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That isn't a picture of a Nash hood ornament is it??

PackardDon

I put an "Egyptian" on my '50 Sedan.

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Good Evening...The Egyptian looks great and it seems to me that the Pontiacs had something similar for a period of time. Ernie in Arizona

"Shoebox" Fords also had a similar ornament.

Yep! 49-50 shoebox Fords had a poor copy of the Egyptian. We had a 1950 Ford new. From 49 they changed the hood Orn, door handles, trunk handle, hood(F-O-R-D, 49),(hood emblem 50).
And I can't remember something I did yesterday??

Amen, Randy...I think that many of us have that problem a little or a lot! This business of growing older is not for the timid! Ernie in Arizona...What day is today, anyway?

Dave mentioned 3 ornaments for Series 22/23. My base model '49 Club Sedan came with a 4th, looks like a stylized airplane. I've been collecting hood ornaments over the 5 years that I have worked on the car. Found a nice Goddess of Speed and was going to use that until a friend loaned me a fairly nice Cormorant. I had the base re-chromed and bought another Cormorant in need of re-chroming. Will get it done as soon as I can come up with $350 in my budget. Of all the ornaments, I like the Cormorant the best!

The picture is my collection:

Airplane on top, Goddess of Speed in middle and Cormorant to be re-chromed on the bottom.

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The hood ornament in the middle in the picture, is that the goddess of speed hood ornament?? What all years was this used? I have one of those here that is in nice condition.

John

I believe 22nd and 23rd series (late 47 - 50)