The futuristic space age phenomenon in the 1950s was on everyone’s radar, especially Mercury automobiles! This flying rocket hood ornament was standard on 1949, 1950, and 1951 Mercury cars. It is sometimes called an airplane design with wings, but it is more akin to a flying space rocket. The hood ornament, which has minor age-related pitting, is mounted on a custom wooden base. The hood ornament itself measures 13 inches long, 2.5 inches tall, and 4.25 inches wide. With the base, the total measurements are 15.5 inches long, 7 inches tall, and 4.25 inches wide. 21634-OP