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PostPosted: Fri Mar 15, 2019 8:09 am    Post subject: Re: Flying VW Hood Ornament Reply with quote

real or fake?
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PostPosted: Fri Mar 15, 2019 4:22 pm    Post subject: Re: Flying VW Hood Ornament Reply with quote

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PostPosted: Wed Mar 20, 2019 5:53 pm    Post subject: Re: Flying VW Hood Ornament Reply with quote

I saw this thread popped back up again.

I'll take the real or fake challenge.

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PostPosted: Thu Jun 27, 2019 2:46 pm    Post subject: Re: Flying VW Hood Ornament Reply with quote

This is my VW front hood mascot that I purchased back in 2007 for US$225.
Looking at the others, I guess it’s a reproduction as well. It was listed on EBay as very rare . Cheers.



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PostPosted: Fri Jun 28, 2019 12:20 am    Post subject: Re: Flying VW Hood Ornament Reply with quote

56vw wrote:
This is my VW front hood mascot that I purchased back in 2007 for US$225.
Looking at the others, I guess it’s a reproduction as well. It was listed on EBay as very rare . Cheers.


Without seeing yours in the flesh, it cannot be confirmed as real or fake, but, I would lean to it being real from the pics you posted. It looks like it has been re-chromed, but an original.

Here are some detailed pics of an original, the same version as yours, for comparison.


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This is only sitting on the bonnet, not bolted down.
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PostPosted: Tue Feb 02, 2021 8:56 pm    Post subject: Re: Flying VW Hood Ornament Reply with quote

Everyday is a school day for us......I recently learned some things about the Flying VW Mascots, and I now no longer think they originated from Australia originally, although Australia did mass market them. I now think Australia was the first to reproduce them......
There is evidence that they existed in Europe prior to the Australian ones being made.I have found evidence of 2 versions from Europe, but I think these were made in very small batch numbers, maybe even only 1 or 2, as there is not much evidence of them existing in Europe.
The earliest info from Australia that I have on these, is from 1958. I recently acquired a version that a guy bought at a swap meet in Germany 30+ years ago, and it was an old weathered piece back then. I have found this in a picture in a 1956 Gute Fahrt magazine. It was more like a universal mascot, that you change the insert to suit various cars. It looks too intricate to be homemade...... There is also another picture of the version with the rocket on top, in a 1952 Gute Fahrt magazine. Now, VW did not come to Australia until late 1953.......So, they came from Europe somewhere first, then the Australians copied/reproduced them.......
The pic from the magazine below, is from 1952.....
Sorry if I am boring you with details, but I think it is time to correct/re-write the history books on this topic.

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PostPosted: Fri Jun 18, 2021 1:28 pm    Post subject: Re: Flying VW Hood Ornament Reply with quote

Thanks In2VWs for this additional information.
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PostPosted: Sun Dec 19, 2021 3:53 am    Post subject: Fake or real ? Reply with quote

I would love to hear your thoughts on this piece. I hope the pictures are meaningful. It is quite heavy and weighs about 720g. Fake or real ?

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PostPosted: Sun Dec 19, 2021 1:40 pm    Post subject: Re: Fake or real ? Reply with quote

RalphMH wrote:
I would love to hear your thoughts on this piece. I hope the pictures are meaningful. It is quite heavy and weighs about 720g. Fake or real ?



Congratulations....It looks very real to me.
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PostPosted: Mon Dec 20, 2021 2:07 am    Post subject: Re: Flying VW Hood Ornament Reply with quote

Thanks in2vws - that's great to hear!

By the way, the article from Gute Fahrt makes fun of these parts - it says that the drivers have a "bird" with them, which means to be slightly crazy in German ... Laughing
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PostPosted: Mon Dec 20, 2021 2:28 am    Post subject: Re: Flying VW Hood Ornament Reply with quote

RalphMH wrote:
Thanks in2vws - that's great to hear!

By the way, the article from Gute Fahrt makes fun of these parts - it says that the drivers have a "bird" with them, which means to be slightly crazy in German ... Laughing


I think we all have a "bird" with us as collectors.....Wink
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PostPosted: Tue Dec 27, 2022 2:00 pm    Post subject: Re: Flying VW Hood Ornament Reply with quote

Credit to Henk Schuuring on FB for this.....
From a 1952 Dutch magazine. 2 years before VW was in Australia.....


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PostPosted: Fri Jan 20, 2023 5:11 am    Post subject: Re: Flying VW Hood Ornament Reply with quote

Hello i have this one, but not sure if its a copy or whatever?? anyone knows ?

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PostPosted: Fri Jan 20, 2023 2:22 pm    Post subject: Re: Flying VW Hood Ornament Reply with quote

Copy.


Arnt Inge Eikebrokk wrote:
Hello i have this one, but not sure if its a copy or whatever?? anyone knows ?

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PostPosted: Sat Jan 21, 2023 9:23 am    Post subject: Re: Flying VW Hood Ornament Reply with quote

Does anyone have approximate measurements of this ornament so that I can make it in CAD and make it available for 3D printing?

Would appreciate it if I can get the following measurement. Approximate is fine:

1. Length of the base
2. Width of the base
3. Diameter of VW logo
4. Length of the rocket


Thanks in advance.
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PostPosted: Wed Aug 16, 2023 7:08 am    Post subject: Re: Flying VW Hood Ornament Reply with quote

Is anyone selling these by chance? I dont mind if it's a repro or original. Need it for my wife's 69 beetle. Thanks!
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