Oppo ID Challenge! Edit: Solved!

"slipperysallylikespenguins" (slipperysally) 07/31/2019 at 13:54 • Filed to: None

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I recently picked up this little grill/radiator crest and cannot identify it. It has a blue lion on top above a silver knight and a shield. The very bottom says U.S.A. On the back corner it says “A.E.CO. Utica N.Y.” which manufactured many different automakers emblems. First one to figure it out gets 27 internet points.

Edit: !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!!   figured it out. Fintail was very close though. It’s a 1941, 1946-1948 Dodge.

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CaptDale - is secretly British > slipperysallylikespenguins 07/31/2019 at 13:59

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Very pretty! I love the lion!

benn454 > slipperysallylikespenguins 07/31/2019 at 14:00

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Reminds me of Monte Carlo Knight badges.

Discerning > slipperysallylikespenguins 07/31/2019 at 14:10

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That lion looks like the Peugeot logo

fintail > slipperysallylikespenguins 07/31/2019 at 14:15

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This appears similar to a design used on the early Dodge Coronet.

slipperysallylikespenguins > Discerning 07/31/2019 at 14:20

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That was my first thought too but it says USA on it.

slipperysallylikespenguins > benn454 07/31/2019 at 14:20

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I somehow never realized that was a knight’s helmet at the top.

user314 > slipperysallylikespenguins 07/31/2019 at 14:25

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The helmet resembles Handley-Knight ’s, though I can’t find any with the lion.

UserNotFound > slipperysallylikespenguins 07/31/2019 at 14:27

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So this site:

https://emblemagic.com/unrestored.htm

lots 3, 6, and 9 have emblems from what would appear to be the same company (and I think #9 has the exact same emblem). I’m trying to see if I can find that particular shield anywhere ...

UserNotFound > UserNotFound 07/31/2019 at 14:29

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Found it. 1941, 1946 - 1948 Dodge Grille.

https://emblemagic.com/40's_&_up.htm

Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now) > UserNotFound 07/31/2019 at 14:32

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Damn, good job there. Also, I’m now going to spend too much time on that site.

slipperysallylikespenguins > UserNotFound 07/31/2019 at 14:34

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Awesome work! I’ve spent hours googling trying to find it. Good to know what it actually is.

That’s a fun site to look around too.

UserNotFound > UserNotFound 07/31/2019 at 14:34

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1941 Dodge Luxury Liner

https://www.hemmings.com/blog/article/affordable-luxury-1941-dodge-luxury-liner-deluxe/

slipperysallylikespenguins > fintail 07/31/2019 at 14:35

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Very close. The precursor to that design.

UserNotFound > slipperysallylikespenguins 07/31/2019 at 14:45

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 Thanks! I like doing Google scavenger hunts, haha. And yeah, emblemmagic looks like a fun place to browse.

UserNotFound > slipperysallylikespenguins 07/31/2019 at 14:49

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Well, my GIS fun just took a sharp left turn after I discovered the original Dodge family coat of arms >_>

That circle with a dot in the middle? Yep. That’s a tit.

slipperysallylikespenguins > UserNotFound 07/31/2019 at 14:52

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Oh man! I photographed one of those at the LeMay museum last year. I took about 10 photos but not a single one of the badge. Go figure. It was a very striking car in person for being such a basic make.

Edit: I see the car I took pictures of has Pennsylvania plates on it, so it is the one from that Hemmings article.