Desoto Hood Ornaments
Desoto hood ornaments are characterized by:
- 1920s: head in armour on rad cap
- 1930s til mid 40s had bare breasted woman with long hair that blended with wings. Highly arched back
- Late 1940s had round emblem.
- early 1950s had Hernando De Soto face (Spanish explorer)
- mid 1950s had stylized wings, and ball on a bent hoop shape
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1928 Desoto
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1940-41 Desoto
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1946-48 Desoto
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1949 Desoto
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1950 Desoto
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1950-51 Desoto amber face
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1951 Desoto Amber Face style
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1951 Desoto chrome face
1955 Desoto
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1956 Desoto
1957 Desoto
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1957-58 Desoto