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[Rick]

Just sorting some bits and pieces, from what I've read this mascot is quite early, am I right in thinking that late 1930s' SS cars, through to the post-war Mark IV, used this type?



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[peter scott]

Hi Rick,

William Lyons asked F. Gordon Crosby to design a respectable mascot to counter the dreadful "Cat shot off a fence" accessory sold by Desmo.

The Gordon Crosby mascot was offered as an accessory from 1938 onwards and was priced at 2 guineas.



The first appearance of a similar design on an SS Jaguar was on the car purchased by Prince Michael of Rumania in 1937. This must have influenced the Gordon Crosby design.

Below is F. Gordon Crosby with his 1937 SS Jaguar fitted with his mascot.

Peter





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