peacock radiator cap?

[Guest isaac102899]

I was digging in my back yard and found this cap. I have asked everyone i can think of nobody has been able to tell me what its from.any help would be appreciated.

[West Peterson]

1934 Chevrolet. It's actually an eagle.

[Guest isaac102899]

ah cool thank you. would have been an easier search if it didn't have that darn thing on its head to make me think peacock..lol

Edited September 15, 2010 by Peter J.Heizmann (see edit history)

[Shop Rat]

I think it looks like this Vintage Swan I found on EBay. Check it out and see what you think.

http://cgi.ebay.com/VINTAGE-SWAN-HOOD-ORNAMENT-RADIATOR-CAP-NR-/310251008633?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item483c66b279

[Steve Braverman]

Definitely 1934 Chevy. This is what it looked like before it was buried.

[Shop Rat]

Very interesting. The one I found on EBay looks just like that but it is used and has some damage. But it sure is the same mascot. And the person selling the one on EBay called it a swan. West called it a eagle. But the topknot sure looks more like a peacock and really nothing like a swan or an eagle. Hmmm.....:confused:

[Guest windjamer]

Dig deeper,maby the rest of the car is there.

[Steve_Mack_CT]

I remember digging at a friend's farm once and we hit the roof of what we believe was a late 30s coupe of some type - most likely Ford. He told me that in the old days farmers sometimes buried junk cars as it was a cheap way to fill an area in if they wanted to. Even though he was a collector we never did dig the whole car up; He sold out years ago but I am certain it is still there...

[West Peterson]

Very interesting. The one I found on EBay looks just like that but it is used and has some damage. But it sure is the same mascot. And the person selling the one on EBay called it a swan. West called it a eagle. But the topknot sure looks more like a peacock and really nothing like a swan or an eagle. Hmmm.....:confused:

Chevrolet called it an eagle. It's sculpture. I'm sure the artist took a little license to make it unique. It's also a next-generation ornament. The previous ones looked more like eagles, but you can see from whence it came.

[Shop Rat]

Chevrolet called it an eagle. It's sculpture. I'm sure the artist took a little license to make it unique. It's also a next-generation ornament. The previous ones looked more like eagles, but you can see from whence it came.

In my search I did find a photo of a 1934 Chevy eagle mascot and it looked like an eagle for sure. Then I found the other one.

[Dave Mellor NJ]

I support West on this one as Chevrolet was calling their car an eagle in those years.

[john2dameron]

Chevrolet probably called it an Eagle because their deluxe line in 1933 was the Master Eagle series. Their low priced series became Ford's mid-priced cars in 1939. Naturally I speaking of the Mercury Series.