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Original vintage 1948–1951 Packard Passenger Car factory cormorant goddess swan hood ornament main mascot body, an authentic original equipment manufacturer styling centerpiece sourced directly from the historic 22nd, 23rd, or early 24th Series production eras. This legendary cast-metal automotive sculpture is one of the most celebrated and globally recognized hallmarks of mid-century American luxury car design. Engineered with a specialized dual-channeled upper spine assembly, this main bird housing was designed to secure either premium chrome-plated metal wings or Packard’s iconic translucent, illuminated Lucite glass wings. This unbroken factory casting represents a vital acquisition for vintage automotive historians, classic Mopar or independent brand collectors, or dedicated Packard Club members searching for a structurally sound, authentic factory core piece to complete an active period restoration project.
The high-end luxury mascot displays a magnificent, honest automotive patina that heavily emphasizes its decades of authentic road-going heritage. The casting captures the graceful, fluid curvature of the swan\'s iconic neck line, terminating in a sharply defined beak and deeply embossed concentric eye features. The main body retains its flawless structural lines with absolutely no hairline metal fatigue splits, broken neck joints, or structural nose fractures. The exterior surfaces display a dense layer of natural micro-pitting, minor blistering, and weathered chrome dulling characteristic of an un-restored component that spent its life on a working vehicle hood. The inside hollow core retains its spectacular, original pinkish copper flash base layer coating, applied directly at the Detroit assembly plant prior to the final electroplating process.
Item Specifics & Manufacturing Identifiers:
• Subject Literature: 1948-1951 Packard Cormorant Swan Hood Mascot Main Body
• Publishing Year: circa 1948-1951 Production
• Publisher / Brand: Packard Motor Car Company Original Equipment Manufacturer
• Specific Design Line: Exterior Sheet Metal Hood Ornament Mascot Housing Core
• Total Volume Quantity: 1 Physical Casting
• Included Volumes: Single Cormorant Bird Main Body Piece (Wings and Hood Plate Mounting Base Not Included)
• Material Composition: Heavy Die-Cast Zinc Alloy Pot Metal with Chrome Overlay and Copper Sub-Flash
• Manufacturing Origin: Authentic Original Factory Die-Casting Made in Detroit, Michigan U.S.A.
Condition Grading & Technical Mechanical Inspection Report:
This authentic 1948–1951 Packard mascot stands in solid, fully operational core restoration condition. The casting body is entirely sound, holding its full original structural form with straight lines and no broken tips or structural fractures. The chrome plating exhibits widespread age-appropriate weather pitting and dulling, making it a spectacular choice for a clean \"surviving daily driver\" assembly or a perfect candidate for professional strip-and-dip triple-chrome re-plating. Crucially, the inner left tail wall carries a crisp, highly legible factory-stamped identifier reading part number \"407014\". The underside housing is straight and features both original interior threaded mounting stud receivers completely intact, un-cracked, and clear of old sheared bolt metal, allowing a buyer to cleanly secure new mounting bolts for dashboard display or hood mounting.
Professional Shipping & Archival Material Packaging:
To preserve the flawless structural neck profile, sharp beak, and historic casting marks of this rare 1940s–1950s Packard asset during transit, it will be prepared for carrier handling with top-tier defensive measures. To guarantee that the extended tail section does not experience impact stress, the pointed beak remains completely un-chipped, and the vintage finish suffers zero friction scratching from package movement, this mascot will never be shipped loose or inside a basic soft mailing bubble envelope. The entire metal sculpture will be wrapped completely in multiple layers of heavy-duty, shock-absorbing bubble cushioning to isolate every angle. The cushioned component will then be nested squarely in the center of a thick, crush-resistant corrugated cardboard shipping box surrounded by dense void-fill packing materials to eliminate any shifting or dropping forces during carrier transport. Sent with full automated tracking and insurance options.
