Daswulf Posted July 13, 2016 Share Posted July 13, 2016 So a friend from Canada was down and over a couple beverages he wanted a gnarly looking dragon head hood ornament. At first I was reluctant but soon got into it so in an hour with some input from him we made this. Unfortunately my instincts were right to want to hold off as when we were mounting it it fell while enlarging an existing hole to bolt it on and smashed his windshield delaying his trip home by 2 to 3 days while waiting on a new windshield but he loves it and also now has a new windshield. So much for quick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ausfire Posted July 13, 2016 Share Posted July 13, 2016 That's a mean looking dragon, Das. I am surprised your road laws allow you to mount such a thing as a hood ornament. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy Ivan Posted July 13, 2016 Share Posted July 13, 2016 Looking good as usual Aric! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matto Posted July 13, 2016 Share Posted July 13, 2016 No pics on the hood??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freddy317 Posted July 13, 2016 Share Posted July 13, 2016 Wow! very nice. How heavy is it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daswulf Posted July 13, 2016 Author Share Posted July 13, 2016 Aus, I'm not sure on the laws here in the States or in Canada are about that. I might have to look into that. Thanks Pete. Matto, I didn't get any pictures of it on the hood. i will get him to send me some and I'll post them. thanks Freddy, it's at least a pound or two but I never weighed it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arkie Posted July 13, 2016 Share Posted July 13, 2016 My all time favorite hood ornament is/was the bulldog on the hoods of Mack Trucks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daswulf Posted July 13, 2016 Author Share Posted July 13, 2016 The bulldog hood ornaments are great. On occasion I'll see hood ornaments from really old cars that are impressive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arkie Posted July 13, 2016 Share Posted July 13, 2016 Short story on hood ornaments....once in my younger days we were rabbit hunting in the country. One guy decided to position himself on the front of the hood on an old car that had a hood ornament in the form of an airplane. He was straddling the nose of the hood, feet on the front bumper. Someone yelled "rabbit!!!" The driver hit the brakes...you can picture what happened next. Fast trip to the ER to sew up his inner thighs and luckily he escaped with all his private parts..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daswulf Posted July 13, 2016 Author Share Posted July 13, 2016 Ouch! Impaled by a plane. Sounds like one lucky rabbit tho. Wouldnt want to be sitting behind this one. Aus, I've been looking up laws at least here in Pennsylvania and couldn't find anything in general laws but this in the inspection laws. Not sure if it would fit the bill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted July 13, 2016 Share Posted July 13, 2016 Ptree did a smaller one back when and had a barbie doll riding it: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daswulf Posted July 13, 2016 Author Share Posted July 13, 2016 haha nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matto Posted July 14, 2016 Share Posted July 14, 2016 Das call up your buddy or send him a my little pony to put in the dragons mouth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daswulf Posted July 14, 2016 Author Share Posted July 14, 2016 2 hours ago, matto said: Das call up your buddy or send him a my little pony to put in the dragons mouth. lol I'll ask. but who knows. all I know now it some how he made it across the boarder. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SLAG Posted July 14, 2016 Share Posted July 14, 2016 Das, Wonderful work. Very impressive. But how did you get the beast to look like the spitting image of my EX. ??? Amazing! Regards, SLAG. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted July 14, 2016 Share Posted July 14, 2016 now you need to run turn sgnal lights to the eyes and nose.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daswulf Posted July 14, 2016 Author Share Posted July 14, 2016 Slag, maybe Facebook. lol Thomas, Thats a brilliant Idea. and a fog machine.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dogsoldat Posted July 14, 2016 Share Posted July 14, 2016 7 hours ago, arkie said: Short story on hood ornaments....once in my younger days we were rabbit hunting in the country. One guy decided to position himself on the front of the hood on an old car that had a hood ornament in the form of an airplane. He was straddling the nose of the hood, feet on the front bumper. Someone yelled "rabbit!!!" The driver hit the brakes...you can picture what happened next. Fast trip to the ER to sew up his inner thighs and luckily he escaped with all his private parts..... Do you remember what make and year had the airplane as an ornament? Was it maybe even like this? Great uncle had this amongst his collection of tools and odds and ends. Always wondered what it had come off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arkie Posted July 14, 2016 Share Posted July 14, 2016 It may have been similar to that...been about 57 years, so the shape is foggy :-) The model year was probably in the 50's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted July 14, 2016 Share Posted July 14, 2016 Not the only storey like that; often with a sadder ending. Alcohol and hunting makes for some BAD mistakes! google airplane hood ornament and look at more images to see a bunch and if you click on one you can usually get close to the make and model year. My favorite hood ornament tends to be the leaping jaguars... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John B Posted July 14, 2016 Share Posted July 14, 2016 Thought the pointy bit may be a problem with "Dangerous projections" on the bonnet (Hood), so mounted it sideways, and obscured the view, so moved it back a bit, should be OK here! No doubt someone will advise me if its OK or not there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daswulf Posted July 14, 2016 Author Share Posted July 14, 2016 LOL. Saw a Jeep once with an anvil mounted to the trailer receiver. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matto Posted July 15, 2016 Share Posted July 15, 2016 I was thinking of the eagle on a 56 Chevy. Two up turned end wings. Hits both inter thighs at once. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dogsoldat Posted July 15, 2016 Share Posted July 15, 2016 think I figured it out a '54 Ford. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matto Posted July 15, 2016 Share Posted July 15, 2016 Here is the 56 Chevy ornament Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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