Re: IML: Spring-loaded hood ornaments

[Christopher Hoffman <imperial67@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Title: Re: IML: Spring-loaded hood ornaments

Sad to hear about the eagle being stolen,

But to Bill’s point, the spring-mounting was done for pedestrian safety (in a car-pedestrian collision). I believe it was part of the FMVSS 108 safety regs that went into effect for 1968, and it’s probably why the ‘68 Imperial has no stand-up eagle on its hood.

-- 
Chris in LA
67 Crown
78 NYB Salon



On 4/11/05 9:33 PM, Wm. R. Ulman (twolaneblacktop@xxxxxxxxxxx) wrote:

> This is the reason I believe that many hood emblems were spring mounted, starting in the 70’s.