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There is a collector's market for hood ornaments and car mascots. [49] [50] [51] [self-published source] One of the most sought-after is the Nash Petty Hood Ornament, with one of the most largest followers of all hood ornament collectors. [52] To satisfy collectors, reproduction castings of the "Flying Lady" are being made from the original ...
The Auburn Automobile Company grew out of the Eckhart Carriage Company, founded in Auburn, Indiana, in 1874 by Charles Eckhart (1841–1915). [1] Eckhart's sons, Frank and Morris, experimented making automobiles before entering the business in earnest, absorbing two other local carmakers and moving into a larger plant in 1909.
Hood ornament of a 1919 roadster. In 1909, U.S. President William Howard Taft ordered two Pierce-Arrows (and two White Model M Tourers) to be used for state occasions, the first official cars of the White House. 1919 Pierce-Arrow X-3 truck on display at the Iowa 80 Trucking Museum, Walcott, Iowa.
The Cadillac hood ornament made its appearance as an extra cost option of US$12 ($210 in 2023 dollars [4])for the "Herald" ,"Heron" or "Goddess", while a heater for occupants was US$32 ($561 in 2023 dollars [4]) and a rear folding trunk rack was US$25 ($439 in 2023 dollars [4]). [1]
The hood ornament used by Brockway was a husky dog with pulling harness, thus giving Cortland the nickname of "Huskie Town USA". A documentary about the trucks and the Brockway company is available from Wiffle Ball Productions in Cortland, New York.
The hood ornament/radiator cap was a stylized Viking Winged helmet. [5] 1927 Chrysler magazine ad disclosing that "Chrysler Model Numbers Mean Miles Per Hour" The car set a transcontinental speed record in the year it was introduced, driving more than 6,500 miles (10,460 km) in the week. The car was chosen as the pace car for the 1926 ...
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The Adonis hood ornament was briefly used in the late 1920s. [ 2 ] In the 1920s, Packard exported more cars than any other in its price class, and in 1930, sold almost twice as many abroad as any other marque priced over US$2,000 (equivalent to $36,478 in 2023) [ 19 ] . [ 20 ]