Car ornament is a 'goddess' not angel

With respect to Vincent Pierri, the hood ornament on the radiator cap of the 1931 Packard pictured in the "Neighbor" section (Around Lake County, April 20) is not an angel.

The female image is known as the "Goddess of Speed," and is seen holding a wheel in the direction of her motion.

The Goddess of Speed and other distinctly non-angelic "flying ladies" of the same era may be seen here:

www.northstargallery.com/cars/cargalflyingladies.htm.

Steve Weeks

Mundelein