adrianirish

One of the artists at the shop had this in his toolbox.... so of course I had to have it... but what is it from??? Any info is appreciated!

Olds64

That is the old school Oldsmobile logo. I think they used it pre-WW2. Someone can give you specific years I'm sure.

oldolds88

84 85 olds used that emblem,

joe_padavano

Oldsmobile resurrected that shield logo in the 1980s. The one in the OP's first post was broken out of the hood ornament used on 1984-85 Olds full size cars.

Olds64

When was it originally used?

joe_padavano

That logo was originally used on the Curved Dash and through the mid-1920s. It was resurrected in the 1980s, which is where the OP's item comes from.

JohnnyBs68S

This brings back memories of my dad turning the hood ornament sideways on his Delta 88 in an effort to eek out an extra MPG. My nephews used to mess with dad and turn them back when he wasn't looking.

ignachuck

Here's some useless information on the use of that logo in Olds history.

Allan R

Also found on 1983 Ninety Eight. note the inlay of red. I remember this ornament from my 1983 Regency Brougham. I believe only the D88 Royale and Royale Broughams got this ornament. Lesser D88's got a different one.

joe_padavano

That's the same logo, but the actual part has a subtle difference from the one that the OP and I posted photos of - besides the red inlay. Note that the post that the shield sits on has a square cross section on this "red" version. The silver version has a cruciform cross section post. Oh, and the "Oldsmobile" banner runs downhill on one and uphill on the other.

Allan R

Point taken on the post. BUT, if you compare apples to apples the emblem is exactly the same. Yours is simply from the back side (as you know these emblems can twist around easily without damaging them); check the upper casting and you'll see what I mean. Those red inlays were notorious for coming off leaving simply a pot metal surface.