http://localhost:8080/brooks-stevens Senior Fellow, Hillsdale College Churchill Project, Writer and Historian Wed, 20 Nov 2024 21:11:24 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 http://localhost:8080/brooks-stevens#comment-59332 Fri, 26 Aug 2022 01:55:15 +0000 https://richardlangworth.com/?p=13886#comment-59332 I have been searching for the history of Brooks Stevens, and ended up here because it overlaps with a weird artifact I own. I have a large beautiful buffalo hood ornament. I think it might be Kaiser, but I can’t find much. I see you have written extensively on Kaiser-Frazer. Are you familiar with it? Maybe it was an aftermarket item? I have wondered for years, can you point me anywhere to further research. My dream ending is that Brooks designed it, lol. Thanks for any help.
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Al, yes, there were several “buffalo” style aftermarket hood ornaments for Kaiser cars. The first models had none, and there was great clamor for them. The company itself eventually made its own: a kind of “sail” for the Kaiser and helmed knight for the Frazer. Though Henry Kaiser chose the buffalo for his hood badge, all the buffalo mascots were by outside suppliers. I am fairly sure none were designed by Brooks Stevens. His own proposals for new models did not include any.—RML

]]> http://localhost:8080/brooks-stevens#comment-57243 Sat, 11 Jun 2022 20:14:41 +0000 https://richardlangworth.com/?p=13886#comment-57243 Like I have said before, I really enjoy your car stories and marvel at your in depth knowledge of that industry.

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