buick radiator winged cap

[hertzyinmn2015]

Hi, I was hoping for some info on this hood ornament , like what year model or was it a universal cap. I am trying to help an old timer liquidate some items so i need to list this for sale and his bottom dollar is quite high so i would like some input and this looked like a good place to ask, thanks now very much for any response , 

[Frank Wilkie]

If you own it you can ask for the moon and then sell it for the best offer you can get if you don't want it anymore.  The highest value on this would be the person needing it for their 1928 Buick..  just my opinion.

[dibarlaw]

On one of the first seasons of "American Pickers" they picked up a very nice one for about $50.00. Their to be sold price was probably about $300. I have seen these on ebay for anywhere from the $300 up to a buy it now at $800. A friend of mine has a 1927 Sport roadster and had a stainless reproduction on his car sourced from a concern in Australia. Similar to the 1928 in that it is a goddess head but the details are different. He said that his cost was about 1/2 of what it would cost to buy an original and have it re-plated. Since the originals are so fragile and usually very pitted it is usually not worth the cost to have one restored. Having the original re-plated usually a lot of detail is lost.

Fairly nice 1927 ornament

[Leif Holmberg]

20 hours ago, hertzyinmn2015 said:

Hi, I was hoping for some info on this hood ornament , like what year model or was it a universal cap. I am trying to help an old timer liquidate some items so i need to list this for sale and his bottom dollar is quite high so i would like some input and this looked like a good place to ask, thanks now very much for any response , 

This`s a 1928 Buick "maskot".

Leif in Sweden

 

Edited February 19, 2018 by Leif Holmberg (see edit history)

[hertzyinmn2015]

thanks all for the help, That was great much appreciated . I believe my questions are answered !!