Packard Hood Ornaments
Packard hood ornaments are characterized by
- mid 30s: goddess of speed was a woman with wings holding a tire outstretched in her arms
- late 30s: half sphere in stylized base
- early 40s: stylized locomotive
- mid to late 40s: winged swan with downturned head, the beak almost touching its breast and very stylized goddess of speed (almost unrecognizable as a woman more like a rocket with outstretched arms)
- 50s: rocket ships, jetplanes and a ball on a half hoop
Note: There are several GEM swans which resemble Packard ornaments. The swan's head is upright but still looking down. May be chrome or gold.
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1932-37 Packard Swan (missing round baseplate)
1937-38 Packard Goddess of Speed
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1939-40 Packard
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1941 Packard
1942-47 Packard chrome swan (tall and smooth wings)
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another view
1948 Packard stylized airplane
1948 Packard chrome swan
1948 Packard chrome swan with red plastic wings
1952 Packard
1953 Packard plane
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1953-54 Packard swan
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1955-56 Packard Clipper
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