ARUCKEY Posted April 13, 2009 Share Posted April 13, 2009 Need help to identify which automobile this "BIRD" is for?Thanks Al RuckeyDetroit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
West Peterson Posted April 13, 2009 Share Posted April 13, 2009 Aftermarket auto store item. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
addicted to cars Posted April 15, 2009 Share Posted April 15, 2009 I work on over the road trucks, I see alot of these mounted on truck, mostly Peterbilts, definitely aftermarket and not very old.Darren Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest elmo39 Posted April 15, 2009 Share Posted April 15, 2009 I don't know how old they really are but i have some pics of a swan radiator ornament very simalar to what has been posted, on a 29 Chev that my father owned in the mid 5o's and which he gave to me when he upgraded to a 38 in 1961 , i had this car for about 5 years and courted my wife in it and also used it for our honeymoon in 1964 towing a camper and covering close to 500 miles witout any problems ,i would post a picture but i'm sorry i dont know how ,or,more truthfully am not sufficiantily capable of doing so . i will try to get my grandson to do it for me , as long as his grandmother does,nt see how short the shorts she was wearing back in 53 were. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest elmo39 Posted April 15, 2009 Share Posted April 15, 2009 i'm sorry it should have read 1963 not 53 , i was only 13 in 53 and my wife was only 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dandy Dave Posted April 16, 2009 Share Posted April 16, 2009 I use to see these in the J.C.Whittney catalog.It seems to me that some of the packards of the 50's had a similar swan ornament. The body of the bird was gold, and the head and wings were silver if I remember right.Look at 48 to 51 Packards..... Dandy Dave! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave@Moon Posted April 16, 2009 Share Posted April 16, 2009 The Packard hood ornament was a cormorant, not a swan. That doesn't sound like much of a distinction, but in terms of body shape and wing positioning & shape there's a fair difference between the 2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dandy Dave Posted April 16, 2009 Share Posted April 16, 2009 Yes Sir Dave Moon, It has been a long time, but I do see the difference. Packard quality always was 100 notches above J.C.Whitney. But look who sill exsists... J.C.Whitney . I haven't seen their catalog in a number of years. Dandy Dave! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dandy Dave Posted April 16, 2009 Share Posted April 16, 2009 And the kicker is....After 30 or 40 years, it is still out there. Swan Ornament Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TG57Roadmaster Posted April 16, 2009 Share Posted April 16, 2009 I think I'll order a gold one for the Maybach 57.TG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
addicted to cars Posted April 18, 2009 Share Posted April 18, 2009 Here is a picture I took today of one that came into my shop, it is mounted to a 2005 Kenworth W900, it is a very common accessory for semi trucks, the owner told me they can be bought at most truck stops that carry chrome assessories for semi's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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