Hawk look alike hood ornament.

[tsenecal]

I came across this hood ornament the other day. It was bolted to an early 50s chevy truck, but fairly certain it was added by somebody. It is likely just an aftermarket piece, sold for generic use, but the shape of it looks a lot like the Hawk emblems used by Studebaker. The condition is poor, with corrosion in the pot metal. Has any of you seen anything like this before?

[jclary]

This one for sale on eBay claims it is a Chrysler ornament, but, unless I misread the ad, it does not give the year.



https://www.ebay.com/itm/Rare-Vintag...oAAOSweDFc5uSW

[Metman]

From doing a Google search, found this for the 1953 Chrysler Windsor. Looks like other years had some variance on this "hawk" design. Cool ornament!

[Flashback]

I came across this hood ornament the other day. It was bolted to an early 50s chevy truck, but fairly certain it was added by somebody. It is likely just an aftermarket piece, sold for generic use, but the shape of it looks a lot like the Hawk emblems used by Studebaker. The condition is poor, with corrosion in the pot metal. Has any of you seen anything like this before?

I have one of the old Chev truck one's (somewhere ??) . It had several available, but the old hoods on these models was two piece and it had a seam cover down the middle to cover the gap. All the accessory and aftermarket hood emblems had about a 1" wide notch in them for this. They had a wider base. There were a ton of aftermarket as well as accessory "Bird" ornaments in the 50's

[tsenecal]

Thanks for the replies. Looks like it is an early 50s Chrysler. The cost of restoration would far exceed its value, but it might find a home on a rat rod.

[RadioRoy]

I sent the question to a MoPar friend of mine. Here is his answer.


Hello,

.....The 7 Numbers were Light to Read....but I Looked Up Parts/Groups Starting with 1456... My Book Shows

1953-1954 Chryslers had Hood Ornament # 1456 679....................Hope This Helps...?

[S2Deluxe]

Hawk look alike hood ornament.

1953-1954 Chryslers had Hood Ornament # 1456 679....................Hope This Helps...?

Who copied, who? It's Okay, they don't look that much alike! Actually, to me, the Stude version looks much better!

Mark

[JoeHall]

I'd love to mount one of those on top of the scoop on the GT hood. Unfortunately, it looks like the base is for a rounded surface, so would not sit flat on the GT hood.

[tsenecal]

Yes. The base is curved. It fits the hood on by 58 Transtar almost perfect, but might look out of place on a truck.