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Beautiful bicycle! Being a klutz as I am, though, the ornament would scare me that I would fall onto it as I nearly did on my 1948 Henney-Packard’s.

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Hello and thanks much for the kind words. The vintage bicycles in my collection of this caliber just are not ones I would ride any more. It is tough enough to get them all together (with the correct parts) and restored– much less to ride them. And with the values where they have risen these days? Suicide to think of riding these vintage bicycles when one can get a rider at Wal-world for less than $100 bucks, with no worries about falling and breaking pieces either of yourself or a precious collectable like one of these!

Ohhh... and next to the Packard bicycle in the museum, here is what you also get to see...

And here's how it looks through a window from outside. The 1953 Caribbean behind the Packard bicycle was rumored to have been ordered by singer, Perry Como...

And... if you like this Packard bicycle, there is another in parts currently for sale on eBay! Better still, the paint on this one appears to be factory original.

The eBay auction item number is: 166920089360

Here is an image of the frame and headbadge from eBay...









This one certainly deserves to be saved!

Now, from Packard bicycles by Cleveland Welding Company (CWC) of Cleveland, Ohio to Packard bicycles by Colson Corporation of Elyria, Ohio.

Here is an original catalogue page from 1937. Take a look!

And nowwww... for something really different.

While you may have seen a much larger one of these made as a car accessory, I'm just betting that you haven't seen one of these little guys. We've shown you a few other types of Packard bicycle ornaments in earlier postings on this thread. However this bird ornament (clearly copied from Packard) is an accessory BICYCLE ornament.

Note the wire for electrical illumination at night. A small bulb is positioned under the base of the upturned wings to light them up beautifully. A buddy in Detroit had one of these mounted on his bicycle back in the 1940s-1950s.

Also note the size when compared to a Packard bicycle headbadge! Pretty rare item today. Finding one of these with metal wings is very difficult. Finding one with illuminated plastic wings that are NOT broken is tougher still. But finding one NOS and unbroken? As Tommy Lee Jones said in the movie... "now, THAT'S double-tough, kid!"

Neat!