Art & Inspiration Automobile nameplates, emblems, hood ornaments and badges

Pan-American automobile made in Decatur Ill in 1917 to 1922

 

If I still have any of these I have no idea where they are.

 

Hello,

My wife and I were checking out some old surf spots located in between some houses along the city beach area. As we got close to the turn off, she saw an old truck and made me aware of it. As we got closer, I took some digital camera focus shots and later found this unique hood ornament on the hood of the truck. The truck had a great looking style in a combination of patina and new tires/rims combination.

The two color look was different than one other old truck that we saw finished in dark green with black fenders. Perhaps, that is the eventual goal of this old truck. Maybe the owners are avid billfish fishermen, as there are plenty of those fish out in the blue Pacific Ocean.

Jnaki

Old trucks are plentiful in our neighborhood. It might be that it is a working class neighborhood and trucks are associated with workers’ work tools/stuff in the back. But, a cool old hot rod truck does add some class to the area... YRMV


Fog lights? Yes, an addition that serves some purpose on those cold, coastal incursions of thick fog and mist covering our coastlines. it is almost a daily occurrence when the ocean influence is stronger than the heat from the shoreline land areas... a battle of nature in the making for thousands of years.

 

1911 Stanley Steamer

 

Great posts, guys. Thanks for the contributions.