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Description
Rare Vintage DART ENCO V-801 “Winged Flight” Hood Ornament / Car Mascot
Beautiful and unusual original vintageDart ENCO V-801 Winged Flightautomobile hood ornament featuring a dramatic streamlinedArt Deco flying female figure with a long translucent cobalt-blue Lucite/plastic wing.
This is a periodaftermarket automobile accessory, rather than a factory ornament made for one particular automobile manufacturer. Original-box examples identify the design as“Winged Flight.”Documented examples were marketed for use on a variety of American automobiles, including Ford, Mercury, Chevrolet, Buick, Plymouth, Chrysler, Studebaker and Hudson, as well as other vehicles.
Details:
- Manufacturer/Brand:Dart / ENCO
- Model:V-801
- Name:Winged Flight
- Era:Circa 1940s
- Style:Art Deco / Streamline Moderne
- Chrome-plated cast-metal female figure
- Cobalt-blue translucent wing
- Approximate period examples measure about9 inches long
- Vintage aftermarket automobile hood ornament / mascot
- Made in the USA
Condition
Very attractiveused vintage conditionwith age-appropriate wear.
The chrome has surface scratches, small areas of pitting, oxidation and plating wear consistent with age and previous use. The blue wing shows normal surface marks/scratches. Please carefully examine all photographs for the exact cosmetic condition.
The photographs are of theactual ornament being soldand are considered part of the description.
I have not restored or refinished the ornament. Vehicle fitment hasnot been tested or independently verified, so the buyer should confirm mounting requirements for their particular automobile.
An excellent display piece for an Art Deco, antique automobile, hood ornament, mascot, petroliana or vintage automotive accessory collection.
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