Above is a photo of an "original" McDonalds drive-in hamburger shop circa 1960.
Scroll down to see my online STORE and all car-related creations below that.
If dimensions are listed for an item, they will be: width (left t0 right ) x height (top to bottom) x depth.(front to back) in inches. [I know, they should be metric, but the US is a backward country] All items, except those designed to be hung on a wall, have felt glued to the bottom so that they will not scratch the surface they are placed on.
MY STORE: Items currently offered for sale
MY DISPLAY : Items I have created
Below are all of my car-related creations, both For Sale and Not For Sale. Above is my on-line store. You may purchase available items there via PayPal. I also enjoy doing custom commissions - if you have a particular make/model that you wish to have a memorabilia of (for yourself or as a gift), please feel free to email me at burt.breedlove@yahoo.com and tell me of your interest. I will get back to you to discuss it. If convenient, leave a phone number.
A word about parts identification: I collect primarily pre-1960 ornaments and emblems. My personal recollection of these items begins in the mid-1950s. For most I have to rely on what others have posted on internet sites. I research as thoroughly as internet content allows at a given time. When I come across additional info I make corrections as warranted. If you believe that I have something misidentified as to make or year, please email me along with the basis of your ID.
Hood OrnamentsSmall OrnamentsThese small, stand-up hood ornaments are fun and quick to do mountings for. Some I turn on the lathe; others I shape with table saw, band saw, miter saw and belt sander.
Large OrnamentsThese items can be complex and time consuming. Just fitting the base to the contour of the piece takes some time. I try to create a different and unique mounting for each one, hopefully suited to the design of the ornament.
Oldest Hood OrnamentAftermarketAMC RamblerBuick
1920s Buick1930+31 Buick1936 Buick1937 Buick
1938 Buick1939 Buick
1940 Buick1941 Buick1942 Buick1946-48 Buick1949 & 50 Buick1951 & '52 Buick1953 Buick1954 Buick1955 Buick1956 Buick1957 Buick1958 BuickLate 1950s & beyondRiviera ornamentsSome Buick pictures that I really likeCadillac1950 Cadillac1955 Cadillac1956 CadillacChevrolet
1931-32 Chevrolet1934 Chevrolet1935 Chevrolet1936 Chevrolet DeLuxe1936 Chevrolet Standard1937 Chevrolet1937 Chev Pickup-Suburban-Panel Truck1939 Chevrolet1941 Chevrolet1947 Chevrolet1947-48 Chevrolet Truck1949-50 Chevrolet1950 Chevrolet1951 Chevrolet1952 Chevrolet1953 Chevrolet
1954 Chevrolet1955 Chevrolet1956 Chevrolet1958 Chevrolet1959 ChevroletChrysler
1934 Chrysler AirFlow1941 Chrysler1946-48 Chrysler1949 ChryslerModel year comparison
Chrysler really liked the bird motif in the early '50s. 1951 & '52 ornaments are on the right - I have not been able to determine which is which. (Like the '55 & '56 Chevy ornaments, they are so similar that most vendors do not know which is which) 1954 is upper left; 1955 is lower left.
1951-52 Chrysler New Yorker & Imperial1953 Chrysler1954 Chrysler1955 ChryslerDeSoto1942-48 DeSoto1955-56 DeSotoDodge
1936-37 Dodge1939 Dodge1940-41 Dodge1946-47 Dodge1948 Dodge1949-50 Dodge1951-54 Dodge1957 & '58 Dodge1980s Dodge truckFord
1929-31 Model A1933 Ford1936 Ford1937 Ford1940 Ford1946 Ford1947-48 Ford1949-50 Ford1950 Ford - Illuminated1950 Ford - Illuminated1951-52 Ford1952-53 Ford1953+54 Ford1954 Ford
1955-56 Ford1956 Ford1957 Ford1960 Ford1963 Ford
Hudson1946 Hudson1949-50 Hudson1951-52 Hudson Hornet1951-52 Hudson WaspJaguar1963-69 Jaguar S-Type2002-08 Jaguar S-Type & X-TypeAftermarket imitation leaping cat
Kaiser-Frazer1950 Kaiser Virginian1951 Frazer ManhattanFrazer was the premium line of Kaiser-Frazer. There were two models produced for model years 1947-1951: Standard and Manhattan. Kaiser also had a Manhattan model, which was considerably less expensive than the Frazer and outsold it two-to-one. In spite of their near-Cadillac price and trim, all Frazers came with a six-cylinder engine, manual transmission and the hood ornament was an option. Frazer ended production in 1951 (a warmed-over 1950 model) while Kaiser soldiered on until 1955 before dropping the Kaiser moniker and concentrating on Willys Jeeps, which Kaiser had purchased in 1953. and were being produced in Argentina.
1953 Kaiser DragonLincoln1934 Lincoln1946 Lincoln1949-50 Lincoln1953 Lincoln1956-69 Lincoln1970-79 LincolnMack TruckMercedes-BenzMercury1949-50 Mercury1952-53 Mercury1955-56 Mercury1957 Mercury1958 MercuryMorris (Great Britain)1956 to 1971 Minor 1000Nash1950-51 Nash1952 Nash1956 NashOldsmobile
1940 Oldsmobile1946 Oldsmobile[Watch this space]
1947 Oldsmobile1948 Oldsmobile1949 Oldsmobile1950 Oldsmobile1951 Oldsmobile1952 Oldsmobile1955 Oldsmobile1957 Oldsmobile1958 OldsmobilePackard
1936-40 Packard1941 Packard1942 Packard1942-50 Packard1946-48 Packard1947-50 Packard1948-50 Packard1948-50 Packard - illuminated (2 ea)1953 Packard1954 Packard1955 Packard1956 PackardPlymouth
1936 Plymouth1937 Plymouth1938 Plymouth1939-40 Plymouth1941 Plymouth1942 Plymouth1949 Plymouth1950 Plymouth1951 Plymouth1953 Plymouth1954 Plymouth1955 Plymouth1964 Plymouth FuryPontiac
1939 Pontiac - 6 cylinder1947 Pontiac1948 Pontiac 1950 Pontiac - standard
1950 Pontiac - illuminated1951 Pontiac - standard1952 Pontiac - standard1953 Pontiac - illuminated1954 Pontiac - Standard1954 Pontiac - illuminated1955 Pontiac - Illuminated1956 Pontiac - IlluminatedRolls-RoyceStudebaker
1936 Studebaker1937 Studebaker car & truck |
