someone also made a knockoff that was a one-piece zinc die casting. Have seen these too, but they really do not look very much like the Packard ornaments.

I just looked again at the photos of the car on the Bringatrailer website. Photos 13 and 14 give you the best views of the hood ornament and I am definitely seeing broken pieces of orange plastic sticking out of the bird's back. So, it must be a J.C. Whitney bird.