Was having lunch at the local Timmies and a slick pulled in. It is a 1966 F250 camper special and it had a gunsight hood ornament. It fits so well I was wondering if this was a dealer accessory or aftermarket gizmo that was from the era of the 60's? This is my first attempt to upload a picture from a cell phone

 

No factory or dealer installed hood ornaments were available for 1961/66 trucks, none were available for 1967/72, either.

The repro parts sellers are offering two different "hood ornaments." Neither one was ever used on these trucks originally.

One is actually a 1962/63 Falcon front fender ornament, the other is a 1957 Ford Passenger Car/Ranchero hood ornament.

 

My 65 had the same one on it. I posted a photo of it in some of my older posts. I shaved it off when I repainted the truck last year.

 

cool hood ornament though....I want a mack bulldog one for mine


And your a brave Man eating at a Timmies...their food is ummm not great at least in Ontario!

 

The results are dismal. Since I could not finish my garage this summer my winter project will be me and eating healthier

 

Ive never seen that, but did notice 2 holes on my hood in that location, and kind of wondered what they had been drilled to mount...

 

You are the second guy to mention having holes on the hood. Ridealong34 claims to have had one. I could not find the picture you had posted in the past could you repost it?

 

Here you go....

Here it is after I shaved the "gunsight" and cab roof running lights.

 

Thanks for the pictures. I did see the done pics in your earlier post. I don't normally go for the red interior but with the white on the outside that truck came out beautiful!!

 

I hadn't posted one up close, but I will do that when I get back from work this weekend..

 

Love that red with the white interior......mine will be red interior satin black exterior...
Great Job on your truck!

 

1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 Ford Truck Hood Ornament | eBay

 

Seller lists the part number: C4AZ-16850-A which would be an accessory hood ornament for a 1964 Galaxie, but it's not.

I've owned several '64 Galaxies and have had several NOS '64 Galaxie hood ornaments, they looked nothing like this, as their base was almost as long as the hood itself.

Pic: The basic part number for hood ornaments is 16850 .. how many do you see listed in the truck catalogue?

NONE, because there was never any such thing!

 

As far as I can tell the holes are 4 3/16 on centre, with the front one being aprox 8 3/4 from the edge of the front hood badge. Just incase you feel like bucking the trend and installing one..

 

Thanks for the hole pics. I will not be installing one on this truck that I have but one never knows what the future might bring.