![]() ![]() Last edited by IN2VWS on Wed 3:38 pm edited 1 time in total So if you want to remove it later you will have 4 holes in the middle of your bonnet. All the other versions have 2 bolt holes through the bonnet trim. This version uses 4 bolts to hold it in place. ![]() Henry Roberts - if you saw the "ugly" one in real life, I doubt you would put it on a car. The French one has lost alot of the detail. The solid version was reproed approx 10 years ago.Ĭompare the detail on the smaller trailing wings on the French and the original. One had a slot cut into it as can be seen in the link below. The one at the beginning of this thread is not an original. So is the one at the beginning of this thread an orginal? None of the other examples have the wing and the actual shape of a rocket above the VW, so to speak. i think the one labeled the real ugly version is the best hood ornament that i have seen (still not pretty but no where near as ugly as all of the others)Īs an aside there may be a new cast copy coming out soon, though i think the person comisioning it would mark it as such. It's interesting how we all have different tastes. I will post another pic later when I get to my car. Someone in the USA also reproed the brass version on a CNC machine. If you find one that is pitted and bubbling, you can fairly certain it is an original.Īs mentioned earlier, they were never made of aluminum. Nearly all originals are pitted and the chrome is bubbling. Exact dates are unknown as there is very little literature on these.Īll the originals are heavy, so it is difficult to tell the difference between an original and a repro. They were available from the mid to late 1950's. These are the ones that are made of brass.as I said, the brass ones are quite heavy and the original ones are not. ![]() I have heard that a certain vendor with the first name of Chris.re-poped them a few years back. ![]() I actually owned one over twenty years ago. So when do you think these flying hood ornaments with the wing were made? Are there any markings to tell an orginal from a reproduction?Ħ7 Sun Roof / Born Sept 66 / Second OwnerĦ7 Convertible / Born Aug 66 / Second Owner Yes, it is a very nice french oval in the gallery which has some other nice items on it. There are so many repros on the market now. There are 5 original versions that I know of. They were all made of pot metal, except one version (without the wings on the side), which was made of brass. The one pictured above appears to be made from aluminum. "What a fool believes he sees, no wise man has the power to reason away." Dobee, Dobee, Do That one looks good because it has good detail, but you would have to compare it to a known original and possibly weigh them to decide which one was the original.Most originals have chrome that shows pitting and age and most repros, because they are brass, look great chromed. It is not easy to tell the originals from the repros once they have been chromed. They are Australian I believe.Most repros are a brass alloy. Posted: Wed 10:14 am Post subject: Re: Flying Hood Ornamentĭoes anyone have any information on when and who made these? "The man who views the world at 50 the same as he did at 20 has wasted 30 years of his life." - Muhammad Ali ![]()
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