Question on 64-66 hood ornaments

[HAWK64]

I agree that the spring loaded variety was for the European market as a safety issue, somewhat like the 63/64 GT Hawk illuminated spears on the front of the upper fenders which had a flush type alternate which I think was a European safety style also. I did have boxed versions of these & still have a NOS spring loaded version of the emblem.

[studegary]

I took a picture of my last NOS spring loaded hood ornament. I sent it to Fred Fox. I think that he used it in Turning Wheels (years ago).

[Scott]

I noticed a NOS base on ebay today and its the same as the ones I have (regular issue hood ornament). Has anyone seen just the S part for sale? I could just attach a good or new one on the base I already have (well, I have two or 3 of them). I guess a NOS S would look much better than the base, but I'm just asking.

Looking forward to seeing pictures of the springy one.

Hey, if no-one wants to put an extra hole in the hood, then why the premium for the spring loaded ones? Rare, but not wanted???? I don't really see a problem drilling an extra hole in the hood, since it would ALWAYS be covered anyway! Plus, it's a stock option.

[Orestudeguy]

Scott,
Can you duplicate them? Like you did the "Hawk" emblem.

[Bordeaux Daytona]

Stude International was selling just the circle "S" part during the International meet. They were reproductions and weren't as good as the originals. I bought a couple but I can't remember what they cost, maybe $18 ea. They might have been seconds since a while back some were made where they base looked like they said "Sludebaker"
I have a spring loaded ornament too but I'm not sure where I stored it. I might be wrong but I thought that the circle "S" is the same as a regular one. They just attached a metal tab to it. The base is the different part but maybe that could be modified or reproduced.

[Scott]

If I had the blueprints I could duplicate the ornament with no problem! I could create a 3D cad file. I could even come close using an original part and a micrometer (I've got one here...somewhere....)

[Chris_Dresbach]

Does anybody here that has/had one recall a part number cast into the srping loaded ones? I know the common ones have two seperate part numbers for the base and the S part. I somewhat doubt that we have the blueprint for the srping loaded one, but the museum probably would.

[mrjazzmillcreek]

I now have 2 of the spring loaded hood ornaments and have owned many more over the years. They were made for export only.They look isentical from the outside but .as, ., 2R says you have to drill a hole in the hood to accomodate the spring bracket.They would not be hard to reproduce, or should I say revise the standard model to a spring loaded unit.Could be easily done

[Scott]

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[Scott]

You mean like this Orestudeguy? It's the best I can do without a blueprint, though. Yes, I know the letters aren't there. Click to see it bigger.

[Orestudeguy]

Yea Scott. It would be interesting to see if it could be done reasonably. There is a guy in medford that has one of those "water-jet" cutters machines (name slips me right now) that should be able to ingrave it. The circle "S" doesn't appear to be that complicated.