Guest Radarcarve Posted March 2, 2012 Share Posted March 2, 2012 I have a 1926 Master Brougham that has a Motometer on it. What was the original hood ornament, if I want to replace it? Lee Davis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sambarn Posted March 2, 2012 Share Posted March 2, 2012 Who was the car made by? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Radarcarve Posted March 2, 2012 Share Posted March 2, 2012 Whoops! I assumed that everyone would realize that it is a Buick. Sorry. Actually, it is a Buick that was owned by Charles Howard (the owner of Seabuiscuit). He bought it new, then sold it within a year, as one would expect of a Buick dealer who could have any car he would want. It was fitted with a pair of Gruss Air shocks, and did not have a cigar lighter (Howard must have been very adverse to cigars!). Lee Davis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMoneyPit Posted March 2, 2012 Share Posted March 2, 2012 I'm thinking the Buick lady started in 27 and before that the moto-meter or plain cap was all that was available - here is a link to see the 27 cap:Mascot Mania! Information on car mascots, hood ornaments, car badges, motometers and automobilia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMoneyPit Posted March 2, 2012 Share Posted March 2, 2012 Well - that did not work as planned - - from where the link takes you go to the left and click "factory Mascots" then click the flag for "US" then pull down for "Buick" then pull-down to see the 1927 link.A great site with plenty of info. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarlLaFong Posted March 2, 2012 Share Posted March 2, 2012 I remember when nearly every prewar Mercedes that came up for sale was once "owned by Hitler". I wonder how many old Buicks are now former Charles Howard cars? I'm not challenging the provenance of the car in question, just thinkin' out loud (in print actually) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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