victorialynn2 Posted March 8, 2017 Share Posted March 8, 2017 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JWLawrence Posted March 8, 2017 Share Posted March 8, 2017 My guess is 49-51 Ford. This hood ornament has the Egyptian theme. Packard had a similar looking ornament. Most attractive. (o[]o) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grimy Posted March 8, 2017 Share Posted March 8, 2017 1950 Ford hood ornament for sure, perhaps other years. The one with the "haircut" is incomplete. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
victorialynn2 Posted March 8, 2017 Author Share Posted March 8, 2017 Thanks guys. Must go with the last car I sold. I contacted the buyer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John_S_in_Penna Posted March 8, 2017 Share Posted March 8, 2017 You can always rely on someone on the forum to have the needed answers! Sometimes it's amazing how much knowledge is in the AACA. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
victorialynn2 Posted March 8, 2017 Author Share Posted March 8, 2017 That's true! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Mellor NJ Posted March 9, 2017 Share Posted March 9, 2017 It's actually 49 or 50. It was different in 51. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frantz Posted March 9, 2017 Share Posted March 9, 2017 From before pedestrians had the right away! Man that would hurt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doug Novak Posted March 9, 2017 Share Posted March 9, 2017 8 hours ago, Dave Mellor NJ said: It's actually 49 or 50. It was different in 51. This picture makes me wounder about the lack of a Side View Mirrow? Can't remember if they did, or didn't come with side mirrors on these cars back in the day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 9, 2017 Share Posted March 9, 2017 They didn't come with outside mirrors as standard equipment remember the American/Canadian Auto Industry progressed very very very slowly. Remember bumpers had only been standard equipment for two decades. At this point in time, other than the "automatic transmission" there had been nothing new since the beginning of WWI. Four wheel independent suspension, four wheel drive, coil springs, column gear shift, four wheel steering, disc brakes, rear view mirror, synchromesh, and fuel injection had all been invented/used prior to WWI. In fact the only thing new since then has been computer and electronic controls and air-bags. The engineers and inventors were always working on "new" ideas and improvements old ideas but the major automobile manufacturers real purpose was to make "MONEY for SHAREHOLDERS". They had to be dragged kicking and screaming, usually through court, to provide anything of real value to the motoring public. For most of the history of the automotive industry "new and improved" usually meant a quarter inch of foam padding, moving a knob or lever a few inches or pretty colours, anything to serve "planned obsolescence" and "PROFIT". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JACK M Posted March 9, 2017 Share Posted March 9, 2017 I had a 61 Ford that did not have outside mirrors. I was towing a small utility trailer that I could see well from the inside mirror. Got a ticket anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spinneyhill Posted March 9, 2017 Share Posted March 9, 2017 3 hours ago, Tinindian said: The engineers and inventors were always working on "new" ideas and improvements old ideas but the major automobile manufacturers real purpose was to make "MONEY for SHAREHOLDERS". They had to be dragged kicking and screaming, usually through court, to provide anything of real value to the motoring public. For most of the history of the automotive industry "new and improved" usually meant a quarter inch of foam padding, moving a knob or lever a few inches or pretty colours, anything to serve "planned obsolescence" and "PROFIT". Remember the safety campaign of Ralph Nader and his cohorts? "Unsafe at any speed"? It took a long time for the campaigners to overcome the automobile lobby grip on the politicians enough for safety measures to become compulsory. They were dragged into it kicking and screaming. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheezestaak2000 Posted March 10, 2017 Share Posted March 10, 2017 On 3/9/2017 at 9:33 AM, Doug Novak said: This picture makes me wounder about the lack of a Side View Mirrow? Can't remember if they did, or didn't come with side mirrors on these cars back in the day. drivers side mirror requirement was part of the 1967 safety regulations, along with dual master cyl., flat dash knobs , and padded dash among other things Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8E45E Posted March 10, 2017 Share Posted March 10, 2017 31 minutes ago, cheezestaak2000 said: drivers side mirror requirement was part of the 1967 safety regulations, along with dual master cyl., flat dash knobs , and padded dash among other things I thought it was 1966 for the driver's side OSRV mirror, tire pressure decal either on the door jamb, or inside the glove compartment door, and then the major safety items like shoulder belts, flat dash knobs, side marker lights, etc., for the 1968 model year. Craig 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
padgett Posted March 10, 2017 Share Posted March 10, 2017 Outside mirrors were options in the '50s, passenger side less so. Then driver's side remote and adjustable passenger side. My 1955 MGA had dual wing mirrors. All of my tow cars have had dual mirrors. Passenger side vision always includes the trailer tire/curb relation so I know exactly where those tires are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMAV8FORD Posted March 10, 2017 Share Posted March 10, 2017 The hood ornament is 1950 Ford only. 1949 and 1951 are both different. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Mellor NJ Posted March 11, 2017 Share Posted March 11, 2017 5 hours ago, JMAV8FORD said: The hood ornament is 1950 Ford only. 1949 and 1951 are both different. The car I showed is a 49.It has the same ornament as the 50 doesn't it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Mellor NJ Posted March 11, 2017 Share Posted March 11, 2017 5 hours ago, JMAV8FORD said: The hood ornament is 1950 Ford only. 1949 and 1951 are both different. I see what you mean. Although it's close, the 49 ornament isn't segmented. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
60FlatTop Posted March 11, 2017 Share Posted March 11, 2017 Put that hood ornament on a Packard and it turns Egyptian. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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