American Auto Emblems: METEOR CANADA

Ford Motor Co. of Canada Ltd. (1949-1961;1964-1976)
Windsor, Ontario

This is a Meteor radiator emblem (1949) mjs
Size: 93mm high 83mm wide MM: PC

The Meteor followed the Canadian-market Mercury in 1949 as a low-price competitor to the Canadian Pontiac. The Meteor of 1949 used a Mercury grille and was powered by a flathead V8 engine. A six-cylinder model followed in 1956.

The Meteor was discontinued after 1961 but pressure from car dealers resulted in the reintroduction of the Meteor as a stand alone make for the 1964 model year. The Meteor continued until 1976, although from 1968 Meteor cars were advertised as Mercury Meteors and carried Mercury badges.

Emblems

From 1949 to 1954, the Canadian Meteor displayed the "Meteor" name on individual chrome diecast letters mounted at the bottom front of the hood just above the radiator grille.

For 1949 only, the Meteor also carried a blue hood emblem with a tailed meteor motif in a chrome mount forming part of the hood ornament and a painted chrome vertical "Eight" in the center of the grille, see example shown below:

Meteor Tudor Sedan showing hood emblem (1949) flickr

The hood emblem is the blue painted, chrome metal Meteor hood emblem shown above at the top of this post. This Meteor hood emblem is scarce.

For 1949 only, the "Meteor" name was also displayed on a round chrome diecast emblem on the trunk lid, see example shown below:

Meteor Tudor Sedan showing trunk emblem (1949) flickr

This is the round blue painted, chrome diecast Meteor trunk emblem shown below. This Meteor trunk emblem is scarce.

This is a Meteor trunk emblem (1949) mjs
Size: 105mm diameter MM: PC

For 1950, the chrome "Meteor" name just above the radiator grille was retained but the Meteor hood emblem was replaced by a simple chrome hood ornament, see example photo shown below:

Meteor Rosemere (1950) flickr

The 1950 Meteor trunk emblem was changed to a vertical chrome tailed meteor motif mounted above a painted, pressed metal "Meteor" trim. see example shown below:

Meteor trunk emblem (1950) custom_cab

Meteor trunk emblem (1950)

For 1951, the Meteor displayed the vertical tailed meteor motif on the front of the hood ornament and a chrome trunk emblem with the "Meteor" name above a tailed meteor motif, see examples shown below:

Meteor hood ornament (1951) D70

Meteor trunk emblem (1951) richard spiegelman

This is the chrome diecast Meteor trunk emblem shown below. This Meteor trunk emblem is scarce.

This is a Meteor trunk emblem (1951) mjs
Size: 190mm wide 130mm high MM:

For 1952, the Meteor hood ornament lost its meteor tail but had a larger star and the trunk displayed the "Meteor" name in individual letters above a wide elongated star, see examples shown below:

Meteor Customline hood decoration (1952) blondy

Meteor Customline trunk emblems (1952) blondy

There was a new look for the Meteor from 1953 with a shield shaped plastic and chrome hood emblem over the "Meteor" name and a wide stylized tailed meteor motif incorporating the "Meteor" name, see examples shown below: