Tuesday, July 12, 2011

CHRYSLER, 1931 HOOD ORNAMENT

Last Saturday I visited the Carp antique autoshow. One car in particular was definitely my favourite. It was a 1931 Chrysler Deluxe Coupe. Everything on this car was authentic. The owner, Mr. Norman Legault, told me that he had spend years restoring it and still was not finished. I really liked the various details and had to make a picture of the hood ornament, which is an excellent example of 1930s design.

6 comments:

  1. John Minkowskyj12:26 PM

    SUPERB.
    I love hood ornamentation on old cars.

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  2. Those sort of ornaments would certainly be swiped off crs and trucks today.

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  3. I don't have as much on my Dacia!

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  4. The cherry on the cake, no doubt about it. You can imagine the image of that classic car in its prime, with the hood ornament leading the way. It's such a gorgeous thing, too, and it would be a real treat to see a classic car like that back on the road, fully restored.

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  5. Ya, it's quite wonderful. It is as if it were the one leading the car in a charge. The hood ornament is at the very front of a car, so it's natural that it should evoke speed or style.

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