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Radiator Ornament

Post by Been Here Before » Sun Jun 13, 2021 11:01 pm

Any one else make their own radiator ornament?
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Re: Radiator Ornament

Post by ivaldes1 » Sun Jun 13, 2021 11:16 pm

That is so cool. How did you do it?

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Re: Radiator Ornament

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This is a rare Angelic Moto Meter.
It is Wi-Fi enabled and Bluetooth connected to the onboard computer system.

 
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Re: Radiator Ornament

Post by Henry K. Lee » Mon Jun 14, 2021 6:28 am

Knot-A-Rat-Rod!
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Re: Radiator Ornament

Post by speedytinc » Mon Jun 14, 2021 8:23 am

"Not a rat rod" Fantastic.
This will turn into a neat thread. Keep em coming.
There is a guy on Fleabay gluing all kinda of stuff to stock caps. A ways back he had a "pooping dog", Loved it. So did 2 other guys. went for serious money. Once I figured out what that dog was, I found one. JB welded one on. Rattle canned it gold. Its my go to show cap.

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Re: Radiator Ornament

Post by DanTreace » Mon Jun 14, 2021 9:05 am

Here's my Quik-Steam-Release cap, handy to relieve pressure prior to adding more water ;)

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And a couple more, the hot water handle gets laughs, and the little driver looks a lot like Henry!
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Re: Radiator Ornament

Post by 2manyprojects » Mon Jun 14, 2021 9:29 am

Reginald, the kat. On Miss T
Reginald the Kat
Reginald the Kat


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Re: Radiator Ornament

Post by Rich Bingham » Mon Jun 14, 2021 9:29 am

Sheet brass, repro cap. Border collie. I think he may be chasing Reginald ! :lol:
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Re: Radiator Ornament

Post by AndreFordT » Mon Jun 14, 2021 12:09 pm

Here is one from Brussels.

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Re: Radiator Ornament

Post by John Heaman » Mon Jun 14, 2021 4:17 pm

I have a Manneken Pis in my collection! Mine doesn't have wings but then again I don't let him drink Red Bull.
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Here is one from Brussels.
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Re: Radiator Ornament

Post by Henry K. Lee » Mon Jun 14, 2021 4:23 pm

Quite appropriate Andre! Love It! Drill it out to relief the steam would be the ultimate!

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Re: Radiator Ornament

Post by kelly mt » Mon Jun 14, 2021 4:57 pm

I went low budget.
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Re: Radiator Ornament

Post by Ed Fuller » Mon Jun 14, 2021 8:41 pm

Dan, I love your little driver guy!


Here is my custom cap. It’s more of a “show” cap than a “go” since it’s pretty heavy.
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Re: Radiator Ornament

Post by dlmyers » Mon Jun 14, 2021 9:19 pm

The old forums are a gold mine of information.


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Re: Radiator Ornament

Post by Jeepbone1 » Mon Jun 14, 2021 10:25 pm

My hula girl!

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Re: Radiator Ornament

Post by Been Here Before » Tue Jun 15, 2021 9:34 am

A comment.
"An earlier thread on the subject."
It is true their are older threads on a subject at hand, but there is this notice usually appears:

"Posting is currently disabled in this topic. Contact your discussion moderator for more information. "

So some times a new thread is needed to pick up where the other leaves off.

Sorry but needed to make the comment.

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Post by AndreFordT » Tue Jun 15, 2021 10:45 am

Here is an other one. No wings this time but working very well.
It is not mine I took the picture on a tour a few years ago. I think it was on Toon Boer his car.

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Re: Radiator Ornament

Post by John Heaman » Tue Jun 15, 2021 11:57 am

Well that little guy has zero prostate problems!
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Re: Radiator Ornament

Post by Sarikatime » Tue Jun 15, 2021 12:28 pm

My combination contraption. Things I had under the workbench. Frank
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Re: Radiator Ornament

Post by Mark Gregush » Tue Jun 15, 2021 3:17 pm

This one has been in my someday collection for a while. It is hollow and have not wanted to discolor by soldering on a mounting bolt. Looking at it today, maybe filling the inside with resin and sticking a brass stud in before it sets up. Ether this one or a Basset hound, quick when they want to be but very plodding the rest of the time, sorta like a T. Murphy the shop dog is a Basset. :lol:
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I know the voices aren't real but damn they have some good ideas! :shock:

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Post by John Heaman » Wed Jun 16, 2021 2:58 pm

Mark Gregush wrote:
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Either this one or a Basset hound, quick when they want to be but very plodding the rest of the time, sorta like a T. Murphy the shop dog is a Basset. :lol:
I was lucky enough to have a basset, 'Count Bassie' for 14 1/2 years. I have what looks like an Art Deco vintage leaping basset hound mascot. I may put it on my T someday. It is signed but I know nothing about the designer. It's not actually a 3D mascot like Ford's greyhound.

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Re: Radiator Ornament

Post by John Heaman » Wed Jun 16, 2021 3:10 pm

Here's my 'pee boy'. I couldn't find a teeny-weeny brass fig leaf! Sorry!

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Re: Radiator Ornament

Post by John Heaman » Wed Jun 16, 2021 3:19 pm

Many of you may have seen this mascot before. It's an old gentleman sawing on a fiddle.
I've had this one on my car from time to time.

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Re: Radiator Ornament

Post by Mark Gregush » Wed Jun 16, 2021 3:39 pm

Basset, like that one. Here is one on eBay; https://www.ebay.com/itm/124773214070?_ ... 000%7C7000
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Re: Radiator Ornament

Post by Hudson29 » Wed Jun 16, 2021 4:35 pm

I would love to have a cat or kitten cap. The T reminds me of a cat, purring contently some times & spitting & stubborn other times.

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Post by John Heaman » Wed Jun 16, 2021 5:22 pm

Hudson29 wrote:
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I would love to have a cat or kitten cap.

There you go Paul....it's not on a T but it gives you an idea how great it would look!


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Re: Radiator Ornament

Post by Hudson29 » Thu Jun 17, 2021 4:37 pm

A very attractive mascot! It it on a Daimler?

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Post by John Heaman » Thu Jun 17, 2021 5:56 pm

I actually found the Daimler cat mascot on the World Wide Interweb via an exhaustive Google search. Apparently it was an overpriced option that few Daimler owners went for at the time. The cat mascot made vision a problem even though it clearly was a status symbol!

Paul I found you a mascot if interested.

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