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Originally Posted by Nantucket Red
Actually, this is a rather crude depiction of one of the Packard hood ornaments called the "Goddess of Speed," popularly known as the "Doughnut Chaser." She did not get clear plastic wings until the '50s.
The more emblematic Packard hood ornament was the "Cormorant," which everyone took for a swan.
I posted the Packard logo and crest earlier.
I wasn't quite sure if the Goddess of Speed was the logo of Packard at some point or not, considering the ever changing logos during the early years. There's nothing more that I miss on cars than the elegant (or sometimes brash) hood ornaments. Of course if they did it now it would come off as a bit tacky.