# Found a hood ornament in the woods **URL:** \ **Category:** Safety\ **Created:** [October 25, 2012, 3:45am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/found-a-hood-ornament-in-the-woods/75152 "2012-10-25T03:45:32Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Ryno](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/2bfe46/32.png) [@Ryno](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Ryno)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2012, 3:45am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/found-a-hood-ornament-in-the-woods/75152/1 "2012-10-25T03:45:32Z")
I found this cool art deco hood ornament while working in the Washington Park Arboretum. Anyone know what car it might have come from? ---
**Author:** ![George\_San\_Jose1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e5b9ba/32.png) [@George\_San\_Jose1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/George_San_Jose1)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2012, 3:50am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/found-a-hood-ornament-in-the-woods/75152/2 "2012-10-25T03:50:47Z")
Wow, that is pretty cool. If I found that, I’d put in on my own car! ---
**Author:** ![Triedaq](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/65b543/32.png) [@Triedaq](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Triedaq)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2012, 3:54am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/found-a-hood-ornament-in-the-woods/75152/3 "2012-10-25T03:54:10Z")
I think it is from an Oldsmobile from 1949 or 1950. ---
**Author:** ![Barkydog](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/barkydog/32/2470_2.png) [@Barkydog](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Barkydog)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2012, 3:56am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/found-a-hood-ornament-in-the-woods/75152/4 "2012-10-25T03:56:37Z")
These guys are really good. [http://forums.aaca.org/f170/](http://forums.aaca.org/f170/) ---
**Author:** ![ok4450](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e9bcb4/32.png) [@ok4450](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ok4450)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2012, 8:09am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/found-a-hood-ornament-in-the-woods/75152/5 "2012-10-25T08:09:41Z")
I’m not sure at all but I’m thinking maybe a '54 Chevy. A late uncle of mine owned a couple of Chevys of this vintage way back when and it looks vaguely familiar. ---
**Author:** ![UncleTurbo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/e9a140/32.png) [@UncleTurbo](https://community.cartalk.com/u/UncleTurbo)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2012, 8:11am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/found-a-hood-ornament-in-the-woods/75152/6 "2012-10-25T08:11:16Z")
It is from an old Oldsmobile. ---
**Author:** ![meaneyedcatz](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/meaneyedcatz/32/692_2.png) [@meaneyedcatz](https://community.cartalk.com/u/meaneyedcatz)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2012, 9:31am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/found-a-hood-ornament-in-the-woods/75152/7 "2012-10-25T09:31:21Z")
My educated guess would be a 55 Bel Air ---
**Author:** ![shadowfax](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/shadowfax/32/13026_2.png) [@shadowfax](https://community.cartalk.com/u/shadowfax)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2012, 9:35am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/found-a-hood-ornament-in-the-woods/75152/8 "2012-10-25T09:35:35Z")
It’s an Oldmobile. Probably from around 48 or 49. Bel airs had twin wing-mounted tail fins rather than blended winglets. ---
**Author:** ![texases](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/texases/32/862_2.png) [@texases](https://community.cartalk.com/u/texases)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2012, 9:15pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/found-a-hood-ornament-in-the-woods/75152/9 "2012-10-25T21:15:54Z")
Like @ok4450 said it’s from a '54 Chevy: ![](http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_i_AovfzNXgQ/TGtyjPz14tI/AAAAAAABRRw/lLFLFSE60uo/s1600/chevrolet_49-54_Hood_ornament_4.jpg) For more photos (LOTS more photos) go here: > **[Hood ornament identification guide](http://s-luxuryautomotive.blogspot.com/2010/08/hood-ornament-identification-guide.html)** > > All of these incredible visual ID guide posters are from here: http://www.taillightking.com/Hood\_Ornaments.htm ---
**Author:** ![shadowfax](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/shadowfax/32/13026_2.png) [@shadowfax](https://community.cartalk.com/u/shadowfax)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2012, 9:40pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/found-a-hood-ornament-in-the-woods/75152/10 "2012-10-25T21:40:53Z")
Interesting! That’s almost a carbon copy of the one from a '48 Olds. Only the heads are different. Good call, @ok4450 and @texases. ---
**Author:** ![circuitsmith](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/circuitsmith/32/40376_2.png) [@circuitsmith](https://community.cartalk.com/u/circuitsmith)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2012, 10:45pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/found-a-hood-ornament-in-the-woods/75152/11 "2012-10-25T22:45:39Z")
I think it’s interesting this ornament seems to depict a plane with [“winglets”](http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&cad=rja&ved=0CCEQFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FWingtip_device&ei=wYeJUK_ZA4i60AGJj4CoCg&usg=AFQjCNHHhiZJzlI-QEgXpzP_XM3mp9Na2A&sig2=FznxtbpPTe_eLd8jvNjEYw), which have been around since 1910 but didn’t become popular until the '70s.